Opinion
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Voices: Pixar’s Lightyear just got cancelled by the anti-cancel culture right
Outrage. Scandal. It’ll bring society crashing down. Think of the children
5-min read - CelebrityThe Independent
Voices: Johnny Depp is dining out on his trial win in some truly distasteful ways
Depp recently hired out the whole of an Indian restaurant in Birmingham – and spent a cool £50,000
4-min read - CelebrityThe Independent
Voices: Why is Johnny Depp still the face of Dior Sauvage?
At a time when many celebrities scream ‘cancel culture!’ any time they’re criticised or called to account for their comments or behaviour, the team at Dior seem to recognise that controversy can drive sales
4-min read - LifestyleThe Guardian
Rory Kinnear: On the day of No 10’s lockdown party, I buried my sister
Pain like ours was tearing through families the world over. It felt like we were all in it together, says actor and playwright Rory Kinnear
5-min read - EntertainmentThe Independent
Voices: I was Charlotte’s stand-in on Sex and the City. Some of the behavior I saw still shocks me
They took Polaroids of me with my feet tied to the bed like it was a big joke. I wanted to flee. But I needed the paycheck. I needed the Screen Actors’ Guild healthcare
6-min read - EntertainmentThe Independent
Sneer at Emily in Paris all you want – but it’s exactly what we need right now
Sometimes we need guilt-free, easy viewing and critics would do well to remember there's a place for that – désolé pas désolé!
4-min read - EntertainmentThe Independent
Stop deleting our comedy shows – what we watch shouldn't be heavily restricted
Joke about Brexit? You’re too left-wing. Mock Jeremy Corbyn? You’ve got a right-wing agenda. Air a 1970s comedy with an actor in blackface? You’re actively promoting racism. Over the last few months, our television screens have become a battleground for society’s broader culture wars, and the BBC’s incoming new director is about to jump straight in.Tim Davie is set to make an official announcement on Thursday of his plans for the network. Ahead of this announcement, senior sources revealed that
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