The Verdict
The words that made me the woman I am today: ‘Welcome to Jackass’
Almost 25 years on, the Jackass ethos remains one to live by: happiness is not complicated.
- by Alice Tovey
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Good people use exclamation marks! The rest of you are jerks
We’re all just trying to get through our days. Exclamation marks make it nicer!
- by Robert Moran
Stop making fun of the rhythmic gymnasts. I was one
What I lacked in skill, I made up in pizazz.
- by Alice Tovey
National treasure Hugh Jackman is too good for Deadpool
What is daring and fun in small doses can become grating and superficial over successive films.
- by Mali Waugh
The best celebrity memoirs have exactly what literature today lacks
As more and more crossed my desk, I found that the best of them were written with a robust, fearless honesty that I’ve almost given up looking for in current fiction.
- by David Free
The case for Justin Timberlake, the celebrity we deserve
JT has once again proven that he is there to meet the moment, to show us who we are.
- by Mali Waugh
Country pop has taken over the charts – good god, why?
Genuine musical superstars – exceptional voices, charismatic presences, excellent lyricists – have been dulled and flattened, their voices muted and their lyrics uninspired.
- by Tom W. Clarke
You should watch all six seasons of this hugely underrated show now
We need a word for the specific pleasure of finding a TV show you love, and discovering that six beautiful seasons await you.
- by Rebecca Shaw
North West loves being a nepo baby. Others should too
Isn’t it better that nepo babies actually use their privilege for something rather than hide the fact they even have it?
- by Nell Geraets
Why I can’t stop thinking about Chris Hemsworth’s latest movie role
The joke is on us, the Hollywood star has been a serious actor all along.
- by Mali Waugh
Please stop forcing me to sing Sweet Caroline - you’re ruining sport
Some kid named Caroline gets born in Boston, and 27 years later I can’t have a civilised half-time without being forcibly drafted into a mass singalong.
- by David Free