Unthinkable: With radical advancements in aesthetic procedures in the last five years, looking ‘done’ is now a hallmark of low status. Invisible work is the new ideal
Ignore all the whingers. Go to see the excellent The Brutalist. Take along an architect you hate. The film is 3½ hours long. They might actually explode with fury
Ho ho ho, it’s a dull-witted, soundstage-bound romance with festive trimmings and a clockwork plot
Greens clash with Simon Coveney ... and Conor McGregor
Aoife Barry: How do we make sure that the stories Ireland tells about itself on screen are not reductive?
Here are the stories you need to start your day including Jennifer Bray’s analysis on why Leo Varadkar is stepping down now
We meet Lindsay Lohan’s character Maddie on the way to a book launch as her scarf gets shut in the door of a taxi that then zooms off with it
Donald Clarke: Lindsay Lohan’s new Netflix film is a harmless romantic comedy. There really isn’t much to be furious about
American star’s glossy movie has criminally little Irish involvement
‘Swimming with Men’ gave Brydon a chance to learn the art of synchronised swimming
Send-off of all send-offs expected for retiring champion
Troubled star to step into Madonna’s old shoes in David Mamet’s Hollywood satire
It’s a fine line between superfan and stalker, but, when it comes to Miley Cyrus, our reporter is ready to cross it
They were the bad boys of the boyband bunch, the darkness to One Direction’s light – but now The Wanted are getting ready to say goodbye. Dubliner Siva Kaneswaran sets the record straight ahead of the band’s farewelll tour
Austrian tabloid TV host apologises for offending US reality TV star
Miley Cyrus’s performance with Robin Thicke at the MTV VMAs was the latest example of a Disney princess’s full-on reinvention of herself. Is there any other way for tween stars to become Hollywood starlets?
Sofia Coppola dicusses her take on a notorious tale of celebrity obsession in The Bling Ring
From its all-star cast and super-yacht backdrops, to the grit and grime of its underground market, Cannes is still the world’s most important film festival
Reprising his role as Captain James T Kirk in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, Chris Pine is once again boldly going where just one man has gone before
This column doesn’t spend its time circling cellulite on paparazzi snaps or poking Brangelina with the Aniston Stick. Why would we bother ourselves with this twaddle?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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