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As the Colombian pop supremo prepares to perform at Sunday's final, we rate her greatest work, including gossipy takedowns and lycanthropic lyrics ...

Sam had such ease about him and I just loved the way he seemed to cruise through life. But he confronted his mortality with real courage ...

The annual rundown of Guardian writers picking their most played tracks of the season goes from club-ready pop to sunny tech house ...

Ferrell's brash ladies man and loser golfer could have been hilarious. But comedy has sped up over the last two decades, and all the genital gags and dodgy references fall flat ...

The confessional classic opened the floodgates for a generation of brilliant female showrunners. But as risk-averse streamers tighten their purse strings, is the industry forcing women's stories back into a box?

JD Salinger's wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O'Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive as ever ...

From fierce flooding and escaped pigs to birds that can't fly due to the weight of plastic in their stomachs, mankind's biggest challenges are on stark display at Summit Photo 2026 ...

As Hairspray and his 'angriest movie' Desperate Living are rereleased, the 'Pope of Trash' reflects on dead dogs, dirty rats, 'that lunatic RFK' and why there are no novelty dances any more ...

Neill's longtime representative says the actor's family agreed to release the information due to 'inaccuracies and outright falsehoods' in media ...

The R&B singer was found guilty of racketeering, sex trafficking and producing child abuse images, with his lawyer lobbying the US president for more than a year ...