Arts & Entertainment

Posh penises are intrinsically thrilling: the wonderful world of Jilly Cooper

JILLY Cooper’s 80s bestseller Rivals has been turned into a Disney+ romp. But what’s the appeal of her racy world of upper-class intercourse?

Gen Z fan at gig hoping band doesn't distract from her phone

A GEN Z woman attending a gig is hoping the artist does not demand she spend too much time looking up from her phone.

'You just didn't understand it': The seven most annoying traits of arsehole Joker fans

WITH Joker: Folie a Deux out soon, prepare for a legion of twats angrily taking offence at even the most reasonable criticism of it. Here’s what to expect from them.

Earth to get unwanted immigrant moon

THE Earth is to get a moon it did not ask for, that has waltzed over from the outer solar system without permission, and which everyone is united against.

Shed Seven, and other 90s bands so forgettable you had no idea they'd already reformed

OASIS play their reformation gigs this summer, but did you know these other bland 90s bands are already touring again?

Mid-morning experimental techno tests man's commitment to being 6 Music listener

A MIDDLE-AGED man listening to 6 Music is gritting his teeth through a nine-minute experimental German drum and bass track before lunch.

ET, and six other films that would have been undone by one minute of responsible parenting

COUNTLESS cinematic classics in which children roamed magical worlds with fantastic companions only happened because parents were lax and lazy. Each of these is a tale of neglect:

Bob Dylan, and five other artists fans get far, far too into

IF we’re brutally honest, Bob Dylan is just an old bloke who sings horribly nasal songs, but don’t tell his fans that. Here are some artists who seem to turn followers into weird obsessives.

They wouldn't let me queue-jump even though I have anxiety: A Gen-Z recounts the distress of attending a gig

GRACE Wood-Morris, a 17-year-old who attended a pretty average pop concert, tells the story as if it was her very own Battle of the Somme.