Arts & Entertainment

Man joining in with 'Happy Birthday' unwisely attempts harmony

A MAN joining in with a chorus of ‘Happy Birthday’ has unwisely taken the risk of attempting to sing a harmony, it has emerged.

Seven bands you can't imagine having groupies somehow

THE net benefits of being a groupie are debatable, but you get to have sex with good-looking, charismatic rock stars and sample the rock-and-roll lifestyle. Although not so much with these acts…

Madonna's Hung Up, and other songs with samples that ruined the original

MADONNA begged ABBA for permission to sample Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! and now you can’t hear it without thinking of her shoddy version. But it's not the only tune ruined by being sampled.

Madame Web, and six other films you could improve in moments even though you're thick

SOMETIMES a film is so flawed you think of obvious improvements while looking in the fridge for a snack. Here are some that suggest you should be being paid millions in Hollywood.

Everything a snub to Barbie

EVERY award not won, every headline about anything else and every moment spent watching a film that is not Barbie is a calculated snub to Barbie, it has emerged.

We ask you: can Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard pull This Morning out of a death spiral of depravity?

ONCE Britain’s favourite mid-morning weekday ITV magazine show, This Morning is now better known for corruption, betrayal and queue-jumping. Can new hosts save it?

Audiences surprised to discover Dune: Part Two is a musical

AUDIENCES at last night’s Dune: Part Two premiere were astonished to learn the gritty sci-fi sequel is in fact a musical.

Spaceman by Babylon Zoo: Songs that taught you a valuable lesson in disappointment

LIFE is disappointing, and it’s good that musicians remind us of this with songs that rapidly descend into shit. Here are some classic let-downs.

A bloke off the telly getting his knob out: the gimmicks keeping theatre alive

BRITONS aren’t natural theatregoers, but promise celebrity penis or make a shit film into a musical and we lap it up.

Kid A, and other records that risk turning you into a wanker

MUSIC snobs love to prove their superiority with their ‘challenging’ choices. But be warned - coming into contact with these albums may make you one of them.