01 December 2025 Don’t look down … ironworker Neil Doherty at work over Manhattan. Photograph: Lewis W Hine The soaring majesty of the Empire State Building has long stood as a testament to ambition, architecture, and the audacity of human vision. But behind its gleaming Art Deco façade and record-setting 102-story height lies a far more human story, one of thousands of laborers who risked their lives high above Manhattan to build the tower in just 13 months during 1930–31. A

30 November 2025 After a brief social-media hiatus, Britney Spears has reemerged on Instagram with a message that blends vulnerability, resilience, and a quest for emotional honesty. On November 29, she posted a video of herself dancing along to Adele’s “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” and followed it with a heartfelt caption about pain, recovery, and embracing one’s inner child. In her post, Spears acknowledged that “hard things” often bring growth. She wrote that emotiona

29 November 2025 Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock When Stranger Things premiered in 2016, few could have predicted how much both the show and its young cast would evolve over the next nine years. Now, as Season 5 unfolds and the saga of Hawkins comes to a close, the original kids once battling monsters in a small Indiana town have become grown-up actors with lives and careers that span far beyond the Upside Down. Back then, Eleven was a timid girl discovering her powers, while Mik

28 November 2025 This weekend brings a rich buffet of fresh streaming-options for viewers: thrilling returns, holiday-themed flicks and nostalgic throwbacks all compete for attention. At the top of the list is the highly anticipated new season of “Stranger Things,” alongside a host of new films and series across Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Tubi, HBO Max and other platforms. The return of Stranger Things is unmissable. The new season, the final one dropped four episodes on Wednesd

27 November 2025 Confetti fills the air as the Tom Turkey float starts its way down Central Park West during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin) The 99th edition of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through Manhattan on November 27, 2025, offering New Yorkers a dazzling spectacle that blended nostalgia, pop-culture icons, and holiday cheer. Giant helium balloons including familiar faces like Buzz Lightyear, P

26 November 2025 Chief Executive Officer of JKN Global Group Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip; Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch presents on stage. Roy Rochlin/Getty; RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA/Shutterstock A court in Bangkok has issued an arrest warrant for Anne Jakrajutatip, the co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, after she failed to appear for a verdict hearing in a 2023 fraud case involving nearly $930,000. The South Bangkok Civil Court deemed her a flight risk when she missed the he

25 November 2025 Twenty-one-year-old wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and his professional partner Witney Carson clinched the Mirrorball trophy during the live finale of Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars on Nov. 25, 2025. Their win carries extra emotional weight: exactly a decade ago Irwin’s sister, Bindi Irwin, claimed the same honor, making the Irwin siblings the first brother-sister pair to both win the competition. During the finale’s three-round showdown — which f

24 November 2025 Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac in Frankenstein. Photograph: Ken Woroner/Netflix In a recent film-culture analysis for The Guardian, the writer points to a striking shift in mainstream Hollywood popularity: blockbuster films are growing systematically darker not just in tone, but literally in colour, lighting and palette. The essay argues that the trend is not merely aesthetic but symbolic of a broader exhaustion of spectacle, an erosion of the visual richness once

23 November 2025 More than eight decades after its first metre-length twirl on the yellow brick road, “The Wizard of Oz” remains a cultural juggernaut its technicolour magic and thematic resonance still reverberating through film, theatre, immersive experiences and myriad retellings. Despite the vast array of newer classics and a streaming-landscape that frequently sidesteps older titles, the 1939 MGM musical is not just surviving it is flourishing. Among the most striking si

22 November 2025 Toy story, Disney November 22, 2025 marks three decades since Toy Story first brought office toys to life in a vibrant computer-animated world and changed the animation industry forever. The film opened at a time when CGI was still a novelty and carried the weight of being the very first fully computer-animated feature. Behind the scenes, the story of Toy Story is as compelling as the film itself. Voice actor John Morris who played young Andy recalls that for

21 November 2025 At the glittering finale of the 74th edition of the Miss Universe 2025 pageant held on November 20 in Bangkok, Thailand, Fátima Bosch of Mexico was crowned its winner, overcoming a dramatic lead-in plagued by director disputes, judge resignations and a contestant walk-out. Bosch, 25, entered the competition having already made headlines after a viral incident in which pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil publicly chastised her for allegedly failing to meet pr

20 November 2025 English pianist, conductor and composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor (1903–1998) in 1947. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images In a moment many music historians have long awaited, the composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor is finally beginning to receive recognition for her remarkable contributions to the classical-music canon, after decades spent in the shadow of her father, Samuel Coleridge‑Taylor. The revival coincides with the release of the first dedicated r

19 November 2025 Jamey Heath and Justin Baldoni; Blake Lively. Cindy Ord/Getty ; Gotham/WireImage In the unfolding legal drama between Blake Lively and the team behind the film It Ends With Us, a U.S. federal judge has issued a significant ruling: producer Jamey Heath must hand over the complete footage of his wife giving birth under a prior discovery order. At the heart of Lively’s lawsuit are claims of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment on the film’s set, dire

18 November 2025 The upcoming finale of Dancing With the Stars season 34 is set to break new ground as the show introduces a three-round competition for its celebrity finalists and their professional dance partners. On the November 18 episode, co-host Alfonso Ribeiro announced that the finale would include “Instant Dances” in which contestants must learn and perform to a surprise song during the live broadcast, followed by a high-stakes “Make-or-Break Freestyle” routine with

17 November 2025 ‘It will not be the last’ … Tom Cruise receives his lifetime achievement Oscar at the 16th Governors awards in Los Angeles. Photograph: Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images In a richly deserved moment of Hollywood recognition the 63-year-old Tom Cruise took to the stage at the prestigious 2025 Governors Awards held in Los Angeles to accept an honorary Oscar that acknowledges his four-decade commitment to cinematic storytelling and blockbuster filmmaking. Altho

16 November 2025 Photograph: Giles Keyte/AP When the spotlight turned to the latest instalment of the beloved musical turned film franchise Wicked, one of the most resonant stories was not about flying witches or emerald cities it was about what one role represented behind the scenes. Actress Marissa Bode carved history by becoming the first actor with a disability to portray Nessarose Thropp, the wheelchair-using younger sister of Elphaba, in this mammoth production. For dis

15 November 2025 Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images In a curious turn of events, Taylor Swift an artist once celebrated for boldly allying her voice with political causes has now fallen silent as the Donald Trump administration quietly uses her music in its promotion. The contrast is stark: within recent weeks, tracks from Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, appeared in th

14 November 2025 In a move that underlines Hollywood’s growing appetite for turning pop-culture phenomena into big-screen franchises, Labubu the quirky, monster-faced plush-figure brand that became a hit through blind-box surprise collectibles and celebrity endorsements is set to leap from toy shelves to movie screens under the banner of Sony Pictures. The deal, made with Chinese company Pop Mart, which markets the Labubu line, signals that Sony sees potential in the brand th

13 November 2025 A remarkable moment recently unfolded in the music industry as a cluster of tracks generated by artificial intelligence surged to the top of major charts leaving artists, labels and streaming platforms grappling with a new reality. Three AI-produced songs achieved #1 positions on both the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales list and the Spotify Viral 50 charts, both in the U.S. and globally. These developments reflect a seismic shift that is reshaping how mu

12 November 2025 Adele at her final "Weekends with Adele" Las Vegas residency show on Nov. 23, 2024. Denise Truscello/Getty Images The British singer-songwriter Adele, acclaimed worldwide for her powerful voice and emotional lyricism, is now preparing to step into a new spotlight: acting. In a move that has caught both her fans and film-industry observers by surprise, she has signed on to make her feature-film debut in Tom Ford’s ambitious adaptation of Cry to Heaven the 1982