Arts, Culture and Entertainment

The Essex security guard meticulously planned how he would kidnap the This Morning presenter from her home — even going as far as to purchase a kidnap kit for the purpose. 

All aboard with the strong-willed captain of Below Deck: Mediterranean for a rapid-fire round of questions, silly and serious.

The voices of the dead Hollywood stars are being unveiled in a new AI app to be used as text readers. Here's what we know.

The Bear has a reputation for having TV's best soundtrack. But does season three run the risk of repeating itself?

Wicked, the highly anticipated screen adaption of the Broadway musical, will now be released on the same day as Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2, setting the stage for a box office showdown similar to Barbenheimer.

This week's listening recommendations are eclectic, to say the least, but well worth your time.

The beloved actor made her name playing abrasive characters in some of Australia's most beloved TV shows. Now she's taking on Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? once more.

Sir Ian McKellen has withdrawn from his UK tour of Player Kings after he fell off the stage mid-performance at a London theatre last month. 

Most of us find it hard to stomach seeing priceless artworks vandalised. But when we look back at the long history of attacking art in the name of protest, we seem to become far more lenient.

Taking us back to New York City and the origin story of those terrifyingly noise-sensitive monsters, A Quiet Place: Day One manages to have both genuine frights and a lot of heart. 

We've convened a literary cabal to look at the six authors and works vying for Australia's most prestigious literary award.

From One Direction's Louis Tomlinson saving the day for football fans to Avril Lavigne clearing out the main stage, here's what you might have missed from the final day of this year's Glastonbury Festival. 

Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has written about the lives of famous women including Julia Gillard and Germaine Greer. But what's driving her to tell these stories?  

Freeman's opposition comes after the CEO of his production company said she had been personally duped by the AI likeness. 

There's so much new TV coming out all the time, but there are also amazing shows coming back for more, and we couldn't be happier. From The Bear to The Boys, here are the shows returning for highly anticipated seasons this month.

MrBeast is YouTube's most subscribed to content creator, with a staggering 290 million followers. So why are his videos so enjoyable for his legions of fans?

From weird and wonderful stories of sentient space junk to the latest novel from the writer of Crazy Rich Asians, let us show you the best new books we read this month.

Thomas Taylor was just 23 years old when he landed his first professional commission to illustrate the first Harry Potter book cover. It's now sold at auction for $2.8 million.

Actor Ryan Moloney plans to move behind the scenes as a director on Neighbours, with his beloved character Jarrod "Toadie" Rebecchi leaving the show after 30 years. 

There's more new music than ever and that can be overwhelming. Here's a cheat sheet to 20 albums from this year that are worth your time. 

Marilyn Monroe's home will not be demolished after the LA City Council deems the property a historical landmark, thwarting the plans of neighbours to expand their estate.

It was one of Australian artist Jasmine Crisp's "biggest ever life dreams" to paint an original international mural — and she had only one week to do it.

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has called for greater oversight of youth care programs while sharing her experiences with a US House of Representatives committee hearing on strengthening child welfare.

Rachel House is one of New Zealand's best-loved actors. Now she's bringing her comedic chops and Māori heritage to directing.

We sit down with the Naarm/Melbourne singer-songwriter to chat about her "wonky" new album, the song she couldn't stop playing last year, and what she's reading, watching and eating right now.