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This Turner prize shortlist is one in the eye for petty nationalists

This year’s globally inclusive lineup is part of a much deeper and longer conversation about what culture is – and who has a voice • Claudette Johnson’s art for Cotton Capital nominated for Turner prizeThis is a great shortlist. The artists here make art in highly individual and different ways and none are the next hot young thing. Sixty-five-year-old...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 18:32
Pushing Buttons: readers’ memories of the game-changing Game Boy at 35

The little grey box – 35 years old this month – has kept you going, helped you through grief and long journeys, and been your companion through childhood• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereNot to make anyone feel old, but the Game Boy turned 35 at the weekend.That small grey box was millions of people’s first introduction...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 18:03
Ben Stiller: I was blindsided by Zoolander 2 flopping

The actor said he was expecting a much warmer reception for the comedy sequel, but the shock gave him time to rethink his careerBen Stiller has said that he was “blindsided” by the failure of his 2016 sequel to Zoolander, the much-loved male model comedy from 2001.Speaking to David Duchovny on the latter’s podcast, Fail Better, Stiller said he was surprised...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 18:03
TopSpin 2K25 review – game, set and match to an engrossing tennis sim

PC, PS4/5, Xbox; 2K Games Whether you’re playing as a real-life pro or your own wacky avatar, this subtly calibrated title will have you perfecting your lobs and dropshots for hoursTennis is one of those sports that has only been intermittently well served by video games. The odd major series comes along, such as Pete Sampras, Virtua Tennis or Smash...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 16:36
Rebel Wilson memoir to be published in UK with Sacha Baron Cohen passages redacted

Australian actor’s book Rebel Rising will have allegations of incident on set of Grimsby that left her ‘feeling bullied, humiliated, and compromised’ struck outThe UK edition of Australian actor Rebel Wilson’s memoir will be published with redacted passages relating to her experience on set with Sacha Baron Cohen.In a chapter titled Sacha Baron Cohen...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 16:36
The photography studio with four wheels and a sunroof: Adali Schell’s best shot

‘The sun trickled in just as we were coming down the mountain. When I looked back at Victoria and Keni, the wind was rustling their clothes and hair. I was screaming because it was so beautiful!’Los Angeles is a city dominated by cars. Neighbourhoods are divided by highways that were constructed to cut certain communities off. The idea that LA is a...

Wed Apr 24, 2024 16:08

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