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'Kill me,' begs Mercury Music Prize

Her dad was a mechanic, and other reasons women are allowed to know things in films

IN Transformers, Megan Fox is an expert on cars because her dad taught her. But fatherly advice is not the only reason women are permitted to know stuff. Here are some more.

Six good reasons why the hot girl at a gig won't talk to you

STRUGGLING to start a conversation with the hot girl who has blessed a gig with her presence? These are the sound reasons she is ignoring you.

Man watching bad pirate copy of The Odyssey online as Christopher Nolan intended

Iron Man can be Dr Doom because money, explains Robert Downey Jr

Seven films to claim as your favourites when your relationship's new and you're lying

IN a new relationship everything about each other is fascinating, so you won’t want to admit you mostly watch films about violent robots. Here’s what your film taste should be.

The Cornish WW2 Midwife Wedding at the Primrose Cottage Bookshop, and other books your mum is reading this summer

LOOKING for a holiday read that actively lowers your intelligence? Take inspiration from the shite your retired mother claims to enjoy.

You're the Voice by John Farnham, and other dangers of rediscovering 80s soft rock

EVERYONE loves Bonnie Tyler belting out Total Eclipse of the Heart, but Gen Z should be warned that 80s soft rock is not a safe space. These songs are why.

What happens in The Odyssey, by an online right-wing arsehole

THE Odyssey, a proud story of white men’s heroism, has been totally ruined by a woke film adaptation. Let me tell it how Homer did, six Stellas in.

Madonna, and other acts whose schtick hasn't aged well

WHEN your career’s based on your shocking youth, it can make still flogging it around arenas as a sexagenarian tough. These acts are balancing age and dignity.