Salman Rushdie reveals unique origin of iconic song by close friend Lou Reed
‘It’s kind of extraordinary to be able to say that I was friends with Lou Reed’ says author who was obsessed with the musician as a student

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‘It’s kind of extraordinary to be able to say that I was friends with Lou Reed’ says author who was obsessed with the musician as a student

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New York City mayor-elect Mamdani met with the President for the first time on Friday

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A snake was also discovered in one of the contestants shorts

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The former England player didn’t top the leaderboard but she was undeniably the star of this year’s Blackpool episode, writes Rachel McGrath

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Strictly Come Dancing hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly apologised after slipping up during a “rehearsed” dance routine during Saturday night’s Blackpool special.

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This week’s Blackpool special featured the second perfect score of the series after a contestant was forced to withdraw

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Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin was visibly emotional as his family watched from the audience during the Blackpool special on Saturday (22 November).

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo return in sequel, which is on its way to breaking box office records as the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation

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One viewer said that they would have given the actor a score of 110

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News was confirmed on Saturday’s live Blackpool show following advice from medical experts

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The actor, writer and musician on growing up on a sheep farm in New Zealand, being in Spice World and a lovely afternoon with Aretha Franklin
Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror is out to celebrate 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. What’s the strangest journey Rocky Horror has taken you on?
I was at the 30th anniversary at Queen’s Theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue. After the show, I was in the downstairs bar, chatting to a couple of people. I turned around and going up the stairs was a man in such high heels – these fetish shoes – that he couldn’t walk in them. He had a leather thong up his arse, and I thought to myself: “I suppose I’m responsible for that, aren’t I?”
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Quatre créatures légendaires tirées du folklore de Dungeons & Dragons sèment la terreur à Eauprofonde. Endossez le rôle des héros venus sauver la cité dans Horrified : Dungeons & Dragons, notre jeu de société de la semaine. Comment ça se joue ? Quel est notre avis ? On vous dit tout.

Quatre créatures légendaires tirées du folklore de Dungeons & Dragons sèment la terreur à Eauprofonde. Endossez le rôle des héros venus sauver la cité dans Horrified : Dungeons & Dragons, notre jeu de société de la semaine. Comment ça se joue ? Quel est notre avis ? On vous dit tout.
Snow stars opposite Malin Akerman in Netflix’s racy thriller, which has been renewed for a second season

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Chief Content Office says her inbox has been ‘inundated’ with requests to be considered for the coveted hosting gig

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