Farage’s photo with Musk and Nick Candy defines his Trump tribute act era
Eight years after an awkward ‘bad boys of Brexit’ snap at Trump Tower’s lift, Reform’s leader is a Mar-a-Lago insider
Lazy Susan: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The Drag Race Down Under finalist shares what makes her laugh, from Cole Escola deep cuts to twisted stoner comedy, immaculate drag and the best lip-sync performance ever
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review – Jim Carrey supplies laughs and energy for hedgehog threequel
Carrey’s Dr Robotnik is the best thing in elaborate third-instalment shenanigans that are pretty good fan-service fun
Emilia Pérez shows early promise in Oscars race as Academy releases shortlists in 10 categories
Jacques Audiard’s trans gangster musical gets six nods while Anora and Nickel Boys are surprise omissions
Alec Baldwin plans ‘to expose what really happened’ in Rust film set shooting
The actor told a podcast that media reporting of the incident in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died had suppressed the truth
From The Substance to Mormon wives: the year pop culture’s stretched, stuffed faces became too strange to ignore
As faces chase agelessness, cosmetic procedures are surging – and the taboo against commenting on women’s appearances is beginning to dissolve
The Long Wave: Christmas celebrations across the diaspora
From Nigeria to Trinidad, ’tis the season when our writers share stories of their favourite festive traditions. Plus, how a diaspora influx has led to soaring prices in Ghana
‘They’re looking for something’: rumors abound over unsettling drone sightings in New Jersey
At first, the relentless flocks of drones were unusual but nothing to worry about – now, people want answers
Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 3 – All We Imagine As Light
Payal Kapadia’s remarkable feature debut charts the daily lives of three women in Mumbai in a beautifully shot ode to the city and to the power of human connections
‘To me, to uzi’: why Paul Chuckle as a gangster isn’t such a dramatic career change
The children’s comic’s role in a drama of ‘death, deceit and carnage’ shouldn’t be a stretch for an established master of destruction
Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology
Imagination Technologies had licences with two Chinese firms – but said it had not ‘implemented transactions’ that would enable the use of technology for military purposes
Christmas is all around! The great festive film guide 2024
Here are all the best movies to watch this season – from classics It’s a Wonderful Life and Love Actually to Kerry Washington’s rousing war drama The Six Triple Eight and even Godzilla x Kong. Merry flicksmas …
Best films of 2024 in the UK: No 3 – The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning look at the commandant of Auschwitz and his family living blissfully on the edge of the concentration camp makes for a deeply chilling horror
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review – an unmissable, ingenious Christmas treat
Our favourite animated heroes return, facing arch nemesis Feathers McGraw alongside a malfunctioning AI gnome – it’s an exciting, ingenious and utterly timeless joy