Tortured by an earworm? How to get it out of your head
Scientists explain why the music of Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga and Wicked sticks in our minds – and the best ways to ditch an unshakeable tune
Post your questions for Mischa Barton
Acting since she was just nine, a global star at 17 thanks to The OC and a veteran of many indie and horror flicks, the actor is here to discuss her storied career
Social media platforms have work to do to comply with Online Safety Act, says Ofcom
Regulator publishes codes of practice and warns that largest sites are not following many of its measures
A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia’s museums are turning to tech to lure us in
Museums are using VR and immersive experiences to boost attendances – and, while it can provide an amazing spectacle, critics say it can be an expensive distraction
Hold on to Your Butts review – Jurassic Park redone with DIY dinos
This recreation of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic is frenetic fun, with the dinosaurs brought to life using physical comedy – and traffic cones
Lisa Kudrow says Tom Hanks movie Here is ‘an endorsement for AI’
The former Friends star criticised the film which makes extensive use of an AI-driven tool called Metaphysic Live to de-age and face-swap actors
Dead Birds Flying High review – intriguing naturalist portrait swerves the Nazi question
Sönje Storm’s thoughtful film about her great-grandfather Jürgen Mahrt focuses on his photographs of nature and ignores the horror unfolding around him
From UFOs to drones, the US fascination with – and fear of – ‘anomalous detections’
A first-of-its-kind public archive of UFO records opens in New Mexico as New Jersey is gripped by drone panic
Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 5 – Hard Truths
Marianne Jean-Baptiste gives an immense, acidic performance as Pansy, a woman on the edge, in Mike Leigh’s strange, morbid miracle of a film
German position on Israel-Gaza debate ‘putting artists off’ film festival
Berlinale head, Tricia Tuttle, says some artists fear criticism of Israeli actions will be condemned as antisemitism
‘A strangely forceful hold on me’: why Burlesque is my feelgood movie
The latest in a series of writers on their go-to comfort movies is a look back to the camp pleasures of Cher and Christina Aguilera together at last
Serbian authorities using spyware to illegally surveil activists, report finds
Advanced mobile forensics products being used to illegally extract data from mobile devices, Amnesty finds
Best films of 2024 in the UK: No 5 – Anora
The Hollywood romcom is turned on its head in this tale of an exotic dancer and an oligarch’s son who get hitched before the honeymoon turns sour
‘Uptown Funk makes me want to move, it makes me happy’: Lorraine Bracco’s honest playlist
The Sopranos and Goodfellas star danced to Sinatra as a child and bought the Turtles with her babysitting money. But which rocker makes her cry?
Guy Pearce says he was blocked from working with Christopher Nolan by Warner Bros
Memento actor says a studio executive told his agent ‘I’m never going to employ Guy Pearce’ and stopped him from appearing in Batman Begins and The Prestige