Gavin Williamson warns university ‘cancel culture’ threatens UK’s free speech reputation

Gavin Williamson warns university ‘cancel culture’ threatens UK’s free speech reputation and praises those who ‘defy the intolerant minority’ on campuses New law designed to protect free speech on campuses is before MPs today The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill aims to end ‘no-platforming’  The Education Secretary praised those who ‘defy the intolerant minority’  … Read more

Countdown’s Anne Robinson hits out at ‘woke’ culture and says she’s ‘past offending people’

Anne Robinson has furiously hit out at ‘woke’ culture and insists she ‘doesn’t want her language mangled,’ after a Countdown contestant stated she couldn’t use the term ‘foreigner.’ The veteran presenter, 76, who has taken over from Nick Hewer as the first ever female host of the Channel 4 game show, explained she doesn’t ‘want … Read more

Jonathan Ross admits he’s an introvert and that ‘woke cancel culture’ is getting ‘dangerous’

‘I like people – but in a limited way’: Jonathan Ross admits he’s an introvert at heart… and that ‘woke cancel culture’ is getting ‘dangerous and uncomfortable’  By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 14:11 BST, 31 May 2021 | Updated: 14:11 BST, 31 May 2021 Jonathan Ross weighed in on being ‘woke’ and ‘cancel culture’ … Read more

Alec Baldwin slams cancel culture as ‘a forest fire in constant need of fuel’ on Twitter

Alec Baldwin once again slammed the concept of cancel culture. The 62-year-old actor took to Twitter to call out social media users who want to ‘destroy the undeserving and deserving alike.’  In a heated message, he wrote: ‘Cancel culture is like a forest fire in constant need of fuel. Functioning objectively. No prejudice. No code. … Read more

Alec Baldwin slams cancel culture as ‘a forest fire in constant need of fuel’ on Twitter

Alec Baldwin once again slammed the concept of cancel culture. The 62-year-old actor took to Twitter to call out social media users who want to ‘destroy the undeserving and deserving alike.’  In a heated message, he wrote: ‘Cancel culture is like a forest fire in constant need of fuel. Functioning objectively. No prejudice. No code. … Read more

Curtain up for culture! A new Cinderella, a blockbuster Hamlet, and Cruella on the big screen

Culture vultures rejoice! Theatres, cinemas, pop arenas, concert halls and galleries reopen on Monday— and what a feast of entertainment they’ve got in store.  From Dua Lipa’s tour, Emma Stone’s deliciously evil Cruella de Vil on the big screen and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new Cinderella, to a David Hockney exhibition and Ricky Gervais’s comedy show, there … Read more

Curtain up for culture! A new Cinderella, a blockbuster Hamlet, and Cruella on the big screen

Culture vultures rejoice! Theatres, cinemas, pop arenas, concert halls and galleries reopen on Monday— and what a feast of entertainment they’ve got in store.  From Dua Lipa’s tour, Emma Stone’s deliciously evil Cruella de Vil on the big screen and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new Cinderella, to a David Hockney exhibition and Ricky Gervais’s comedy show, there … Read more

Judge Judy talks cancel culture, Derek Chauvin trial and how she negotiated $47million salary

Judge Judy is giving her verdict on cancel culture, the Derek Chauvin trial, being the highest-paid host on television and how she negotiated her staggering salary in a new interview to promote her next project Judy Justice for IMDb TV. The former family court judge, real name Judy Sheindlin, taped the last episode of her … Read more

Sleepy Procida has been named Italy’s next Capital of Culture – here’s why it is so special

Faded fishing boats bob in the water at Marina Grande, while behind them ice-cream-coloured houses in shades of pistachio, peach, raspberry and lemon are precariously perched, higgledy-piggledy, around the bay. As you arrive, this is the first glimpse you will have of Procida, a picture-postcard-perfect Italian island that’s recently been chosen as Italy’s next Capital … Read more

Google Arts & Culture releases Woolaroo tool for indigenous languages

It’s not just certain animals that are in danger of becoming extinct. There are also indigenous languages that may eventually become endangered because the number of native speakers keeps dwindling every year. The younger generation rarely learns or speaks the language at home or in school. Google Arts & Culture now has a new tool … Read more