Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden demands Netflix make it clear The Crown is ‘fiction’

Oliver Dowden last night demanded that Netflix make clear The Crown is ‘fiction’. In a dramatic intervention, the Culture Secretary added his voice to mounting concern that fabricated scenes in the drama series were so damaging to the Royal Family that viewers should be warned at the start of each episode that it was not … Read more

PrettyLittleThing accused of fuelling throwaway culture with 8p dresses and 99% Black Friday deals

Fury over 8p PrettyLittleThing dresses in Black Friday sale as shoppers accuse brand of fuelling throwaway culture and killing the high street with 99% reductions Twitter users were quick to criticise the online fashion giant’s huge discounts The brand is owned by Boohoo, which has been accused of paying employees £3.50 an hour and forcing … Read more

QUARTER of students ‘self-censor’ opinions because they fear their university’s woke cancel culture

More than a quarter of students ‘self-censor’ because they fear their views will clash with the ‘woke’ values promoted by their university, according to a shocking new survey. In the latest evidence of the free speech crisis engulfing campuses across the country, 27 per cent of students said they have actively ‘hidden’ their opinions when … Read more

Former pupils at Tony Blair’s old school Fettes College claim there was a ‘culture of racism’

Former pupils at Tony Blair’s old private school Fettes College claim there was a ‘culture of racism’ which left students feeling ‘dehumanised’ as they tell of mock ‘slave’ auctions at £36,000-a-year institution Annual ‘tradition’ of a pupil ‘slave’ auction is understood to have ended in 2013  Involved prefects volunteering themselves as ‘slaves’ to be bought … Read more

Hugh Jackman’s wife Deborra-Lee Furness says Australia has an ‘anti-adoption culture’

‘It was so much easier’: Deborra-Lee Furness says she and husband Hugh Jackman adopted their two children in America because Australia has an ‘anti-adoption culture’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:25 GMT, 8 November 2020 | Updated: 12:32 GMT, 8 November 2020 Deborra-Lee Furness has revealed she feels Australia has an ‘anti-adoption culture’.  … Read more

Sir Michael Parkinson believes men are funnier than women – and calls cancel culture ‘nonsense’ 

‘It’s a very contentious statement, but they’re much better’: Sir Michael Parkinson says that he believes men are funnier than women – and calls cancel culture ‘nonsense’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:52 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 12:55 GMT, 7 November 2020 Sir Michael Parkinson has revealed what he admires … Read more

Archaeology: Spanish cave engravings reveals common art culture existed in Europe 25,000 years ago

Bison engravings discovered in Spanish caves reveal a common art culture existed across Europe over 25,000 years ago Experts analysed cave drawings from the Aitzbitarte Hill in the Basque Country The engravings — discovered in 2015 — also feature other animals such as birds The style of the drawings matches the so-called Gravettian cultural complex … Read more

Jade Thirlwall CONFIRMS she is dating Jordan Stephens as star gushes over his ‘love of drag culture’

‘He loves being queer and feminine!’ Jade Thirlwall CONFIRMS she is dating Jordan Stephens as star gushes over ‘perfect’ hunk’s ‘love of drag culture’ By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 11:38 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 11:38 GMT, 28 October 2020 Jade Thirlwall has confirmed she is in a relationship with Rizzle Kicks star … Read more

Sarah Silverman slams non-forgiving cancel culture of progressives and warns of digging up mistakes

Sarah Silverman has criticized progressives who adhere to cancel culture, and said people should be offered a ‘path to redemption’ – a year after revealing she was axed from a movie over a black face controversy.  The comedian – who is progressive herself – said that a failure to forgive people for their past mistakes can … Read more

Kobe Bryant jersey displayed at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

The museum’s interim director Spencer Crew said of the display: ‘Kobe’s contributions on and off the court are remarkable. As a founding donor, he understood the significance of this museum to the nation and the world.  ‘After postponing the March installation due to COVID-19, we believe now is the perfect moment in history to honor … Read more