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Twelve-year-old Richard Glover with his Elvis collection.

I was 12 years old again and sobbing at the end of this film

The years between childhood and adulthood are difficult. You’re trying to locate your own identity. Life at home, for some people, is full of misery.

  • Richard Glover

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Katherine La Nasa as Nurse Dana in The Pitt.

The Pitt is done for another season. Did fans ruin it for themselves?

Fans of this award-winning HBO drama were expecting a bang. This finale is much closer to a whimper.

  • Meg Watson
D4Vd has been arrested over the body found in the boot of his Tesla while it was impounded.

Singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of killing girl, 14, found dead in his Tesla

The artist’s lawyers say they will vigorously defend their client after his arrest over the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

  • Itzel Luna and Nell Geraets
CinemaCon may technically be for cinema execs and exhibitors, but it’s increasing star power brings it to the masses.

From a Tom Holland hologram to an AI Val Kilmer – here are four standout moments from CinemaCon

From its star-studded stages and glitzy presentations to the merger elephant in the room, CinemaCon is generating a buzz well beyond its trade show roots.

  • Nell Geraets
The US branches of Ticketmaster and Live Nation have been found by a US jury to have an anticompetitive monopoly in the US.

US Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues, jury finds

Concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary were sued by dozens of US states over their dominance of the live concert sector.

  • Larry Neumeister and Jennifer Peltz
Steve Toltz has published his fourth novel A Rising of the Lights.

On a bench by the beach, one of Australia’s funniest writers is working it out

Steve Toltz’s fourth novel dwells on some hefty subjects - AI, alienation, consciousness - but it all started with a joke.

  • Melanie Kembrey
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The 20-year-old internet personality and “looksmaxxer” Clavicular was filmed rubbing his eyes and holding his hands behind his head during a livestream. Credit: kick.com/clavicular
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Clavicular struggles while streaming live on Kick

The 20-year-old internet personality and “looksmaxxer” Clavicular was filmed rubbing his eyes and holding his hands behind his head during a livestream. Credit: kick.com/clavicular

Lena Durnam has released a new book.

‘Adam Driver screamed and threw a chair’, Lena Dunham claims in memoir

The Girls creator-star has narrated her life and career in forensic detail – and the claims are compelling.

  • Eleanor Halls
Katy Perry posted pictures of herself with Justin Trudeau at the Coachella music festival.

I want to wish Justin Trudeau happiness, but his midlife crisis with Katy Perry is whiplash inducing

One minute he was the former Canadian PM, and one of the few people willing to challenge Donald Trump, the next the 54-year-old is out in public having raided his teenage son’s wardrobe.

  • Michelle Cazzulino
Katy Perry has vigorously denied Ruby Rose’s allegations against her.

Katy Perry slams Ruby Rose sexual assault allegations as ‘dangerous reckless lies’

The Australian performer made the claims against the US pop star in a series of social media posts. Now Perry has responded.

  • Chris Hook