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Natalie Portman’s “Diva” Reputation Gets Ugly As New Book Allegedly Paints Unflattering Picture Of Her

Natalie Portman is allegedly furious after many have been comparing her to the cold, calculating, and self-absorbed fictional character in an upcoming novel.

Bored Panda · Aug 11

The Two Roberts by Damian Barr audiobook review – love and lost dreams in bohemian London

This fictionalised account of the relationship between real-life artists Bobby MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun vividly depicts their romance and rise to fame – and the fall from grace that followed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26

Damian Barr on the two Scottish painters exiled to London

Scots novelist Damian Barr expands on his new work chronicling the lives of the much-neglected Ayrshire painters and their London exile

The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2025

How to put your phone down and get back into habit of reading books

After an English academic at Oxford complained about students’ attention spans, we get experts’ tips on enjoying the written word

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024

Maggie & Me review – Damian Barr’s raw memoir gets an overcooked staging

Thatcher stalks the stage like an untamed monster, but the rest of Barr’s account of growing up gay in the 80s is sentimentalised and soppy

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024

A look ahead to the best events Scotland has to offer in 2024

AMID the grey gloom of a dreich Scottish January, it’s hard to see any rays of light but there are reasons to be cheerful

The National (Scotland) · Jan 7, 2024

Richard Osman among authors missing royalties amid ongoing cyber-attack on British Library

Writers’ much-needed ‘annual windfall’ of up to £6,600 delayed as library in London struggles to restore crippled systems

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024

The best theatre, dance and comedy tickets to book in 2024

The new year’s hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen – plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gilbert and Ania Magliano

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023

Why do so many people still love Friends? Because it reminds them of a time when life was still fun

The 90s were a decade of carefree optimism and comically low stakes. Matthew Perry’s death brings us crashing back into the now

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023

The week in audio: People Who Knew Me; Happy Hour; Whose Truth Is It Anyway?; This Cultural Life: Nick Cave – review

Rosamund Pike is the star of a brilliantly produced new drama; a two-hander set in a London pub is snappy and fun; and Nick Cave is a dream interviewee

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2023