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On their first collection of new songs since 2017, the quartet have a crispness that has been lacking in their 21st-century material, as they nimbly react to shocking news stories
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Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 ⊖
New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026
• Alexis Petridis on Days of Ash: six new tra…
A flooded train ride and Ash Wednesday: photos of the day ○
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Continue reading...Ash Wednesday: Millions mark start of Lent in the Philippines ○
Millions of Filipinos observe Ash Wednesday with an ash cross, marking the start of Lent in the predominantly Christian nation
13 days ago
Rio revelry begins! Scantily-clad glitter-covered partygoers parade through streets of Brazilian cities for annual festival ⊕⊕
The annual five-day festival (pictured), which began on Friday and will last until Tuesday, marks a last gasp of excess for the Catholic country before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday.
28 days ago
Hollywood has an IP problem: Box office sales are banking on franchise hits that keep falling flat ○
But big-name installments like "Wicked: For Good" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash" have been underperforming ticket sales expectations.
36 days ago
Oscar snubs 2026: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ariana Grande, Brad Pitt and Avatar: Fire And Ash left out ⊕
One was Ariana Grandewho was not named for her role in Wicked: For Good in the Best Supporting Actress category. Her co-star Cynthia Erivowas also not included for Best Actress.
45 days ago
Zoe Saldaña becomes highest-grossing actor of all time ⊕
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Star overtook Scarlett Johansson after success of third Avatar – her films have now made more than $15.46bn worldwide
Zoe Saldaña has become the highest-grossing actor of all time.
The 47-year-old Osca…
52 days ago
The strangest thing: is the future of cinema … not new movies? ⊖
Netflix’s big-screen release of the Stranger Things finale is estimated to have made over $25m at the US box office, the latest example of event cinema proving popular
It was a lucrative holiday perio…
53 days ago
How far can James Cameron’s Avatar saga go after its billion-dollar box office triumph? ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Cameron warned that Avatars 4 and 5 might end up as novels if third instalment Fire and Ash bombed. But noise about its slow start is beginning to look like a ritual movies in the series must go thro…