It is difficult for the meeting to sell itself as the pinnacle of Flat racing if so many of its races favour runners on one side of the track
Big numbers were something of a theme at Royal Ascot this …
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Aidan O’Brien saddles century of Royal Ascot winners and shows no sign of letting up ⊕⊕
Scandinavia beats Trawlerman in compelling Gold Cup
‘Very special day for myself and everybody in Ballydoyle’
For all the talk of fierce rivalries here this week, the fact of it is that no current trai…
74 days ago
Conan O’Brien to return as Oscars host for third year in a row ⊕
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Comedian will host the 99th Oscars in 2027 after viewership dipped this year despite rise in social media engagement
Conan O’Brien’s era as Oscars host is becoming a trilogy. The Emmy-winning comedian…
3 months ago
‘I’m spending my house deposit savings to pay off my postgrad student loan’ ○
Lucy O’Brien was shocked when she discovered how high interest rates were leading to ballooning debt
Like many of my drowning-in-debt “plan 2” student loan comrades, I didn’t think twice about diving …
4 months ago
Free Palestine and ICE out: how this year’s Oscars got political ⊕⊕
As One Battle After Another swept the Academy Awards, Paul Thomas Anderson, Javier Bardem and Conan O’Brien gave a welcome reality check to the glitzy ceremony
Oscar winners 2026: the full list
In his …
6 months ago
The best recent poetry – review roundup ⊕⊕
The Bonfire Party by Sean O’Brien; Plastic by Matthew Rice; Retablo for a Door by Michelle Penn; Jonah and Me by John F Deane; Intimate Architecture by Tess Jolly
The Bonfire Party by Sean O’Brien (Pi…
9 months ago
Roman grave marker found in New Orleans yard left there by US soldier’s granddaughter ⊖⊖
Erin Scott O’Brien says grandfather Charles Paddock brought back artifact with him from second world war
The ancient Roman grave marker recently found in the back yard of a New Orleans home had eviden…
10 months ago
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is an alarming new low for the ongoing culture wars ○
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The late-night show getting pulled ‘indefinitely’ after relatively mild commentary about the right is another worrying sign of where Trump’s America is heading
Explainer: What did Jimmy Kimmel say abo…
Emmy awards 2025: the winners, the losers, the speeches – follow live ○
Tonight is set to be a big night for shows such as Severance, The Studio, The White Lotus and Adolescence
Tonight’s emcee is comedian Nate Bargatze, a first-timer who has the unenviable task of taking…
13 months ago
‘We’re so big we could do a gig on the moon’: tribute acts on fame, money and what it takes to make it ○
Dave Grohl is Bjorn Again’s ‘biggest fan’. Kelly O’Brien took out a loan to buy boobs to match Dolly Parton’s. Four tribute acts reflect on ‘the best job in the world’
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