'It tells us something about how elites seek to retain their power': How Lampedusa's The Leopard skewered the super-rich
Lampedusa's mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film – and is now a lavish Netflix series - why does it remain relevant today?
The Independent19d
British pop acts disappear from global charts for first time in 20 years
L-R: Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Charli XCX failed to make the top 10 global charts despite major releases last year (Getty) Jo Twist, chief executive of British record industry body the BPI ...
The Express Tribune18d
British musicians fall off the global best-seller charts of 2024
Although home to a number of renowned artists, the UK did not see its musicians on the global charts in 2024. For the first time in over twenty years, British singers failed to make it to the ...
Bloomberg L.P.29d
British Land CEO Ignores Highs and Lows to Chart Property Reset
After Simon Carter took charge of British Land Co. in 2020, he had to navigate a UK real estate market buffeted by Brexit, the death of the high street, the Covid-19 pandemic and then the interest ...
London Evening Standard15d
Sam Fender scores biggest opening week for British album since Harry Styles
Fender also broke the record for the fastest-selling vinyl album by a British act this century, selling 43,000 physical records. Speaking after topping the UK albums chart, Fender said ...
Official Charts Company29d
Lola Young’s Messy spends full month at Number 1, longest stint for a solo British female artist since Adele
With four weeks atop the Official Singles Chart, Official Charts can today confirm that this is the longest a British female solo act has spent at Number 1 in the UK consecutively since Adele’s ...
MusicRadar19d
"British artists may have enjoyed stronger years...": UK artists have disappeared from the global Top 10 singles and albums chart
The worldwide annual charts for 2024 have been totalled up and British artists are conspicuous by their absence from both the Top 10 singles and albums. As recently as 2022, UK acts made up seven of ...
The Irish Times20d
Last of the Irish Lords: ‘There’s a love-hate relationship between Irish people and Anglo titles’
The upper house of parliament in Westminster, a bastion of British nobility, remains festooned with conspicuous links to Ireland and the Republic. The Irish harp is still part of the royal ...
The Taipei Times7d
Studying the history of the word ‘woman’
Today, the capitalized “Lady” remains a title in British nobility, paired with “Lord.” The evolution of “woman” from wifman led to some misconceptions. Some interpreted wifman as “wife-man,” implying ...
Official Charts Company13d
Chappell Roan ahead for first UK Number 1 single with Pink Pony Club
Pink Pony Club leads the race mid-week (1). However, it’s not a done deal yet; perennial competition Kendrick Lamar is just under 1,300 chart units away with Not Like Us (2). Benson Boone’s ...
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