From Masters of the Universe to Monteverdi: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The cartoon favourite and Mattel toy He-Man battles Skeletor on the big screen, and Garsington continues its run of excellent early operas
Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented sums in California races. Experts say it’s the tip of the iceberg
From Google co-founder Brin spending $82m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at home
‘You can let your inner freak out!’: welcome to Pixelate and the growing craze for internet-culture raves
At Pixelate, the music is as garish as the meme-referencing costumes. Is it internet ‘brainrot’ come to life – or a much-needed offline community?
From Backrooms to Paul McCartney: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
A horror film takes on the internet craze for user-generated paranormal tales, and Macca returns with his most affecting songs in years
From The Mandalorian and Grogu to Dear England: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The helmeted Star Wars hero and ‘baby Yoda’ get a big-screen adventure, while James Graham’s play about England boss Gareth Southgate comes to TV
Minecraft-playing grandma swatted when livestreaming to raise funds for grandson’s cancer treatment
Sue Jacquot was taking part in fundraiser when police swarmed her home after someone falsely reported a crime
Screentime swaps: how to quit doomscrolling without quitting your phone
Addicted to your devices? According to experts, not all screen time is created equal. Here are some healthier ways to spend time online
Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox
Groups claim games platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs
From Normal to Ania Magliano: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Bob Odenkirk’s a put-upon lawman in Ben Wheatley’s latest, and the SNL UK star is back out on tour
Gotta catch an MP! Players ‘debate’ UK politicians in Pokémon-style game
Creator of Politidex hopes free online app will help humanise politics and act as a way of ‘flipping the narrative’
LifeHack review – old-school heist movie updated for the meme age
Ronan Corrigan levels up a thoroughly beta-tested narrative in this efficiently executed hacker-turned-thief split-screen thriller
From The Sheep Detectives to Rivals: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson star in a farmyard mystery, while the spirited bonkbuster returns for a smutty second outing
Mortal Kombat II review – junky game-to-movie sequel offers more of the same
A follow-up to 2021’s gory big-screen adaptation of the much-played fighting game might finally show us the tournament but it’s all far too unexciting
Licence to thrill: could 007 First Light be the best Bond game since GoldenEye?
James Bond games have always fallen short of capturing the precise feel of the classic movies. But Amazon’s first dip into the 007 mythology seems to have a character of its own
‘RAMageddon’: is the era of cheap phones and laptops over?
Bargains are disappearing and the cost of gadgets such as MacBooks and PS5s is rising as AI competes for memory chips