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Aldous Harding announced her fourth studio album, Warm Chris, in January with its slippery lead single, "Lawn." Where that song shuffles sidelong in and out of focus, its new follow-up, "Fever," walks a straight line, the New Zealand singer-songwriter making direct eye contact with her listener (though the two tracks' respective press image tell the opposite story). "Fever, when we met at hotel reception / 'Never, have I been so tired,' you said / You bet, guess we did what the other expected," she begins over a no-nonsense, four-chord piano progression and a stretchy bass line.

Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show was a winter wonderland that stole the scene for a number of reasons.

WWE star. Speculation has been rife in recent weeks that 57-year-old icon Austin will be involved in a physical capacity at this years’ Mania after two decades away from competitive action.Owens, one of the most talent members of the current roster, had fuelled that further in recent weeks by mocking Texas – the site of this year’s event and Austin’s home state – on WWE programming.On Monday’s Raw he issued a challenge to the Hall of Fame star to show up in Dallas for a special edition of his talk show, The Kevin Owens Show.In a blistering response filmed for social media and released by WWE, Austin fired back in trademark style.He not only accepted the challenge from Owens but even hinted things could get physical – leaving many fans to hope the veteran might still lace up the boots for one last actual match.The superb delivery – which matched the Canadian’s effort the night before – saw Austin every bit as sharp and biting as he ever was in his Attitude Era prime."19 years ago,” began the Rattlesnake, arguably one of the most popular wrestling stars of all time.

Living that lavish life! While many stars opt for opulent indoor swimming pools (Taylor Swift) and expansive wine cellars (Salma Hayek), other A-listers who like to get a little more specific with their taste when it comes to choosing a themed area of their home.

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NHS doctor has been sacked after he ordered a female junior doctor to take off her clothes as punishment for incorrect answers as they practised a presentation, the employment tribunal heard.Dr Edwin Chandraharan demanded the trainee, referred to as 'WX', join him in his hotel room to practice a presentation while training in Dorset.The consultant gynaecologist asked her to remove her clothes after she made a mistake as she "needed to be scarred" so that she would "avoid future mistakes”.WX revealed to the hearing in Corydon last month that it felt like "mental control" and later revealed her senior had encouraged her to let him give her a “special massage”.Chandraharan claimed that the massage could help her “achieve an orgasm by him only touching her back”.An employment tribunal heard Chandraharan also sexually harassed a second junior doctor while away for a conference by encouraging them to share a hotel room and repeatedly trying to massage her.Named as 'YZ', she had also been sexually harassed at another conference.YZ came forward and reported that he made 'sexualised comments' at her, repeatedly encouraged them to share a hotel room, and made creepy advances.While working in his hotel room, he began massaging her neck but she moved away.This happened two or three times before YZ slapped Chandraharan.Both victims, along with other women at the Trust, formed a WhatsApp group and brought formal allegations against the doctor.Chandraharan was sacked from St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in South London in February 2020.He had worked on the labour ward for 15 years before he was fired.Chandraharan tried to sue the Trust this year, claiming he was unfairly dismissed and racially discriminated

Batman was recently thrown into calamity after it was gatecrashed by an actual bat. The cinema which has been identified as the Moviehouse & Eatery by Cinépolis in Austin, Texas, was forced to stop the film and switch the lights on to try and get the flying creature out.But according to The Associated Press, staff members at the cinema believe the bat was brought into the venue by a customer as a prank.Filming the unusual events, a spectator who was in the cinema shared a video of the animal sweeping across the room.The social media user could be heard saying: "I’m at The Batman movie.

At their own pace. After Devin Booker shared some rare insight into his romance with Kendall Jenner, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the couple are “very much in love.”

Cricket legend Shane Warne said he wanted to be in love and still held a candle for his ­former partner Liz Hurley, 56.Shane – who died of a heart attack aged 52 – declared in his memoirs that being with the actress was “like a bit of magic”.The Aussie spin-bowling great added poignantly: “I’ll always care about her and would be there if she needed me. We had something very special.“I regret none of it and now have a special friend forever.

An interesting accessory! Kim Kardashian is no stranger to posing in a sexy swimsuit. But her most recent look has her fans scratching their heads. 

Vladimir Putin has not lost his mind and still wants to avoid sparking a nuclear World War 3, according to a former Russian minister. Andrei V Kozyrev who worked at Russia's foreign minister between 1990 and 1996, claims there are three misguided yet rational reasons as to why the country's president ordered an invasion of Ukraine. For all the talk of Putin going insane as he suffers from an alleged terminal illness, the Kremlin believing its own propaganda is more likely to have inspired waging war, Kozyrev says.

fuel prices in at least 18 years due to Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine. The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts rose from 149.2p on February 28 to 153.0p on Monday, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.Average diesel prices rose from 153.4p to 158.6p over the same period.The weekly increases of 3.8p for petrol and 5.2p for diesel are the largest in records dating back to June 2003.They mean the cost of filling up a typical 55-litre family car shot up by more than £2 over the past week.Russia is the world's second-biggest producer of crude oil and supplies a third of Europe’s needs.The war has raised fears supplies could be cut, driving up prices.The cost-per-barrel of Brent crude – the most commonly used way of measuring the UK’s oil price – reached $139 (£106) on Monday which was its highest in 14 years.RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said: "With the tragedy in Ukraine showing no signs of abating it looks like we all need to brace for forecourt prices to continue upward, not least because they tend to lag oil price movements by a week or two.

The West End production of Cabaret featuring Eddie Redmayne leads the roster of 2022 Olivier Awards nominations today, with the musical revival scoring 11 nominations.

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Never Have I Ever season 4 will be the show's final bow. That's right, about Devi, a high schooler jumping into adolescence with both feet, has been renewed for a fourth season…that will also be its last. On March 8, 2022, the streaming giant that after season three drops over the summer, the final batch of episodes will come out in 2023.

Wilson Chapman editorAfter 35 years and over 3,000 performances, storied live show “An Evening With Groucho Marx” is hitting the small screen for the first time. Starting April 1, “Frank Ferrante’s Groucho,” a filmed version of the long-running stage show, will air on public televisions stations across the country, with airings planned in cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and more.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFlorence Pugh may soon be touching down in Arrakis.The Oscar-nominated star of “Little Women” and “Black Widow” is in negotiations to join the cast of “Dune: Part 2,” Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ follow-up to the critically acclaimed, commercially successful (for a pandemic) “Dune.” If the deal closes, Pugh will play Princess Irulan Corrino, a royal who becomes romantically entangled with Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. It’s a critical role, one with the potential to grow if “Dune” stretches deeper into novelist Frank Herbert’s literary canon.Production on the sequel is expected to start this summer, and the film is slated to hit theaters on Oct.

Emily Longeretta More “Love Is Blind” is coming. The Netflix reality series, produced by Kinetic Content, has already filmed its third season and will likely air in the next year. The season, which filmed back to back with Season 2, took place in Dallas, Variety exclusively confirms.The news comes on the heels of Season 2, which has remained in Netflix’s Top 10 since its February debut, roughly six months after it wrapped filming.The show begins with 15 men getting to know 15 women from separate pods, communicating through a wall, unable to see one another.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Group has suspended all of its operations in Russia, the company has confirmed to Variety. “Effective immediately, we are suspending all operations in Russia and closing our offices there. We urge an end to the violence in Ukraine as soon as possible. We are adhering to international sanctions and, along with our employees and artists, have been working with groups from a range of countries (including the U.S., U.K., Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic and Hungary) to support humanitarian relief efforts to bring urgent aid to refugees in the region.”A source tells Variety that the company’s staffers will continue to receive their salaries for an undetermined time, although artists will presumably see most if not all of their recording activity paused.  All three major labels — Universal, Sony and Warner — have local labels and operations in Russia; while reps for Sony and Warner did not immediately respond to requests for comment, sources both companies are likely to announce decisions about their status in the country within 24-48 hours.

Gordon Cox Theater EditorJust how vocally demanding are roles in Broadway musicals like “Hamilton” and “Dear Evan Hansen” — and how much singing is too much? If two professors at New York University had their way, Broadway singers would soon have access to a “vocal Fitbit” that could help them answer those questions.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:“Similar to how your iPhone nowadays tells you, ‘Oh, you listened to music a little too loudly this week; watch out, because we don’t want you to get a hearing impairment due to overuse’ — it would be the same idea [but] for the voice,” said Ana Flavia Zuim, a musician and conductor who is also the associate director of vocal performance at NYU’s Steinhardt School. “It could tell you, ‘We see that you’ve used [your voice] up to a particular amount that has been considered a safe threshold of use.'” Zuim appeared on the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety‘s theater podcast, with her colleague Celia Stewart, associate professor of communicative sciences and disorders.

Karen Idelson The five Oscar-nominated animated pics use many styles and storytelling genres to explore deeper issues. Below is a look into each work of art.Affairs of the ArtPet taxidermy. Screw threads.