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Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’
BySian Cain October 6, 2025

Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi ArabiaLouis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big name…

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Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’
BySian Cain October 6, 2025

Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi ArabiaLouis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big name…

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Palestinian film-makers on their favorite Palestinian movies: ‘I felt like I was watching my own story’
ByMo Amer, Cherien Dabis, Hany Abu Assad, Basel Adra and Tamer Nafar October 5, 2025

Mo Amer, Cherien Dabis, Basel Adra and others’ picks show Palestine’s rich, yet overlooked tradition of cinemaGlobal support for Palestinian rights is on the rise, including in Hollywood, where thousands of film workers recently signed on to a pledge t…

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Palestinian film-makers on their favorite Palestinian movies: ‘I felt like I was watching my own story’
ByMo Amer, Cherien Dabis, Hany Abu Assad, Basel Adra and Tamer Nafar October 5, 2025

Mo Amer, Cherien Dabis, Basel Adra and others’ picks show Palestine’s rich, yet overlooked tradition of cinemaGlobal support for Palestinian rights is on the rise, including in Hollywood, where thousands of film workers recently signed on to a pledge t…

Read More Palestinian film-makers on their favorite Palestinian movies: ‘I felt like I was watching my own story’
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Cats, coffins and sick notes: discovering Egypt’s forgotten workers in broken pottery
ByEsther Addley October 2, 2025

Cambridge exhibition showcases the lives of skilled workers who built some of the most famous sites in ancient EgyptMore than 3,200 years ago at a workshop near Thebes in Egypt, a man called Nakhtamun grabbed a broken piece of pottery and scribbled on …

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US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
BySeth Simons September 30, 2025October 1, 2025

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh comedy festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 Septembe…

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US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’
BySeth Simons September 30, 2025

Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abusesBilled as “the biggest comedy festival in the world”, the inaugural Riyadh Comedy festival, which is running 26 September to 9 …

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European broadcasters to vote on expelling Israel from Eurovision 2026
ByPhilip Oltermann European culture editor September 25, 2025

Broadcasters’ union says vote required after several nations threaten potential boycottThe European Broadcasting Union has confirmed it will hold an online vote in November that could see the Israeli broadcaster Kan expelled from next year’s Eurovision…

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Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films
ByCatherine Shoard September 25, 2025

More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new o…

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Liev Schreiber and Debra Messing among names rejecting pledge to boycott Israeli films
ByCatherine Shoard September 25, 2025

More than 1,200 industry figures claim the pledge is ‘a document of misinformation’ and that much of the Israeli film and TV industry are ‘often the loudest critics of government policy’More than 1,200 entertainment industry figures have signed a new o…

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