HISTORICAL FACTS: 27 - The Untold Story

Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter stun in blue gowns at Academy Museum Gala

The annual event took place on Saturday at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Evening Standard · Oct 18

Ali G answers his critics: ‘Me ain’t the first intellectual to get haterz’

Staines’s finest nailed the zeitgeist of the late 90s and early 00s, and now he’s back – but how does he fit into 2026? He discusses the backlash against his return, his worst ever interviewee and how he’s going to prevent world war two

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Jacob Elordi felt 'less alone' after watching Opening Night

Jacob Elordi has explained why he's a huge fan of Opening Night, the 1977 psychological drama film.

BANG Premier · Oct 18

‘I drunkenly sing Wonderwall off-key and awfully’: Rebecca Ferguson’s honest playlist

The singer-songwriter gets a lift from U2 and likes to reminisce to Bette Midler, but which cheesy Euro banger does she secretly like?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

Val Chmerkovskiy suspended from Dancing with the Stars

Val Chmerkovskiy has become the first professional to be suspended from Dancing with the Stars.

BANG Premier · Oct 18

Khloe Kardashian doesn't have the 'bandwidth' for another child

Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian suggests she doesn't want to have another child.

BANG Premier · Oct 18

‘Many family stories’: Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet heads ABC radio poll of top 100 Australian books

Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief secures second place, while Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe rounds out podium dominated by men

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18

Daily Guess The Famous Person Game #214 (Oct 18, 2026)

A brilliant mind who lit up the world, yet claimed genius was mostly stubborn sweat.

Bored Panda · Oct 18

‘It was like your worst nightmare’ – Ellie and Natasia on mums, music … and failing to make Bob Mortimer smile

They spoofed mothers … and now they are mothers. The comedians talk about moving with the times for the return of their scalpel-sharp BBC sketch show

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18

‘How do we welcome the stranger, with humanity or anger?’ The forgotten Germans who found refuge in Ireland

A new play revisits the story of Ireland’s 18th-century German refugees, whose experience of prejudice and exclusion resonates with today’s debates over immigration

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18