Colbert on Springsteen’s anti-ICE song: ‘Do you know how hard it is to rhyme with Minneapolis?’

Late-night hosts spoke about Bruce Springsteen’s anti-ICE song and Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on Ilhan Omar.On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert spoke about Trump’s “plunging popularity over his goons’ brutality”, which has reportedly left him unsettled and backed into a corner, according to reports.Colbert said that was the most dangerous place for him to be because “if you startle him when he’s cornered, he’ll inflate his neck pouch”.The “incredibly unpopular mass deportations” have also led Bruce Springsteen to write a fiery anti-ICE song called Streets of Minneapolis.The much-loved musician previously wrote a song about the Aids crisis called Streets of Philadelphia

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù: ’If the west doesn’t say a film is good, that doesn’t mean it’s no good’

When Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù becomes animated during conversation, his speaking voice – ordinarily a sort of polished inner-city London dialect – dances into a smooth Nigerian accent. As it happens, his shoulders ease, his eyes smile, he is totally relaxed. If it is true that we become the most distilled versions of ourselves when we are at our most comfortable, then it is clear here that the very essence of Dìrísù’s personhood is a Nigerian man.The opportunity to nurture his Nigerian identity was a significant factor in Dìrísù’s decision to take on his latest film, the Bafta-nominated My Father’s Shadow. The entire project – on which he serves both as lead actor and executive producer – was shot on location in Lagos, the country’s former capital city, over an eight-week period in early 2024

‘Begging my boyfriend to get one’: Paul Mescal inspires yet another fashion craze with Hamnet earring

While Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet has been nominated for eight Academy Awards including best picture, for many it is a tiny silver hoop earring worn by Paul Mescal in his portrayal of William Shakespeare that steals the show. Worn in his left ear lobe, the barely there hoop has people fixated online.“Begging my boyfriend to get a tiny hoop earring too,” reads one post dedicated to the accessory. “I cried for over half of Hamnet, but Paul Mescal’s slutty little earring made me feel conflicted,” reads another.Mescal previously sent viewers of Normal People into a frenzy over Connell’s chain, a thin silver “Argos chic” necklace, and shortly after thrust short shorts into the mainstream

Seth Meyers on Minneapolis: ‘Trump is trying to distance himself from the chaos he created’

Late-night hosts discussed the ongoing Minneapolis chaos and how some Republicans are starting to turn against Donald Trump.On Late Night, Seth Meyers spoke about the “intense national backlash from both sides of the aisle” that Trump is facing for his ICE occupation in Minneapolis.The host said that when Trump and his inner circle got back into power, they thought they could do “whatever they wanted whenever they wanted”, but some found that what Stephen Miller wanted was “much different”.The homeland security adviser has been reportedly screaming in meetings, demanding a high quota of deportations and even asking officers to raid local businesses.“No one wants an ICE raid at a Home Depot,” Meyers said, adding that it was “already bad enough” in there

Blood, butter and boys in luv: BTS’s 20 best songs – ranked!

As the superstar K-pop boyband prepare for their first album in three years – after its members completed their military service – we count down the best of their toothsome popAt the start of their career, BTS were marketed as a cross between a Korean idol band and a blinged-out rap act: “Our life is hip-hop,” offered band member Suga early on. No More Dream is actually far tougher-sounding than you might expect: the vocals growl, the backing blares, the double-bass sample that drives the intro is great.Evidently written with arenas twinkling with thousands of (lucratively branded) light sticks in mind, Mikrokosmos offers a brand of electronic pop that’s both melodically pretty and epic-sounding. Whether you choose to believe the claim that its title actively encouraged fans to bone up on ancient Greek philosophy is up to you.Part of BTS’s appeal clearly rests on the strikingly un-macho vulnerability they project

Post your questions for the Cardigans’ Nina Persson

After more than 30 years of melodious guitar pop, the Cardigans are returning to the stage – and their frontwoman Nina Persson will be joining us to answer your questions.The Swedish band instantly marked themselves out from the rest of both pop and alternative music when they broke through in 1995 with their album Life: sophisticated lounge-pop informed by bossa nova and disco (including sprightly Black Sabbath cover versions) was the very opposite of boorish Britpop or rave culture, and Persson’s vocals – girlish yet faintly careworn – carried so much drama within them.Third album First Band on the Moon contained their first true hit, Lovefool, which reached No 2 in the UK after framing Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes’ romance as Romeo and Juliet in Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation – and has endured, now closing in on its billionth play on Spotify.Their next album, 1998’s Gran Turismo, was just as sophisticated but switched into a darker-hued digital palette, as on singles My Favourite Game and Erase/Rewind. Shortly after, Persson duetted with Tom Jones on a cover of Talking Heads’ Burning Down the House, which was included on his mega-selling Reload album