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Jimmy Kimmel Says Mocking Trump Shouldn’t Earn Prize

Jimmy Kimmel Says Mocking Trump Shouldn’t Earn Prize

Published by Daniella Wilson

After announcing its winners in the spring, the Peabody Awards celebrated the 34 honorees at a Beverly Hills event on Sunday. The awards span television, podcasts/radio and the web in categories for entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and interactive/immersive programming and media. Winners are chosen by a unanimous jury vote and selected for their potential to change culture. Heated Rivalry, Pluribus, The Pitt, Andor, The Rehearsal, Adolescence and Jimmy Kimmel Live! were among the Hollywood winners, with Kimmel having a standout moment on stage after months of publicly battling Donald Trump. Ben Affleck was on hand to honor Kimmel, teasing that “for years he’s used his show to challenge authority on a nightly basis, and by authority I think we all know who that really means — one particularly credit-hogging narcissist named Matt Damon,” referencing Kimmel’s longtime on-screen beef with the star. Affleck continued, “when they pulled his show off the air, Jimmy refused to back down. What he said to me was it wasn’t for his own benefit, but because he knows …

Cannes Jury Prize Winner ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ in Janus US Film Deal

Cannes Jury Prize Winner ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ in Janus US Film Deal

Published by Daniella Wilson

Janus Films has acquired all North American rights to German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach‘s (Western) new film, the Cannes Film Festival competition title The Dreamed Adventure (Das Geträumte Abenteuer), which was awarded the jury prize on the Croisette. The deal was negotiated between Janus Films and The Match Factory. Janus will unveil its theatrical release plans in the coming weeks. The Dreamed Adventure was produced by Komplizen Film and co-produced by Grisebach, Kazak Productions, Miramar Film, Panama Film, New Matter Films, ARTE France Cinéma and ZDF/ARTE. “In Svilengrad, a small town on the Bulgarian border, Veska (Yana Radeva) crosses paths with Said (Syuleyman Letifov), an old acquaintance whose car has been stolen,” reads a synopsis for the film. “Offering her help, she brings him along to the excavation site where she is working as an archaeologist. As they reconnect, Veska is pulled more into the shady world that Said has emerged from, soon embarking on her own exploration of the criminal ties that lurk beneath the surface of this seemingly innocent town at the outskirts of …

Climate Fiction prize winner Helen Phillips: ‘The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present’

Climate Fiction prize winner Helen Phillips: ‘The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present’

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Hum is set in an over-heated near-future metropolis Ingram Publishing / Alamy Hum by Helen Phillips, the story of a mother’s struggle to protect and nurture her small family in a broiling, near-future metropolis, has won this year’s Climate Fiction prize. Supported by Climate Spring and worth £10,000, the award is intended to recognise “storytelling that engages with the realities of climate change”, and was won in 2025 by Abi Daré for And So I Roar. This year, Phillips’s novel beat shortlisted titles including Susanna Kwan’s tale of a future San Francisco where the streets are rivers, Awake in the Floating City, and Endling, Maria Reva’s story of the journey of a very endangered snail. Judge Friederike Otto, professor in climate science at Imperial College London, said that Hum “tackles the central reason that nothing is done about the climate crisis – privilege. It destroys your opportunities and human rights”. Her fellow judge Jessie Greengrass, a novelist, called Hum “a book about what to do with your anxiety when there’s no right thing, or when …

7 best new books this week: Booker Prize winner to Dua Lipa’s pick for 2026

7 best new books this week: Booker Prize winner to Dua Lipa’s pick for 2026

Published by Daniella Wilson

There’s a wealth of new books being released this week that you’ll want to dive into and enjoy. In this weekly list, we’ve done the hard work so you don’t have to and have gone through the new releases to see what you’ll want to dive into (or add to that never-ending TBR pile). Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart is back with another novel set to soar up the sales charts, John of John, and Sufiyaan Salam’s exciting debut novel, Wimmy Road Boyz, has caught the attention of Dua Lipa and others. For some harrowing escapism, try Break Room, a thriller about a made-up game show, or dive into a fascinating non-fiction book about the changing Arctic landscape. Without further ado, read on for the best books released this week. 1. Frostlines – Neil Shea (Book of the Week, Radio 4) National Geographic writer Neil Shea explores the Arctic and how it’s being rapidly transformed by climate change in this expansive and immersive book. Once an unchangeable and harsh landscape, the Arctic is entering a …

Romanian director Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ wins top prize at Cannes : NPR

Romanian director Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ wins top prize at Cannes : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Left to right: Tilda Swinton poses with Renate Reinsve, Cristian Mungiu — winner of the Palme d’Or for Fjord — and Sebastian Stan, during the awards ceremony at the 79th Cannes international film festival, in southern France, on Saturday. Andreea Alexandru/AP hide caption toggle caption Andreea Alexandru/AP Romanian director Cristian Mungiu took home the top prize at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his culture-war drama Fjord. Fjord, which centers on an immigrant family living in Norway, received the Palme D’Or for best film during the closing ceremony held at the Grand Théâtre Lumière in Cannes, France. It stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve. It’s the second Palme D’Or for Mungiu, who received his first in 2007 for the film 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days. In his acceptance speech, Mungui said that, in making the film, “We took the risk to speak aloud about things that many of us know and many of us share … but don’t dare to say in public.” And he urged artists to tackle current issues, …

‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes top film prize | Cinema News

‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Cristian Mungiu wins Cannes top film prize | Cinema News

Published by Sam Flores

This marks the second time that Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has won the prestigious Palme d’Or prize. Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026 Fjord, a thought-provoking drama about a Christian family in Norway from Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, has won the best film prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Mungiu won his second Palme d’Or at a star-packed closing ceremony at the festival on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The ⁠drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate ⁠Reinsve is centred around ⁠the clash ⁠of values that ensues when a religious family ‌relocates from Romania to a Norwegian ‌village. It tells the story of evangelicals who move to Norway, but soon after have their children taken from them by child services for spanking them. Mungiu has called it a tale of “left-wing fundamentalism.” The movie is based on true events and is notable for how it questions the supposedly progressive values of the Norwegians depicted in the film, as well as the child welfare system. “This is a message about tolerance, inclusion, …

Cannes Film Festival top prize race wide open as critics await surprise winner

Cannes Film Festival top prize race wide open as critics await surprise winner

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The 79th Cannes Film Festival concludes this Saturday, culminating in the presentation of cinema’s most coveted prize, the Palme d’Or. This year, the competition appears unusually open, with no clear frontrunner emerging from what many critics have described as a somewhat subdued festival. Hollywood’s notable absence and a general struggle for many selections to captivate critics have contributed to a less vibrant atmosphere than typically associated with Cannes. The usual global buzz has been intermittent, leaving the nine-member jury, led by Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, with a broad spectrum of possibilities for the top honour. Securing the Palme d’Or invariably elevates a film’s international standing and often positions it as a strong contender for Oscar recognition. Among the films that garnered significant critical attention were Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, a black-and-white post-war reflection on art and politics; Japanese auteur Ryusuke …

AI Controversy Swirls Around Writer From Trinidad and Tobago Who Won a Prestigious Prize

AI Controversy Swirls Around Writer From Trinidad and Tobago Who Won a Prestigious Prize

Published by Sam Flores

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A prize-winning Caribbean writer from Trinidad and Tobago is embroiled in the latest controversy involving the use of AI for a creative work, after allegations that artificial intelligence was used to write a short story. The case went viral after the publisher issued a statement saying it asked Claude, an AI chatbot, whether artificial intelligence was used to create “The Serpent in the Grove” by Jamir Nazir. He was one of five writers who on May 14 were declared regional winners of the prestigious 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, awarded by the London-based Commonwealth Foundation. The final winner will be announced in June. One judge described Nazir’s language as “sublime — precise yet richly evocative — conjuring vivid, lush imagery with remarkable economy.” But people quickly began questioning whether his story and others were written by or with help from artificial intelligence. The scrutiny intensified after the publisher, Granta, said in a statement that it asked Claude whether the short story was generated by AI, adding that Claude concluded in a …

AI scandal engulfs prestigious short story prize after multiple entrants accused of fabricating work

AI scandal engulfs prestigious short story prize after multiple entrants accused of fabricating work

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter A piece of writing that won the Caribbean category of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has come under scrutiny after readers alleged that it may have been generated using artificial intelligence tools. The Serpent in the Grove by Trinidad and Tobago writer Jamir Nazir was announced last week as the Caribbean regional winner of the annual prize, which recognises unpublished fiction from across the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize, launched in 2012 by the Commonwealth Foundation, awards £2,500 to each regional winner and £5,000 to the overall winner, who will be announced on 30 June. The prize accepts unpublished short fiction between 2,000 and 5,000 words and is open to writers from the Commonwealth’s 56 member states. The foundation said this year’s competition received 7,806 entries from 51 member nations, with regional winners selected from a shortlist of 25 …

This is the Winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize

This is the Winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize

Published by Jenni Sidey

Learn about the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, AI allegations against short story prize winners, a new partnership between the StoryGraph and Kobo, and more in today’s round-up of literary headlines. The 2026 International Booker Prize Winner is Taiwan Travelogue Taiwan Travelogue, written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, is this year’s winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize. If that title sounds familiar, it may be because it also won the 2024 National Book Award for translated literature. It’s the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the International Booker Prize, as well as the first winner by a Taiwanese author. If that’s piqued your curiosity, the Booker Prize has a guide to everything you need to know about Taiwan Travelogue, an interview with the author and translator, a reading guide, and an extract from the novel. This is one I’ve been meaning to read for ages, so I’m glad that I placed my library hold before this news came out! Are AI Allegations the New Normal for Literary …