All posts tagged: Surreal

Ruth Langsford shares ‘surreal’ career milestone after ex Eamonn Holmes’ stroke

Ruth Langsford shares ‘surreal’ career milestone after ex Eamonn Holmes’ stroke

Published by Sam Flores

Ruth Langsford celebrated a major career milestone days on social media, days after her ex-husband Eamonn Holmes was hospitalised over a stroke. The GB News presenter, 66, was taken to hospital last Tuesday after becoming unwell, with his team later saying he is “recovering well”. Holmes broke his silence on the health scare in an emotional Instagram post earlier this week, revealing he will “do his best” to get better. Amid her former partner’s health woes, Langsford shared her joy over the success of her newly-released memoir, Feeling Fabulous. The This Morning star, 66, shared a video of herself announcing that her book is in The Sunday Times’ top 10 bestseller’s list for hardback books. “Now this is something I never thought I’d be saying…” she captioned the clip. Ruth Langsford celebrated a career milestone (ITV) She went on: “I’ve just found out I’m number 10 in General Hardbacks on The Sunday Times Bestsellers of 2026, which means, of all the General hardbacks released this year so far, it’s the 10th best seller! “Honestly, it …

Watch 434 Avant-Garde and Surreal Short Films Online: Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Luis Buñuel and Many More

Watch 434 Avant-Garde and Surreal Short Films Online: Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, Luis Buñuel and Many More

Published by José Betancourt

Much has been writ­ten late­ly about the cri­sis in Hol­ly­wood, which has left many appar­ent­ly sure-fire block­busters floun­der­ing, the­aters emp­ty, and pro­duc­tion jobs lost. There are many fac­tors in play — some of them, as few diag­noses fail to point out, struc­tur­al — but can we ignore the pos­si­bil­i­ty of fatigue, per­haps even bore­dom, with film itself? We’ve post­ed in recent years here on Open Cul­ture about the decay of cin­e­ma, the rise of “visu­al muzak” on Net­flix, why movies don’t feel real any­more, and why movies don’t even feel like movies any­more. Even if they’ve lim­it­ed their expo­sure to big-bud­get spec­ta­cles, most once-avid cinephiles will have felt all those phe­nom­e­na for them­selves by now, and many will be con­sid­er­ing whether to look for a new art form to enjoy. But some will won­der: maybe there’s a cure? There could well be, and a brac­ing one. If you seek a re-enchant­ment with film, there could be few bet­ter places to look than in the work of film­mak­ers who have bro­ken that medi­um down to its very com­po­nents …

It’s Always Surreal in Philadelphia, Where Art Meets AI in a Sweeping Space

It’s Always Surreal in Philadelphia, Where Art Meets AI in a Sweeping Space

Published by skeptic

Climbing up flights of stairs in a bank building full of rooms draped in surrealist art, tunnels with lurking beasts called “skin horses” and exhibits of keepsakes imaginary and real, I find myself looking at an art mural across a domed ceiling that I can explore with instruments next to me. Speaking into a microphone, I see my words scroll across the edges. My hands, thrust into a small chamber, are projected across the ceiling, highlighting parts of the mural. Suddenly, AI-generated descriptions emerge where I’d put my hands. This is the Ministry of Awe, a new installation experience in Philadelphia that I was lucky enough to visit ahead of its opening, and it’s a welcome East Coast dose of strangeness. Created by Meg Saligman and over 100 other artists, it’s a six-story space that makes me think of Meow Wolf or long-time LA oddity the Museum of Jurassic Technology — or even London’s very real Sir John Soane’s Museum. This “skin horse” lurks in the basement, if you look hard enough. Scott Stein/CNET The former bank …

Compelling Surreal Horror

Compelling Surreal Horror

Published by José Betancourt

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Crooked Lane Books The author of The Nightmare Man and Spider to the Fly returns with a surreal horror novel of obsession and paranoia. Eight years ago, Jericho Dodd slaughtered a dozen people, ever since, Crow Island has been a dark and unsettling place. When a compulsion to dig sweeps over the island, dread and paranoia takes over the residents, and it soon becomes clear that the island needs something from its residents. Are you in the mood for a delightful fever dream? For a read that leaves you wondering what, exactly, just happened? For something you feel compelled to finish even as the events or characters become less and less real-feeling? If so, the list below includes some of the most compelling and surreal horror novels. They contain end-of-the-world madness, normalized cannibalism, and a haunted house narrative like you’ve never read before! Those not up your alley? How about a trippy drug that opens portals into another …

‘African people are surreal’: songwriter and blues poet Aja Monet on Black resistance and love as spiritual warfare | Music

‘African people are surreal’: songwriter and blues poet Aja Monet on Black resistance and love as spiritual warfare | Music

Published by Sam Flores

‘For many years, I’ve called myself a surrealist blues poet,” says Aja Monet in her warm, deep voice. Sitting in a London cafe, the Los Angeles-based artist looks striking, with her blue braids woven up in an intricate style. She was up late uploading the final master recordings for her new album, The Color of Rain, which she says was heavily influenced by her reading around how “surrealism was a real intentional device that artists used in response to the rise of fascism throughout history”. High-minded and yet invested in the cut-and-thrust of our lives today, it’s a typical comment from Monet. With themes around love, resistance and the absurdity of our current times, her performance, poetry and music offers a balm for the suffering and abuse meted out by establishment power. Already in 2026, her second poetry book Florida Water was nominated for an award by the foundational US civil rights organisation the NAACP, and she performed alongside Stevie Wonder at Time magazine’s event celebrating Martin Luther King Day. She’s gearing up for a …

Riz Ahmed on turning Bait’s chilling hate crime scene into the surreal

Riz Ahmed on turning Bait’s chilling hate crime scene into the surreal

Published by Daniella Wilson

**Warning: This article contains spoilers for Bait.** As the world starts closing in on Shah Latif (Riz Ahmed) in Prime Video’s Bait, things start to go from ordinary to slightly surreal as the struggling actor has to deal with being thrown into the spotlight. Having engineered a studio exit to be captured by paparazzi so the James Bond rumour mill could involve him, Shah is taken aback as he realises that not everyone is pleased at the prospect of him being the new 007. While his family and friends may be over the moon for him, he soon sees online vitriol being thrown his way, with plenty of racism and Islamophobia sadly piled on. Part of those scenes involves a pig’s head being thrown through the window of his parents’ home, a chilling hate crime in amongst all of the laughter of the series. But we soon see that Shah is actually using the pig’s head in another way – talking to it as though he’s on a podcast. Chatting to Radio Times about where …

Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot

Surreal Footage Shows Melania Trump Walking Into White House Summit With Humanoid Robot

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech President Donald Trump’s State-of-the-Union speech last month was notably light on education policy. While actively dismantling the US Department of Education and implementing shameful anti-trans policies at schools, the Trump administration has focused its efforts on AI education in what it frames as an attempt to ensure that young Americans have the “skills and understanding necessary to thrive in the AI-driven workforce.” Beyond advocating for the use of AI to teach impressionable young minds — the tech’s extensive and well-documented shortcomings be damned — the White House is making it clear that it’s putting it front and center. During a surreal publicity stunt on Wednesday, First Lady Melania Trump walked down the red carpet of the White House’s Eastern Room next to a black-and-white humanoid robot, dubbed Figure 03, built by US-based company Figure. Introduced in October, Figure 03 is the company’s third generation humanoid robot, designed to be a “truly general-purpose robot” that can “perform human-like tasks …

A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System Into a Surreal Simulation

A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System Into a Surreal Simulation

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More than half of the nine developers who worked on the game have either obtained a US visa or tried and failed to do so. Most of them are from China, but the team also intentionally recruited talent from other countries in the hopes of incorporating more diverse immigrant perspectives. “Everybody knows somebody that’s on a visa, but not all of them are vocal about that part of their identity,” says Andrea Saravia Pérez, an immigrant from Colombia who joined the team in February as a narrative designer. “How can we develop a project that’s interactive and shows people this immigration system that a lot of Americans are not familiar with?” There’s growing interest across the gaming industry in making political games, says Yang. When her team brought H1B.Life to the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week, she says they received a tremendous amount of interest and support because they are tackling an important societal issue without expecting to make much profit. (The game was supported by a philanthropic organization and the …

At Nancy Guthrie’s Home, a Surreal Scene of Chaos and Camaraderie

At Nancy Guthrie’s Home, a Surreal Scene of Chaos and Camaraderie

Published by Sam Flores

“It’s Monday morning quarterbacking,” Nanos said. “I do it all the time, so you can do that for me. I’ll take that hit.” And to a question about whether possible evidence could have been contaminated? That’s a later problem. “I’ll let the courts worry about that.” Even a widely reported SWAT action at a residence near Guthrie’s home Friday night was accompanied by little context: Media assembled at a designated point, expecting an update, but were told hours later that there would be no formal statement. “Because this is a joint investigation, at the request of the FBI – no additional information is currently available,” the PCSD said via X. According to CNN, no suspects were detained in the law enforcement swarm, which blocked a road about two miles from the primary scene. Day after day for almost two weeks, a growing number of people—media professionals and self-appointed citizen investigators alike—have flocked to Nancy’s home in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson, where information comes out in drips and drabs, sudden flurries of activity erupt and …

American speedskater Stolz says winning gold was ‘surreal’

American speedskater Stolz says winning gold was ‘surreal’

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Ryan Cochran-Siegle wins silver 54 years after mother 00:22 Breezy Johnson crashes out of the super-G final 00:34 Breezy Johnson gets engaged after the super-G final 00:44 Breezy Johnson gets engaged at Winter Olympics 00:24 Jordan Stolz makes Olympic speedskating history 01:48 Lemley, Kauf claim gold and silver in women’s moguls 00:50 Norwegian Olympian admits to cheating on girlfriend 01:21 Team USA highlights on Day 5 of Winter Games 01:44 Evan Bates and Madison Chock take ice dancing silver 00:52 Madison Chock on emotions after ice dance performance 00:35 Italy wins gold in first-ever Olympic women’s doubles luge 00:57 Now Playing American speedskater Stolz says winning gold was ‘surreal’ 00:49 UP NEXT American Jordan Stolz takes gold in speedskating 00:34 Team USA curlers recall seeing Snoop cheering for them 00:34 Ben Ogden describes ending U.S. medal drought 00:36 Snoop Dogg gives update on his first Winter Games 00:35 Team USA wins big of day five of the Winter Olympics 02:00 …