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I tried an ancient cure for procrastination for a month. It was grimUnthinkable: Various philosophers advocate ‘attaining a deep awareness of death’s possibility at any moment’By Joe Humphreys
Eurovision 2025: ‘Silent’ pro-Palestine protest to be held in Basle against Israel’s participationSpeculation mounting that Céline Dion, who won Eurovision in 1988, will appear at final on Saturday
Eurovision 2025: When is it on, what are Ireland’s chances and how does voting work?All eyes are on the Swiss city of Basle as this year’s Eurovision kicks off. Can Ireland win with Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen?By Ed Power
Arcade Fire: Pink Elephant review – Win Butler and co release the biggest damp squib of their career By Ed Power
Eric Church: Evangeline vs the Machine review – Student of the heart’s crookedness plays it straight By Ed Power
Cormac Begley at Vicar Street review: Milestone performance from concertina master Fluid, freewheeling and unerring tunes blurred the boundaries between musician and concertinaBy Siobhán Long
Cannes 2025: DiCaprio pays moving tribute to De Niro, Binoche passes verdict on Depardieu, and I avoid red-carpet nudityCannes Diary: French film festival’s opening day contends with news from Gérard Depardieu’s sexual-assault trialBy Donald Clarke
Cannes film festival 2025 red carpet looks: Halle Berry among stars caught out by stricter dress codeNo nudity or voluminous gowns rule sees last-minute change by Oscar-winner, while Juliette Binoche welcomed a shift on heels
Hallow Road review: You can’t deny the chutzpah of this filmed-in-a-car minor classic By Donald Clarke
Final Destination: Bloodlines review – The same running gag, but not quite as much invention By Donald Clarke
Riefenstahl review: Unrepentant propagandist will make you want to yell at the screen, but this fine film gets her in the end By Donald Clarke
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story review – A chilling gaze into a monstrous, soulless voidNetflix series review: It’s hard to see how we needed another documentary about this murderous couple, yet here we areBy Ed Power
Bad Nanny review: Incredible story of fraudster Samantha Cookes skilfully told in excellent documentaryTelevision: Chirpy Englishwoman was exposed as a serial fraudster, but only after taking in a long list of victimsBy Ed Power
Northern police drama Blue Lights wins best drama series at BaftasIrish actors Lola Petticrew and Nicola Coughlan miss out on awards, having both been nominated for the first time
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonightMay 11th-16th: including Legacy, Elsbeth, and the Eurovision semi-finalsBy Kevin Courtney
Dublin Dance Festival 2025: At Chora, generations of choreographers, dancers and producers witness an auspicious debutLuail resists the temptation of a slick, easy-to-digest premiere, instead presenting three dances that celebrate the intangibleBy Michael Seaver
Candace Bushnell at The Ambassador: A fun, girly night out for Sex and the City fansChoreographed performance from ultimate NYC character is entertaining but lacks proper fan Q&ABy Jessica Doyle
Labour of Love at the Glucksman review: A funny, inventive, irrepressible exhibition about the meaning of careA dozen artists contribute to a philosophically minded elaboration of the significance of care in contemporary artBy Tom Lordan
Irish artist Michael Kane: ‘Patrick Kavanagh did nothing else but create art. And that was my ideal’The Project Arts Centre founder, who is marking his 90th birthday with a solo show, is a firm believer in the idea that art truly matters. He lives fully surrounded by itBy Gemma Tipton
