Every Sunday, the editor-in-chief of NU.nl gives you a behind-the-scenes look. Our profession is becoming more difficult every day, concludes editor-in-chief Lindsay Mossink after a week with disinformation in the White House and journalistic considerations surrounding Gaza and Israel. This week, it happened again in the White House. Donald Trump surprised the South African president […]
The Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or at Cannes on Saturday. Panahi received the prestigious film award for his film Un Simple Accident. The director has been arrested several times in his country for his films. Un Simple Accident is about an Iranian man who wants to take revenge on someone who tortured
Tom Cruise is putting everything on the line in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning for the farewell of his character Ethan Hunt. The eighth, and possibly last, Mission Impossible film is also bursting with stunts. Reviewers see the structure falter, but praise the action scenes. AD – 4 Stars “Cruise – now 62 –
A large power outage hit southeastern France on Saturday morning. About 160,000 households are without electricity. Cannes, where the annual film festival is currently taking place, is also affected by the outage. Police suspect possible arson. The power has gone out in the French Maritime Alps region, authorities report on X. That region is on
The lawsuit against Diddy is in full swing and is expected to last until July 4. After that, not the judge, but a twelve-member jury will decide whether the musician is guilty of, among other things, human trafficking. What do we know about the jurors and how were they selected? The lawsuit against 55-year-old Diddy
May 24, 2025 at 12:31 pm Gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is free again. The armorer for the film Rest had been serving an eighteen-month prison sentence since April 2024, but is being released early for good behavior. The weapon expert was found guilty by a jury last year for the fatal shooting on the set of
Freddie Mercury secretly had a daughter, according to a new biography coming out in September. The Queen singer had a close relationship with her until his death in 1991 and visited her regularly. The child was accidentally conceived during an affair with the wife of a good friend of Mercury, according to the Daily Mail
The Brazilian photographer and activist Sebastião Salgado passed away on Friday at the age of 81. He was known for his photo documentaries about poverty and migration, among other things. Salgado died in Paris, where he lived with his wife. His foundation, which he founded with his partner, announced the news via Instagram. Salgado had
Billy Joel has canceled all his upcoming performances. The American singer has been diagnosed with a brain condition that affects his hearing, vision, and balance. The 76-year-old Joel suffers from normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). In this brain condition, excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates, leading to several complaints. Joel had been experiencing complaints for some time, which
Maarten ‘t Hart has received the P.C. Hooft Prize at home. Due to the eighty-year-old writer’s health, this happened in private. “This is a very special day. Today is also Maarten Biesheuvel’s birthday. He always said, ‘I already have it, but you don’t yet.’ Well Maarten, I have it now too!”, says ‘t Hart in