Joe Sommerlad

Google Translate has become the internet’s go-to resource for short, quick translations from foreign languages. The service was first launched in April 2006, seeing off early competition from the likes of Babel Fish. It now boasts more than 500m users daily worldwide, offering 103 languages. But how…

It’s showtime! We present the most outrageous moments from the cartoon that encouraged kids to pick their noses.

‘Her life looks so normal and she’s completely wrecked ours,’ says Charlotte Charles after being shown footage of Anne Sacoolas driving off on school run

The Sex Pistols bassist accused of murdering his girlfriend Nancy Spungen before overdosing on heroin ‘didn’t stand a chance’ against the draws of fame, says Joe Sommerlad

A traditional Christmas character known as Zwarte Piet (“Black Pete”) is again causing controversy in the Netherlands as the festive season approaches. Revellers who

Indigenous people honoured as country commemorates Stolen Generation

George Allen & Unwin published the Oxford academic’s beloved book exactly 80 years ago today

Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy? Pffft. Take a look at these overlooked movie monsters instead...

Plans are afoot for a sequel to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice. But what made the original so special, and where might the sequel go?

Writer and producer Larry Wilson tells us about Cindy, Aliens, Young Sherlock Holmes and Beetlejuice. Plus: his thoughts on Beetlejuice 2...