FilmObituaryPeggy Cummins obituaryHollywood film actor who starred in the now-revered 1950 B-movie Gun Crazy, a forerunner of Bonnie and ClydeThe British actor Peggy Cummins, who has died aged 92, was discovered by the Hollywood mogul Darryl F Zanuck when she was a teenager and almost immediately given the lead in his big film of the age, Forever Amber, based on the historical romance by Kathleen Winsor. In 1946 she began filming the part of Amber St Clare, a young beauty making her way in 17th-century England, shooting opposite Vincent Price as Almsbury.
MusicInterviewThe return of RaekwonAngus BateyThe last time we heard Raekwon he was disowning the music of the Wu-Tang Clan. Now, with his long-awaited new solo album finally out, he's rebuilding his bridges with the ClanCorey Woods is tired, but happy. The rotund rapper with the slurring voice and the mouthful of gold teeth sits in the lobby of a London hotel, chewing over the ups and downs of his musical career in the same way he tears into rhymes that earned him a place among the hip-hop greats.
Bruce LeeHe made just four films and was crudely stereotyped, but brought Hong Kong-flavoured action to Hollywood and changed the face of Asian cinema for ever
It is not certain that Bruce Lee would have seen a kung fu duel involving sex toys as a fitting tribute to his legacy, but the Oscar triumph of Everything, Everywhere All At Once earlier this year is a reminder, 50 years after his death, of what a trail he has blazed.
Fossils This article is more than 5 years oldVery creepy crawlies: 'proto-spiders' with long tails discovered in amberThis article is more than 5 years oldFossil hunters find preserved remains of 100-million-year-old arachnids with tails longer than their bodies
In what can safely be assumed to be horrifying news for arachnophobes around the world, scientists have discovered the beautifully-preserved remains of prehistoric “proto-spiders” that sported tails longer than their bodies.
The ancient arachnid may have used its tail for sensing predators and prey.
TheatreReviewDonmar Warehouse, London
Amy Herzog’s tale of uprooted Americans sinks into melodrama but is elevated by a central pair who reveal all the nuances of a marriage in crisis
Americans in Paris have inspired countless novelists, from Henry James to Ernest Hemingway. They also gave Gershwin the idea for a great musical and feature in popular movies such as Charade. Yet I’ve rarely seen a more rootless pair of expatriates than the young couple at the centre of Amy Herzog’s play first seen at Yale Rep in 2011.