US president’s attempt to control or dismantle cultural institutions plays into a long history of authoritarians using arts to push their agendaIn 1937, leaders of Germany’s Third Reich hosted two simultaneous art exhibitions in Munich. One, titled the Great German Art Exhibition, featured art viewe...
From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literatureThe volume’s glossy dust& jacket shows a 1970s computer room, where high priests of the information age, dressed...
At a snowy Berlinale, against a backdrop of political divisions, this year’s standouts include Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower, Richard Linklater’s Broadway biopic of Lorenz Hart, and intensely sexual romance starring Jessica ChastainBerlin can be a touch inhospitable in February; this year wa...
Exclusive: sketches for Introduction and Allegro for Strings had been removed from sketchbook by composer in 1930The British Library has acquired previously unknown sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar for one of his best-known masterpieces, Introduction and Allegro for Strings.Spanning 15 pages,...
The veteran critic sets out to unsettle received ideas in this collection of 22 dazzling essaysWhat exactly is the relationship between art and& politics? Is it the job of a& painting to illustrate its own times, in the way that Picasso’s Guernica appears to show the chaotic aftermath of the fascist...
The hasty regeneration of Corby’s old steelworks poisoned a generation. Now the story of how it came to court is told in a harrowing, if slightly melodramatic, new Netflix seriesJack Thorne writes the kind of meaningful, worthwhile dramas that you definitely – no, honestly – do plan to watch … but j...
Dope Girls is a gritty post-war story set in Soho’s underworld. Plus: Gaelic-language thriller An t-Eilean (The Island). Here’s what to watch this evening9.15pm, BBC One Continue reading...
Life drawing hit the headlines when a north London class, which had been running for more than 30 years, was told to cover up its naked models or find a new location. Ellie Heney, 32, from Lancaster, has been a life model for 13 years and hopes to be one for the rest of her life. She explains whyIt...
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Death of actor Kim Sae-ron sparks renewed calls for changes to ease pressure on celebrities who face intense scrutiny from media and fans alike On Friday, the South Korean columnist Yang Sung-hee asked a question to which no one appears to have an answer: “When will this ever end? How many more live...
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The council leader acknowledged that it was an "emotive" topic in some communities
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Celebrate Shrovetide 2025 and win an ‘Echo Pop, thanks to Smart Gas, just gives us your score predictions and we’ll pull out winner at the end of play on Wednesday 5th March 2025. (Winner will be announced live on air once play has been concluded).You can hear all the live action as it unfolds from...