From crying miners to birthday girls via a body therapist and a meat packer, portraits from Richard Avedon’s celebrated series In the American West are on show in a new exhibition curated by his granddaughter Continue reading...
This second novel in a sharp duology offers a powerful interrogation of language in the age of mechanical mass destructionNever knowingly unknowing, Ali& Smith pre-empts the most likely criticism of her latest novel, Glyph, when a character says: “I’m just not sure that books that are novels and fic...
Adorable spirits guide the dead towards reincarnation in this beautifully strange Hong Kong anime – but watch out for the gut-wrenching violenceThe wonder of Studio Ghibli meets the gruesomeness of Game of Thrones and the dark fury of a Greek tragedy in this striking and deeply strange animation fro...
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Following investigations into a fatal stabbing, arson, stalking and so much more. Plus, the finale of sleeper hit drama Dark Winds. Here’s what to watch this evening10.05pm, Channel 4In Suffolk, a man fatally stabs a suspected thief outside his house. In Hertfordshire, a car belonging to a woman rep...
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She was half of a 90s art power couple that seemed unstoppable. But they split and the trauma floored her. Now she’s back with defiant paintings celebrating her punk past – and late-career motherhoodSue Webster is reminiscing about boozy 90s art openings. A hazy memory of Damien Hirst riding Leigh B...
According to an expert, the 'gold mine' of patient records is more valuable to hackers than credit card details
The fears of unstable trees had seemingly dwindled after Christmas, until last Thursday, when a large cedar tree fell from a churchyard
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The mysterious Cornish electronic music pioneer has gained an extraordinary second life in the TikTok era. Writers and musicians explain why his glitchy slipperiness is so in tune with life todayQKThr, an obscure cut from Aphex Twin’s 2001 album, Drukqs, sounds like an ambient experiment recorded on...
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This fantastically enjoyable romp about the boy band covers the highs, the oiled thighs and the chainmail codpieces. But why does Gary Barlow twiddle his bandmates’ earlobes so much?‘I don’t like cauliflower cheese,” says Howard Donald (57), prodding at a hillock of cheddar-festooned florets as he...
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Lineup for 2026 includes a Molière adaptation and a mash-up of Sophocles and Ingmar BergmanCate Blanchett, Sandra Oh and Letitia Wright will form part of the National Theatre’s starry, female-led lineup for its 2026 season that its artistic director promises will “theatrically explode”.Oh, the Killi...
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A conflicted mood has lingered over Utah’s long-running film festival with premieres and parties continuing but stars speaking out against government crueltyThe news began to spread through the Sundance film festival on Saturday morning, as people emerged from early screenings or long nights out at...
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Sundance film festival: strong performances from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan anchor a sensitive film about caregiving as a form of rehabilitationOne of the greatest achievements of a certain kind of Sundance movie is the ability to shine a light on an experience or community we hadn’t previousl...
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Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusionThe Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo has called for renewed efforts to diversify the school curriculum in England, warning that young people are growing up in a society where “...