Category : Culture

This Is Lorelei: Holo Boy review – sweet-sad songs from a new pearl of the US alt scene

(Double Double Whammy)One half of Water From Your Eyes re-records songs from the back catalogue of his other band, resulting in acoustic fare touched with regret and darknessAs one half of Brooklyn-based duo Water From Your Eyes, Nate Amos makes left...

Magnum photographer Alex Webb’s 2026 Lavazza calendar – in pictures

The coffee brand Lavazza engaged Alex Webb, a contemporary street photographer from the Magnum Photos agency, for its 2026 calendar, which explores the rich tapestry of elements that make up the Italian lifestyle Continue reading...

‘The goal was to scare a kid’: the wild world of films-within-films

From Angels with Filthy Souls in Home Alone, to Deception in The Holiday, fake movies are taking on a life of their ownThe cold was brutal and so were the gangsters. It was the first – and worse, only – day of shooting, and when cinematographer Julio...

‘He played with language better than anybody’: Terry Gilliam and John Boorman on Tom Stoppard

Two film-makers who worked with the late playwright recall a man of extraordinary wit, endless invention and innate eleganceI was utterly knocked out by the way Tom Stoppard’s mind worked, his brilliance and by the fact he made Brazil out of a big lu...

Strauss: An Alpine Symphony; Four Songs Op 27 album review – Nothing is overblown or indulgent

Alder/FRSO/Collon(Ondine)Conductor Nicholas Collon keeps the sound clean and the pace dynamic in a bracing recording, while, in the Four Songs op 27, Louise Alder is unfailingly communicativeThe ascent and descent depicted in Richard Strauss’s An Al...

The best poetry books of 2025

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan RavinthiranMany of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of wild experimentation, pushing at the bounds of what “...

TV tonight: ‘The Batch Lady’ prepares Christmas dinner three months early

Suzanne Mulholland and Joe Swash help a family to prepare a fuss-free festive spread. Plus: Kate Winslet on directing her first film. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, Channel 4Would you make your Christmas dinner three months before the big day?...

‘Constant stimulation, dopamine overload’: how EsDeeKid and UK underground rap exploded on a global scale

With an experimental and maxed-out sound, bold new MCs are emerging from all corners of the UK – and with US rap in the doldrums, the time is ripe for another British InvasionIt’s early November and London’s Electric Ballroom is heaving. The warm-up...