Category : Culture

DJ Znobia: Inventor Vol 1 review – raw minimalist kuduro to shake the dancefloor

(Nyege Nyege Tapes)The Angolan producer arrived at his own version of the dance style kuduro after adding layered synths to folk rhythms, and these tracks show his lo-fi ingenuity In the late 90s, dancer Sebastião Lopes was experimenting with the pro...

Schiele artworks believed stolen during Holocaust seized from US museums

Works by Austrian expressionist were formerly owned by entertainer who died in concentration campThree artworks believed stolen during the Holocaust from a Jewish art collector and entertainer have been seized from museums in three different states b...

‘I imagine he’s in the cosmos, hearing music’: Floating Points on his landmark album with Pharoah Sanders

The UK producer has never spoken about one of the century’s most acclaimed records, Promises, until now. He recalls bonding with the late jazz legend over okra curry – then making a masterpieceOn 24 September 2022, Sam Shepherd arrived at a hospital...

The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin by Aoife Moore review – going mainstream

A warts-and-all account of Sinn Féin’s political journey out of the shadowsTo appreciate the astonishing rise of Sinn Féin consider this: even the IRA once disdained the party. “We used to say it was made up of cowards and women,” a former IRA man to...

Sex Education to Neighbours: the seven best shows to stream this week

The fourth and final season of Otis and co’s horny teen drama arrives, and the Aussie soap comes back from the deadHere is the fourth and final season of this jaunty teen drama, which is about to collide with the compromises of the adult world. Otis...

Renegades: San Francisco’s lesbian scene in the 1990s – in pictures

Chloe Sherman’s new book captures the rebellious nature of the lesbian scene in a city famed for its vibrancy and acceptance of queer culture. Renegades, San Francisco: The 1990s is published by Hatje Cantz Verlag• ‘Sexual experimentation was central...

TV tonight: the fascinating story about Coco Chanel’s mysterious life

Old friends and insiders lift the lid on the founder of the Chanel fashion house. Plus: Oz’s top drag queens fight for a crown. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...

‘Dancing femininely is the most metal thing’: the young women turning Slipknot into feminist anthems

With videos that are part thirst trap, part protest, gen Z is changing the image of the nu metal fanAt first listen, a song with violent and sexual imagery seems like an unlikely anthem for women who dressed up to see the Barbie movie. But many on Ti...

‘As a kid, I’d cry every day seeing homeless people’: Paul Dano on money, fatherhood and being shaved by Brian Cox

With the release of his new film Dumb Money, the endlessly versatile actor talks about turning his back on blockbusters, struggling to lie – and exploring his dark side There is versatility in acting and then there is Paul Dano. No sooner had he been...

Fingernails review – Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed’s chemistry can’t save paper-thin love story

Christos Nikou’s English-language debut aims to be a sadistically comical treatment of relationship insecurity, but ends up saying littleWithin the first few minutes of Christos Nikou’s sci-fi-inflected satire Fingernails, in which a medical test has...

Refugee film Green Border by Agnieszka Holland attacked by Polish government

The drama, which won a Venice film festival prize, was called ‘Nazi propaganda’ by proponents of Poland’s right-wing migrant policyPolish film director Agnieszka Holland’s prize-winning refugee drama Green Border is to be released in Poland, weeks be...

Schlock horror! Meet the family who made lurid movies for the Lord

The ultimate in low-budget film-making, the Ormonds specialised in bad-taste drive-in movies until a plane crash turned their attention to God. Now, with a major reevaluation, their time has comeIn 1986, Jimmy McDonough, the acclaimed biographer of N...

Kazuo Ishiguro song lyrics collection to be published

The prize-winning novelist’s lyrics, written for US jazz singer Stacey Kent, will be published with illustrations next MarchA collection of lyrics written by the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro for the American jazz singer Stacey Kent is due to be published...

Gene Simmons on Kiss, sex and calling it quits: ‘As long as your schmeckle works, you feel immortal’

Fifty years since their first show, the 74-year-old frontman of the glam rock band is preparing for their final curtain – and, he says, stands ‘guilty as charged of everything’“What is a witch’s hat?” Gene Simmons is asking with no mild consternation...

Comedian Maddy Anholt dies of brain cancer, aged 35

Comic had her own Radio 4 series, and appeared in TV comedies including Sunny D, Jerk and The Emily Atack ShowThe comedian Maddy Anholt, who had her own BBC Radio 4 show, appeared in numerous TV comedies and published a self-help book, has died aged...