Culture
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
The first Iraqi film to make the Oscars shortlist follows a small girl on a perilous mission for cake
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’
Artist Exhibit69 on new exhibition for Jealous Gallery and Big Issue: ‘It’s a full-circle moment’
In the midst of mental health struggles, artist Mark Anthony, known as Exhibit69, turned to painting. Now he’s curating an exhibition in aid of Big Issue
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler: ‘It’s a great act of love to look at a book with your child’
Scheffler has drawn many of Britain’s most beloved characters. As his latest book is released with Sophie Cashell, he has also taken on the very important role of judge for our upcoming Kids Cover Competition
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV
Box of Delights by Richard Marson review: a celebration for a lost epoch of BBC children’s TV
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers review: a workmanlike yet touchingly sincere biography
Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson: ‘Reading is becoming niche – like stamp collecting’
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Top 5 legal dramas, chosen by The Traitors star Harriet Tyce
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye’
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘Lord of the Flies looks populism in the eye’
Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks?
Does the rising cost of streaming justify buying ‘dodgy’ Fire Sticks?
How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
How long do we have left before Freeview is switched off forever?
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
Stormzy backs bid to get adults into books: ‘Reading really is a superpower’
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes review – a swan song of wit and grace
‘Television is dead’: Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
‘Television is dead’: Inside the rise and rise of vertical dramas
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: ‘When EastEnders came along, I was broke’
Death in Paradise star Don Gilet: ‘When EastEnders came along, I was broke’
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Top 5 atmospheric thrillers, chosen by journalist, critic and novelist Thrity Umrigar
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we’re in
Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – the state we’re in
Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us
Bad Language by So Mayer review – explorations of the ways words are used to control us
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
H is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald: ‘I felt like a ghost watching the film of myself’
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’
