Culture
Music’s good brain food agree Plato and Bono, so why’s GCSE music in decline?

Music’s good brain food agree Plato and Bono, so why’s GCSE music in decline?
Never knew you needed to see Jackie Chan battering the IRA? Netflix did…

Never knew you needed to see Jackie Chan battering the IRA? Netflix did…
Last Flag Flying, review – undemanding buddy movie flies at half-mast

Last Flag Flying, review – undemanding buddy movie flies at half-mast
What does a real-life ‘early man’ make of Early Man?

What does a real-life ‘early man’ make of Early Man?
Stephen Frears: “Brexit lunatics seem determined to put the clocks back”

Stephen Frears: “Brexit lunatics seem determined to put the clocks back”
Glasgow Film Festival proves to be top dog as it announces line-up

Glasgow Film Festival proves to be top dog as it announces line-up
Steven Van Zandt: ‘We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll’

Steven Van Zandt: ‘We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll’
“They’ve got enough toasters”: Russell Brand’s Harry and Meghan wedding gift

“They’ve got enough toasters”: Russell Brand’s Harry and Meghan wedding gift
First Aid Kit and Nils Frahm’s new albums will warm you through the winter

First Aid Kit and Nils Frahm’s new albums will warm you through the winter
Musings on philosophical geology make for fascinating radio – who knew?

Musings on philosophical geology make for fascinating radio – who knew?
The Final Year, review – the adulatory Obama doc that didn’t see Trump coming

The Final Year, review – the adulatory Obama doc that didn’t see Trump coming
Big Issue vendor-turned-artist calls for help from readers for next work

Big Issue vendor-turned-artist calls for help from readers for next work
Glen Hansard: “We’ve fallen below a threshold of decency”

Glen Hansard: “We’ve fallen below a threshold of decency”
Liam Neeson: “Our age of insularity is a big issue”

Liam Neeson: “Our age of insularity is a big issue”
Celebrity Big Brother – reality TV has started to look worryingly real

Celebrity Big Brother – reality TV has started to look worryingly real
Nico Muhly’s new opera Marnie has been dividing critics and audiences alike




