Culture

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Film

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Books

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Books

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
Letter To My Younger Self

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Books

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson

People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like
Environment

People expect the deep ocean to be filled with monsters. This is what it’s really like

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
Music

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
TV

The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Music

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’
Music

Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’

Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’
Film

Nightbitch director Marielle Heller: ‘I’m trying to normalise the messy side of menstruation’

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
TV

‘I don’t know if I can get away with this’: Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Books

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse

X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’
Music

X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
Music

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’

The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings
Neuroscience

The truth is we’re all sinners – it’s how we survive as human beings

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Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman
Books

Top 5 books with a hero, chosen by teacher and author Jack Jackman

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Film

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime

Laura Mvula: ‘I don’t know if I’d be a singer without my family’
Music

Laura Mvula: ‘I don’t know if I’d be a singer without my family’

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’
Activism

Malala Yousafzai on taking on the Taliban and why ‘storytelling is the soul of activism’