Culture
Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes

Inside the Leeds International Piano Competition: Where uprights are turned into half-pipes
The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus

The Room Next Door review – Pedro Almodóvar puts friendship and assisted dying in laser-focus
That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Tallack review – a moving testament to the power of music
Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in

Playground by Richard Powers review – a crafty and deep examination of the state we’re in
Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’

Colin Greenwood: ‘I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead’
Top 5 books about poison, chosen by author and biologist Noah Whiteman

Top 5 books about poison, chosen by author and biologist Noah Whiteman
Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’

Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘You don’t have to get every bit of toothpaste out of the tube’
From ancient civilisations to industrial revolutions: How horses shaped the world we live in today

From ancient civilisations to industrial revolutions: How horses shaped the world we live in today
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – edge-of-your-seat Cold War escapism
Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’

Singer and TV star Daniel O’Donnell: ‘I don’t want yesterday back – I love today’
When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own

When theatres emptied during the pandemic, I had to make my own
This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’

This Country’s Charlie Cooper: ‘We don’t have much pride in being English’
Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels 

Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels
Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’

Danny Dyer on fame, therapy and working-class people in politics: ‘We need a f**king leader’
Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all

Timestalker review – digging deep into how love makes fools of us all
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout review – small-town secrets
Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation

Recognising the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative review – a clear-eyed meditation
Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’

Alma’s Not Normal star Sophie Willan: ‘Care experienced people have superpowers – we’re brilliant!’
Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’

Author Matt Haig: ‘I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood’
Joan star Sophie Turner: ‘People always root for the rebels’
