Culture
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’

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’
New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies

New video game Fable allows players to live out their evil landlord fantasies
Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry 

Top 5 comedy books, chosen by author and screenwriter James Alistair Henry
H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’

H is for Hawk star Claire Foy: ‘I don’t know why we don’t talk about grief more’
Rick Edwards: ‘I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China’

Rick Edwards: ‘I love backgammon – even if I lost 20 times at the Great Wall of China’
A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music

A damning review of Arts Council England could mean long-awaited change for music
Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year

Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year
Drifting North by Dominic Hinde review – intimately moving and expansive

