Culture

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker
Classical Music

Celebrating 100 years of composer Pierre Boulez, a provocative musical thinker

From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year’s Oscars
Film

From Wicked to The Brutalist: What we learned from the biggest stars of this year’s Oscars

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?
TV

Robert De Niro and the Zero Day dilemma: Is Netflix scared of Trump?

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’
TV

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain
Film

From Star Wars to David Lynch: How my obsession with obscure 80s films rewired my tiny brain

This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
Homelessness

This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them
Sybil Bell

Independent venues are the backbone of the live music scene – we must look after them

How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
Theatre

How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’
Film

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
Music

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy
John Bird

The Story Hive: London’s new storytelling night is a chance for people to dream, imagine and enjoy

How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year
Lucy Sweet

How ‘winter madness’ made The Traitors the defining cultural event of the year

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
Film

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Film

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out
Robin Ince

Edinburgh Fringe should be a place for artists to grow – but working class people are priced out

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: No secrets to conceal

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I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Streetwise Opera

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
Books

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Education

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Comedian James Acaster: ‘I am not an alpha male’
Comedy

Comedian James Acaster: ‘I am not an alpha male’