Review
It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity

It’s Terrible the Things I Have to Do to Be Me by Philippa Snow review – insights into female celebrity
Art critic Philippa Snow’s latest collection of essays focuses on the construct of female celebrity and the real people beneath the personas
Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short

Moderation by Elaine Castillo review – modern love story falls short
Love in a virtual world in this romance with a difference
Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down

Notes on Stereophonics, nostalgia and why you can’t keep a good banger down
Stereophonics played London’s Finsbury Park as part of the Stadium Anthems tour. It may as well been called the Bangers tour
Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Bruce Springsteen’s Tracks II is 83 songs long – and proves sometimes less is more
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Frenetic, angry and urgent: Kneecap show they’ve no intention of shutting up during Glasgow show
Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry

Autobiography of Death by Kim Hyesoon review – defiant poetry
Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant

Lana Del Rey’s stadium show is strange, beguiling and brilliant
Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available

Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil by Harry Freedman review – other Dylan books are available
In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased
Dangerous Animals review – you’re gonna need a bigger bait

Dangerous Animals review – you’re gonna need a bigger bait
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written

Bowie Odyssey 75 by Simon Goddard review – utterly riveting and beautifully written
Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
