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This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side

Anora review – even Russian mercenaries have a sensitive side
The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family

The Most by Jessica Anthony review – cracks just beneath the surface of an all-American family
The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'

The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'
Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz
An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened

An interstellar, alien meteor collided with Earth. This is what happened
I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father's heart

I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father's heart
Comedian Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'

Comedian Munya Chawawa: 'There's a dictatorship brewing with Trump'
Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'

Fin DAC: 'As a creator of public murals, I aspire to leave spaces brighter than I found them'
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
Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine

Introducing Mustache Funk: The underground sounds that flourished in Soviet-controlled Ukraine
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'
