Culture

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
Callum Turner (left) and Austin Butler in Masters of the Air
TV

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me

At least two grassroots music venues closing each week
Fatboy Slim cheers at excited audience in grassroots music venue the Adelphi
Venue Watch

At least two grassroots music venues closing each week

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky rules the school in Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical Photo
Theatre

Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024
Music

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024

'Small is beautiful': How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in 'volatile' times
Books

'Small is beautiful': How independent bookshops plan to survive – and thrive – in 'volatile' times

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor 'shows the power of art' to tackle homelessness
Shane Record's painting of Big Issue vendor Raheem Ahmed
Art

Stunning portrait of Big Issue vendor 'shows the power of art' to tackle homelessness

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle
LeAnn Rimes
Letter To My Younger Self

LeAnn Rimes on powerful women, making mistakes and giving voice to her late gay uncle

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks
ENO Ally Pally
Music

Why English National Opera relocating to Manchester will be more complicated than it looks

Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world
Books

Gathering: Women of Colour on Nature review – natural highs from our natural world

Big Boys' Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing on big scenes, big themes and their big responsibility
TV

Big Boys' Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing on big scenes, big themes and their big responsibility

Hello Kitty celebrates 50th anniversary: Behind the phenomenal rise of the Japanese icon
Hello Kitty
Exhibition

Hello Kitty celebrates 50th anniversary: Behind the phenomenal rise of the Japanese icon

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath
Books

5 books to read about women confronting racism, selected by author and comedian Njambi McGrath

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture
Books

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture

Peter Capaldi on why his new cop drama Criminal Record is going to be your next TV obsession
Peter Capaldi
TV

Peter Capaldi on why his new cop drama Criminal Record is going to be your next TV obsession

Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder's tragic passing
A female punk singer plays to an impassioned crowd at London grassroots venue Luna
Venue Watch

Save Luna: London venue fights to survive in face of crippling costs and founder's tragic passing

Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety
Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar cover
Books

Ava Anna Ada by Ali Millar review – the apocalyptic age of anxiety

Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward star in new Netflix Film inspired by Homeless World Cup
Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward in Netflix film The Beautiful Game
Homeless World Cup

Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward star in new Netflix Film inspired by Homeless World Cup

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the 'right to read'
Books

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo warns cost of living crisis is denying kids the 'right to read'

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth cover
Books

Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth – a dark take on suburban motherhood

Reading Robert Smith's diary made me fall in love with The Cure
Robert Smith of The Cure
Simon Price

Reading Robert Smith's diary made me fall in love with The Cure