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The orchestra determined to thrive in a Covid world
The orchestras determined to thrive in a Covid world. Image credit: Supplied
Music

The orchestra determined to thrive in a Covid world

My comfort in these trying times? Spiritual Jazz
Jazz legend Pharoah Sanders is moving with the times. Photo: Sam Polcer
Music

My comfort in these trying times? Spiritual Jazz

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
Film

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire

The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May
The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May. Image credit: Allstar Picture Library Ltd. / Alamy Stock Photo
Film

The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May

Fela Kuti is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Music

Fela Kuti is long overdue for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Palm Springs: Andy Samberg does Groundhog Day in the sunshine
Film

Palm Springs: Andy Samberg does Groundhog Day in the sunshine

Songs My Brother Taught Me: A story from the margins of US society
Film

Songs My Brother Taught Me: A story from the margins of US society

Myth me? The Greek gods saving UK theatre
Talking Gods, a digital festival of five reimagined Greek myths takes place on April 5-9 with a modern mythological tale premiering each night, followed by a live Zoom Q&A: Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Aphrodite and Icarus
Culture

Myth me? The Greek gods saving UK theatre

H Is For Happiness: A film with its heart utterly on its sleeve
H is for happiness
Film

H Is For Happiness: A film with its heart utterly on its sleeve

Michelle Obama is teaching us to take food seriously – by being playful
Health

Michelle Obama is teaching us to take food seriously – by being playful

Minari makes America seem like a land of opportunity again
Minari
Film

Minari makes America seem like a land of opportunity again

Orlando Bloom: 'I got really good at hiding myself'
Orlando Bloom stars in TV series Carnival Row. © Armando Gallo / Zuma / eyevine
Film

Orlando Bloom: 'I got really good at hiding myself'

Comedians are turning to podcasts to find people to show off to
Alexei Sayle at The Soho Theatre. Image credit: Photo by Donald Cooper/Shutterstock
Culture

Comedians are turning to podcasts to find people to show off to

SAS: Red Notice is an Andy McNab rollercoaster with some cracks and creaks
Film

SAS: Red Notice is an Andy McNab rollercoaster with some cracks and creaks

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive
Ewen Bremner’s portrayal of Alan McGee is unveiled at the Glasgow Film Festival.
Film

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler
The Dark and the Wicked is a chilling new twist on the family dynamic.
Film

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Jamal Khashoggi and the new film humanising the man behind the headlines
Jamal Khashoggi and Hatice Cengiz
Film

Jamal Khashoggi and the new film humanising the man behind the headlines

Dame Kelly Holmes praised for openness on self-harm and mental health
Dame Kelly Holmes spoke candidly in a Letter to My Younger Self
Health

Dame Kelly Holmes praised for openness on self-harm and mental health

The Owners: Horror that doesn't hold back
The owners is released on February 22. Image credit: Supplied
Film

The Owners: Horror that doesn't hold back

Sophia Loren: 'Little by little, you see the light at the end of the tunnel'
Film

Sophia Loren: 'Little by little, you see the light at the end of the tunnel'