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Book reviews: Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, and The Drowned Forest by Angela Barry
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Books

Book reviews: Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, and The Drowned Forest by Angela Barry

This is Gwar review: 'A goofy, goopy assault on the senses'
Film review

This is Gwar review: 'A goofy, goopy assault on the senses'

The Recycling Concerto creating a smash out of trash
Music

The Recycling Concerto creating a smash out of trash

Ms. Marvel: What happens when a superhero's greatest enemy is the fandom?
Iman Vellani
TV

Ms. Marvel: What happens when a superhero's greatest enemy is the fandom?

Peter Cushing's Dr Who movies regenerated for a new audience
Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD
Film

Peter Cushing's Dr Who movies regenerated for a new audience

Books about jazz you need to read
Books

Books about jazz you need to read

Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – 'the maddest masterclass of sensory overload'
Glastonbury 2022
Music

Lucy Sweet: Glastonbury – 'the maddest masterclass of sensory overload'

Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland
Phoebe Bridgers at the Barras
Music

Six things we learned from Phoebe Bridgers live at Glasgow Barrowland

Elvis review: The paradox of American myth-making
Elvis movie
Film

Elvis review: The paradox of American myth-making

Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
Yoga pose at sunset
Book review

Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer

Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece
Man vs Bee. Image: Netflix
TV

Mr Bean meets Breaking Bad – why Man vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a radical reminder that older women are sexual beings
Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Image: Searchlight Pictures
Film

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a radical reminder that older women are sexual beings

Everything Went Fine: A right-to-die story that’s strangely life-affirming 
everything went fine
film

Everything Went Fine: A right-to-die story that’s strangely life-affirming 

Stanley Tucci's forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV
stanley tucci food
Foodie TV

Stanley Tucci's forbidden foods make for mouth-watering TV

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles
violet anna dennis
classical music

In opera Violet, time becomes elastic and society crumbles

Why Bo Burnham's Inside still resonates so much with young adults
Bo Burnham with beard and long hair sings as part of Inside
Bo Burnham

Why Bo Burnham's Inside still resonates so much with young adults

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Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices
Book review

Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices

Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols TV show proves the filth and fury endures
Sex Pistols TV show
TV

Danny Boyle's Sex Pistols TV show proves the filth and fury endures

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family
Book review

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family

Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for
Music in the Round
Music

Ensemble 360: A dawn chorus worth getting out of bed for

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