The American photographer’s image from the backstage area of a circus in Belarus is fabulously uncanny

The director on the ‘shock therapy’ of his latest movie, Sirāt, why he is drawn to Morocco, and wanting actors to ‘jump to the abyss’ with him

Keerthana Kunnath’s photograph of a female bodybuilder shows strength in the face of conservative norms

The singer-songwriter’s cultural highlights, including West End Girl, going ‘all in’ on Bugonia, and the ‘Wall Street of the South’

The British photographer’s shot, taken in his father’s home town, leaves us feeling blue about the moments that pass us by

The Observer journalist was a tireless champion of the comics form. Our annual award has been renamed in her honour

This bleak, beautiful book considers that modern life may not be rosier than the dark pits of hell

An ambitious new restaurant in central London aims to bring the flavours of the Black Sea to a whole new audience

The film-maker and artist’s cultural highlights, including the V&A East Storehouse a ‘standout’ performance by Davóne Tines

If these structures shot in the Gobi desert look truly cinematic, it’s because they are

The ballet dancer chooses her cultural highlights, including the pop star she can relate to and a ‘compelling’ hospital drama

The English photographer’s 1960s portrait of a Glaswegian girl captures the joy of kids in a deprived area of the city

At his London restaurant Planque, Seb Myers is quietly serving food that is almost perfect. Why aren’t more people taking notice?

The actor chooses her cultural highlights, including Persian food, reading poetry with her daughter and why vintage fairs feed your soul

Many of the subjects of the American photographer’s Ballad of Sexual Dependency might be gone, but the series’ influence is still apparent

The actor and comedian on football, Irishness, Alan Partridge and Reform

The photographer’s cultural highlights, including Fasika festival, Mariama Bâ’s So Long a Letter, and a surprising West African surf documentary

The human cost of segregation is clear to see in Jo Ractliffe’s portrait of a South African woman exiled for 21 years

A moving and funny family memoir from The Observer graphic short story prize-winner

The acclaimed soprano’s cultural highlights include a visit to Kosovo, the meditative joy of sushi and a handbook for helping those we love