Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus - a star sculptor is born

Wed 27 May 2026

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King on queerness and Taiwan’s future

Thu 21 May 2026

Supernatural Elvis: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 winner

Thu 14 May 2026

Why criticism matters - more than ever

Thu 14 May 2026

The art salon returns to Southport, and opera’s new northern lights: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 runners-up

Thu 14 May 2026

Highlights from the 2026 Olivier awards

Mon 13 Apr 2026

‘This was literature as gelignite’

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Olivier awards recognise new generation of playwrights ready to don Tom Stoppard’s mantle

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Olivia Dean, Lola Young and Raye, the Brit School graduates taking over UK music

The high-flying Brit School graduates who hit the big time

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Behind the Brits’ rock’n’roll glitter, it’s business as usual for the record labels

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Olivia Dean: from north London to global stardom (via Croydon)

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The Brits honour success stories. And what a story Olivia Dean has

Sun 1 Mar 2026

The Brits ceremony went north, the prizes all went south

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star

Sat 21 Feb 2026

The £3,000 Observer / Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Introducing the Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story prize

Sun 8 Feb 2026

When protest came to the Grammys

Mon 2 Feb 2026

The story behind the Salt Path investigation and why Hollywood has daddy issues

David Szalay: ‘If you want to be a proper writer, you have to deal with the sordid’

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Why David Szalay’s Flesh won the Booker prize

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Secrets of a Booker prize judge

Mon 10 Nov 2025

Helen Garner: ‘Writers need to have their arse kicked around the block’

Wed 5 Nov 2025

The £3,000 Observer/Anthony Burgess prize for new writers is open

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Liberal Hollywood is naked and afraid

Sun 21 Sept 2025