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Wendy Ide
Eagles of the Republic is no laughing matter

Fri 22 May 2026

Eagles of the Republic is no laughing matter
Killian Fox
The big picture: Bronzing in Benidorm

Fri 22 May 2026

The big picture: Bronzing in Benidorm
Rowan Moore
The man behind Albania’s architectural revolution

Fri 22 May 2026

The man behind Albania’s architectural revolution
Fiona Maddocks
What to do this weekend, from birds in Oxford to opera for children

Fri 22 May 2026

What to do this weekend, from birds in Oxford to opera for children
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week: from the International Booker winner to Agnes Owens

Thu 21 May 2026

What to read this week: from the International Booker winner to Agnes Owens
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King on queerness and Taiwan’s future

Thu 21 May 2026

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King on queerness and Taiwan’s future
John Self
The working-class genius of Agnes Owens

Thu 21 May 2026

The working-class genius of Agnes Owens
Lyndsey Stonebridge
Rowan Williams makes the case for solidarity

Thu 21 May 2026

Rowan Williams makes the case for solidarity
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder

Thu 21 May 2026

Paperback of the week: I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder
Vanessa Thorpe
At Cannes this year, fractured families are everywhere

Thu 21 May 2026

At Cannes this year, fractured families are everywhere
Laura Cumming
James McNeill Whistler – meticulous, mysterious, maverick

Thu 21 May 2026

James McNeill Whistler – meticulous, mysterious, maverick
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from The Elon Musk Show to Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

Thu 21 May 2026

What to watch this week, from The Elon Musk Show to Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
Erica Wagner
The scammers using AI and flattery to target authors like me

Wed 20 May 2026

The scammers using AI and flattery to target authors like me
Vanessa Thorpe
Alan Cumming: ‘I can’t believe it’s my job to run this theatre’

Wed 20 May 2026

Alan Cumming: ‘I can’t believe it’s my job to run this theatre’
Orlando Whitfield
Adam Ross’s Playworld is a rightful heir to Catcher in the Rye

Wed 20 May 2026

Adam Ross’s Playworld is a rightful heir to Catcher in the Rye
Fiona Noble
Young adult books of the month: chaos and the cure

Mon 18 May 2026

Young adult books of the month: chaos and the cure
Ana Kinsella
What to read to understand artistic partnerships

Mon 18 May 2026

What to read to understand artistic partnerships
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann

Mon 18 May 2026

Paperback of the week: The Director by Daniel Kehlmann
K Biswas
The Enlightenment’s invention of racism

Sun 17 May 2026

The Enlightenment’s invention of racism

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