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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
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s picks of the week: Normal, Obsession, Orphan and more

Sun 17 May 2026

Wendy Ide’s picks of the week: Normal, Obsession, Orphan and more
Clare Brennan
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: laughing at provocation

Sun 17 May 2026

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: laughing at provocation
Emma Haslett
Cities could save billions by hiring local architects, report suggests

Sun 17 May 2026

Cities could save billions by hiring local architects, report suggests
Tara Joshi
The grid: Collages of feminism

Sun 17 May 2026

The grid: Collages of feminism
Erica Wagner
Truth, lies and the man who built the Brooklyn Bridge

Sun 17 May 2026

Truth, lies and the man who built the Brooklyn Bridge
Miranda Sawyer
The making of Madonna

Sun 17 May 2026

The making of Madonna
The Sunday poem: Lemons by Patrick Daly

Sun 17 May 2026

The Sunday poem: Lemons by Patrick Daly
K Biswas
The Enlightenment’s invention of racism

Sun 17 May 2026

The Enlightenment’s invention of racism
Vanessa Thorpe
How a love-starved childhood inspired David Lean, cinema’s great romantic

Sat 16 May 2026

How a love-starved childhood inspired David Lean, cinema’s great romantic
Laura Cumming
Zineb Sedira’s home movies

Sat 16 May 2026

Zineb Sedira’s home movies
Killian Fox
The big picture: Tehran’s anonymous journalist

Sat 16 May 2026

The big picture: Tehran’s anonymous journalist
Caitlin Macdonald
The circus family gets back on the road

Sat 16 May 2026

The circus family gets back on the road
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
A forager’s tale

Sat 16 May 2026

A forager’s tale
John Niven
Playing St Andrew’s backwards

Sat 16 May 2026

Playing St Andrew’s backwards
Stephanie Merritt
Duet with a nightingale

Sat 16 May 2026

Duet with a nightingale
Finn Blythe
Inside London’s most colourful shop

Sat 16 May 2026

Inside London’s most colourful shop
Susannah Clapp
Mass is a finely wrought study of forgiveness

Fri 15 May 2026

Mass is a finely wrought study of forgiveness
Miles Ellingham
Canapes at the end of the world

Fri 15 May 2026

Canapes at the end of the world
Vanessa Thorpe
Sun, sea and sexy slashers at Cannes film festival

Fri 15 May 2026

Sun, sea and sexy slashers at Cannes film festival
Barbara Ellen
Believe Me is a rare thing: true crime drama that puts women first

Fri 15 May 2026

Believe Me is a rare thing: true crime drama that puts women first
Ciarán O’Rourke
Supernatural Elvis: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 winner

Thu 14 May 2026

Supernatural Elvis: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 winner
Susannah Clapp
Why criticism matters - more than ever

Thu 14 May 2026

Why criticism matters - more than ever
Julia Clayton
The art salon returns to Southport, and opera’s new northern lights: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 runners-up

Thu 14 May 2026

The art salon returns to Southport, and opera’s new northern lights: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 runners-up
Kathleen Jamie
The fight to save our wild places

Thu 14 May 2026

The fight to save our wild places
Olivia Ovenden
Prestige Drama is a bitterly funny take on TV’s obsession with the Troubles

Thu 14 May 2026

Prestige Drama is a bitterly funny take on TV’s obsession with the Troubles
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from wild places to Troubles tourism

Thu 14 May 2026

What to read this week, from wild places to Troubles tourism
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Believe Me to Marty, Life Is Short

Wed 13 May 2026

What to watch this week, from Believe Me to Marty, Life Is Short
Erica Wagner
Puzzles take over the box as Wordle goes primetime

Wed 13 May 2026

Puzzles take over the box as Wordle goes primetime
Wendy Ide
The Christophers paints the colourful lives of artists

Wed 13 May 2026

The Christophers paints the colourful lives of artists
Killian Fox
Clarke Peters: ‘The seniors in the world have a lot to offer’

Wed 13 May 2026

Clarke Peters: ‘The seniors in the world have a lot to offer’
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: ‘I’m nostalgic for life on the oil rig’

Wed 13 May 2026

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: ‘I’m nostalgic for life on the oil rig’
Erica Wagner
The women who brought the Nazis to justice

Wed 13 May 2026

The women who brought the Nazis to justice
Megan Nolan
Blake Morrison’s guide to life-writing

Tue 12 May 2026

Blake Morrison’s guide to life-writing
Jude Rogers
How In the Psychiatrist’s Chair got inside the minds of stars

Mon 11 May 2026

How In the Psychiatrist’s Chair got inside the minds of stars
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: Nico Muhly’s No Resting Place

Mon 11 May 2026

Home listening: Nico Muhly’s No Resting Place
Daphne Karnezis
In central Athens, a family house full of space

Mon 11 May 2026

In central Athens, a family house full of space
Tara Joshi
The grid: Man’s best friend, 2045

Sun 10 May 2026

The grid: Man’s best friend, 2045
Kate Nash: ‘Lisa Canny of Biird is a force to be reckoned with’

Sun 10 May 2026

Kate Nash: ‘Lisa Canny of Biird is a force to be reckoned with’
Anna Leszkiewicz
Liz Allan’s 1990s-set novel smells like teen spirit

Sun 10 May 2026

Liz Allan’s 1990s-set novel smells like teen spirit
Clare Brennan
In Magic, David Haig explores the extraordinary bond of Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle

Sun 10 May 2026

In Magic, David Haig explores the extraordinary bond of Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Romería, Kokuho, Our Land and more

Sun 10 May 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Romería, Kokuho, Our Land and more

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