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Arts

  • film still of a woman in the woods with a crossbow

    Film
    Never Let Go – Halle Berry takes hold of uneven woodland horror

  • A late night tv host talks to the camera

    Television
    Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘I cannot believe he’s still trying to convince us he won the debate’

  • Agent J or Agent No Way? … Will Smith and David Schwimmer

    Would starring in Men in Black really have made David Schwimmer a movie star?

    Stuart Heritage
    The Friends actor says he regrets not going for the role made famous by Will Smith, but could he have made ‘I make this look good’ as good?
  • ‘The ultimate example of following your dreams’ … ballerina Michaela DePrince.

    Stage
    ‘The first Black ballerina I found on YouTube’: Precious Adams pays tribute to Michaela DePrince

  • PR shot of Nelly Furtado in a fur coat.

    Nelly Furtado: ‘Flames shot out of the speaker when I started making Maneater’

  • Future Ours installation shot

    Art and design
    ‘Art changes people and people change the world’: the artists targeting UN’s general assembly

  • Sophia Loren in Legend of the Lost (1957)

    Film
    Happy 90th birthday Sophia Loren! Her greatest films – ranked

Talking points

  • ‘These were once crazy, speedy machines’ … a sliced-up V10 engine from an Audi RS 6 in Bircken’s Gebrochenes Pferd show.

    Art and design
    Wombs to vrooms: the artist who makes work out of old Audi parts – and her own placenta

  • A composite image of a priest, an opera singer, a woman in a club, a man and woman in an office

    Film
    From The Brutalist to Conclave: what is the state of this year’s Oscar race?

  • A man in a suit and tie points a gun

    Film
    Lionsgate partners with AI firm to train generative model on film and TV library

  • Musically tough and dynamic … Morrissey and Johnny Marr in their Smiths days

    Music
    There is a light that never goes out: is a Smiths reunion genuinely impossible?

People

  • A man wearing a pink and black shirt looks to the side

    Television
    MrBeast sued over ‘unsafe’ environment on upcoming Amazon reality show

  • Rammellzee in his Tribeca apartment in 1991.

    Music
    ‘Rammellzee was an electric presence’: Thurston Moore on NYC’s graffiti-writing hip-hop pioneer

    Thurston Moore
    • Johnny Marr at his recording studio in Stockport

      Music
      Johnny Marr rubbishes Morrissey’s claim about Smiths trademark

    • Mother and daughter smile across table

      Stage
      Mother of Michaela DePrince dies a day after ballerina’s death

    • Sean Combs

      Music
      Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail in sex-trafficking and racketeering case

The big picture

  • A man standing by the sea, holding large sticks over his shoulders

    No hospital, no cars … and only three school pupils: life on a remote island – in pictures

    From crazed parties and LSD-laced bread to bike rides in blissful silence, the inhabitants of this isolated outpost in the Mediterranean have a uniquely strong social bond – as long as you don’t speak ill of the dolphins …

Reviews

  • Timothée Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name.

    Books
    My Roman Year by André Aciman – Memento amore

  • Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness in Agatha All Along on Disney+.

    Television
    Agatha All Along – the perfect show for Halloween season

    • Robert Harris.

      Books
      Precipice by Robert Harris – the prime minister’s affair

    • Rumaan Alam

      Books
      Entitlement by Rumaan Alam – the American dream gone wrong

    • Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022.

      Books
      Character Limit by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac – Musk’s Twitter takeover

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Pictures & video

  • A man standing by the sea, holding large sticks over his shoulders

    Photography
    No hospitals, no cars … and only three students: remote island life

    From crazed parties and LSD-laced bread to bike rides in blissful silence, the inhabitants of this isolated outpost in the Mediterranean have a uniquely strong social bond – as long as you don’t speak ill of the dolphins …
  • A group of Ukrainian IDPs who fled Irpin, a suburb of Kyiv that has seen heaving fighting and shelling, arrive at an area before the destroyed bridge into the city during in the third week of the Russian invasion. March, 2022.

    War photography
    A journey through Ukraine: living in a war zone – in pictures

  • Andrei Furnea5 Andrei Furnea Romania Istanbul — Mosaic of Dreams Inspired by the work of Ara Güler and Alex Webb among others, I decided to take a ten day photo-trip to explore Istanbul with my own eyes. I was deeply touched by the dynamic of the streets and the kindness of humans as well as how the chaotic visual elements have a tendency to arrange themselves gracefully in front of the spectator. It’s like you are watching life’s greatest show —happening just for you. The city of Istanbul is a living canvas of history and culture, dazzling with vibrant diversity. The city’s palette doesn’t just contain joy; it also carries the shadows of history. The old city’s alleyways whisper tales of trials endured. Yet, amidst these layers, the town thrives. A testament to resilience. Istanbul isn’t merely a city; it’s an ever-evolving masterpiece of colors and stories; a reflection of the human spirit.

    Street photography
    ‘Humanity is thriving!’: a street-level tour of the world – in pictures

  • Wild at Art 2024
    Australia’s threatened species through the eyes of children – in pictures

  • 2024 Bowness photography prize
    A snapshot of contemporary Australia – in pictures

  • The Guardian picture essay
    Shroom with a view: photo gems from Images Vevey – in pictures

  • MTV VMAs 2024
    Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and more

  • Polaroid
    The best instant images

  • Dance
    Happy returns and birthday surprises: Jasmin Vardimon toasts 25 years of dance with Now

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