Arts and Culture

The Motive and the Cue is just as good second time around

The name of the ship is well known these days, but the etymology of the Cotswolds village from which it took its name is less certain

At the age of 75, synthesiser pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre is back with two new projects and a determination to innovate and disrupt

Not all Italians become upset when one of the country’s keystone desserts is meddled with, and this dish is a fine example

In a way, the Ahmadi feel like a very suburban, very pacific, rather twee and English sort of Muslim sect

Attempting to steal children’s Christmas gifts from a kindly old man is only one item on the charge sheet of the cannibalistic witch

Dumas’s swashbuckling classic has been filmed 50 times – but the French haven’t tried since the 1960s. Until now...

Several standout exhibitions this year moved beyond simply flagging the work of “forgotten” artist women

The story of Anne Frank is known far and wide, but this was a fresh look at an already well-examined period of history

The perfect combination of compelling narrative and wonderful writing is rare but when it works the results are unforgettable

After over half a century of trying, 2023 was the year that continental European rock truly broke the rest of the world

2023 went down as the year the superhero movie died. The genre has spun its last web and assembled its last avenger

This year I learned the last great showman was one of those people I had loved deeply without ever fully realising it

2023 has been a tumultuous year around the world, filled with conflict, controversy and historic firsts, alongside hopes and fears for the future

For our final letters pages of 2023, a selection of our favourite missives of the year. Thank you to all who wrote in

This high-tech masterclass is also an extraordinary piece of unforgettable theatre

Norway’s second city is becoming one of Europe’s hottest food tickets. Just don’t mention the lutefisk

From political memoirs to reflections on renaissance art, our writers recommend their favourite literary treats of the year

The former Arsenal midfielder made Serie A a refuge from the blood and thunder of English football.. even if he did snub Pavarotti.

This is how the world ends – not with a bang, but whimpering about “open” crumb by people with more time, less sense, and more money than they should

His zeal doused by public apathy and establishment ambivalence, Albert became gradually overwhelmed by disillusionment

This dish is comforting, resourceful cooking and a tremendous way to use up turkey not eaten on Christmas Day

There are many interpretations of its meaning. Are we witness to a dark memory, a sexual desire or a surrealist Pinocchio?

What draws Italy’s populist leader, along with a number of other far-right politicians, to the work of JRR Tolkien?

Each new performance is a comment on his genius.. and his vile antisemitism

On I’m a Celebrity, Farage failed to emulate the former shadow chancellor Ed Balls by reinventing himself as a cuddly media personality

A husband-and-wife team filmed a classic Polish novel, then made another film from paintings of it. Why?

The Americans have already had their big turkey meal of the year – and Thanksgiving owes a debt to Greece and to harvest festivals

How did the strange 1970s British film became a cult classic?

The late poet was a natural anarchist and a one-off whose like we will not see again

In terms of reflecting an idealised portrait of Britain, this year’s series has to have been, at best, troubling

The relentlessly prolific author of plays, poems, short stories and novels, Pirandello was always looking ahead