Arts and Culture

It is genuinely startling and shocking that this is the first Othello from a black director at a major venue

Jeanne Dielman, directed by Chantal Akerman in 1975, beats Citizen Kane to be voted the best movie ever in Sight and Sound magazine poll

Even if the UK eats its normal fill of 11 million turkeys this Christmas, there’s always a place for lamb at the dinner table

Some have labelled Cantona an existentialist. Partly because he is French and partly as he defies conventions. But, is that warranted?

Cantona was a catalyst for change. He had a profound effect not just on football, but on Manchester, and by extension, the nation

Eric Cantona took to the screens in his second act. But even if his films are one day forgotten, the footage of his greatest role – as a footballer – will be replayed for a long, long time

Teenage exploits at the World Cup are once again making a mockery of the notion you can't win anything with kids

Thirty years ago, one writer captured the essence of the game like no one before him

ABBA’s back catalogue has found a new iteration thanks to a symphonic metal outfit from Finland

Classical music's challenge today is to revolutionise thinking and reinvigorate interest. A new, showy Messiah is one step

What attracts French film-makers to the DH Lawrence novel that scandalised Britain?

A new documentary explores the interlocking lives, work and collection of film-makers Jan Švankmajer and Eva Švankmajerová

In the 1980s Bilbao was on its knees. A hugely ambitious new art gallery changed all that

The German spent a lifetime seeking a creative place as far as possible from the vivid horrors of his past

The language survived until the mid-1800s, long after most other Romance dialects in the Balkans disappeared

No amount of effort can get over this dime-a-dozen children's show's innate tiredness

Over the years this enormously popular production has taken on a life of its own

The current and curious inversions of racial prejudice that have resulted in people pretending to be black or brown mirror those of snobbery that accompanied the cultural revolutions of my youth

There is usually no link between how a word sounds and what it means. But there are some notable exceptions

Sardines are making more appearances on restaurant menus today, and we might heed their example

Winter nights in Iceland are long and dark – just how writers like them

On the eve of a new translation of the author’s diaries, the question arises, is the Kafkaesque now just completely normal?

The Dutch craze for flowers made and lost fortunes – and produced some remarkable works of art

Son Heung-min is the perfect case study for a game pushing players past acceptable limits by saturated schedules

While influenced by American R&B, the emerging superstar’s eponymous “Raguwavy” is virtually unique

This pared-down production is theatre at its most basic and minimalist

The prestigious French award is a reliable source of controversy

A transfixing reflection on the plight of asylum seekers should be at the top of Suella Braverman’s watch list

Largely unheralded during her lifetime, Slovakian sculptor Mária Bartuszová is now hailed for her richly feminine visual language

The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons pushed what was once Britain’s dominant language into three unconnected regions

The World Cup should spark anticipation and joy. But, says one reporter who has covered 12 tournaments, the prospect of Qatar brings only corruption and misery

Another World Cup means another official song of the tournament