Arts and Culture

The co-option of queerness by capitalism is perhaps the most sterile union imaginable: giving birth only to merch rather than masterpieces

For all Fellini is held up as the ultimate chronicler of Rome in the 20th century, it’s Rimini that made him and Rimini that inhabits his films

Despite its vast size, China insists on having only one time zone. It shows the same rigid approach to language

The chef José Pizarro makes gluttonworthy croquetas and has put together a vegan recipe using only the most sustainable ingredients

Ridiculed by Jack Grealish, "playing like Miguel Ángel Almirón" suddenly looks like something to be envied

From Dracula to The Haunting of Hill House, it all leads back to The Castle of Otranto

Triumph at Cannes has been followed by tragedy for Ruben Östlund’s satire of the super-rich at play, Triangle of Sadness

Ásgeir, as he is mononymously known, is a household name in Iceland for his warm soundscapes

The Istanbul Biennial rediscovers a tasty old way to beat restrictions on freedom of expression

Wim Wenders's classic film premiered in West Berlin 35 years ago. Today it stands apart from both his and everyone else’s work

The divisive filmmaker's latest shows how modern-day Russia was formed out of the ashes of empire

This adaptation of a Japanese children’s fantasy suggests the RSC will do whatever is necessary to get its finances back in order after the pandemic

This is an important play, beautifully acted and performed

The one-time middleweight Greco-Roman wrestling champion of Europe was a a surprisingly nuanced screen presence

We’re coming to the end of courgette season in the UK. We’d better have the last of the crop, then, and enjoy them before winter takes hold

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are on a mission to manage at the top

The messages inside secondhand books are captivating mysteries all of their own

It is surpassing ironic that the tragedy of the Rapanui and their extraordinary statues should now be farcically repeated

Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu believed that Bucharest’s churches were in the wrong place. So he simply had them moved

Dame Angela Lansbury was a true genius and stage animal. The world has lost a real presence

She Said stands out and a French drama also shines at the London Film Festival

The Swedish star surely claims the crown as the most uninhibited woman in pop

A new exhibition explores the relationship between the artist and the photographer

The former Soviet Union countries are full of Russian speakers… surely they don’t all need Putin’s protection?

Netflix's retelling of a French tragedy depicts the humanity of events with a beautiful rawness

Juliet Stevenson is on spellbinding form in the title role of this long-awaited West End transfer

It’s a pleasure to see David Tennant back on stage, even if it has turned out Nazi again

From the very beginning, Sylvia Kristel’s life thrummed with an undercurrent of impermanence

This recipe comes from the chef at the restaurant Leroy - a reason to visit Shoreditch

Kylian Mbappé is becoming such a prima donna that he risks destabilising the clubs that pay his fortune

The stripped-down prose and raw honesty of Nobel prize for literature winner Annie Ernaux

As opposition to Putin grows inside Russia, a timely photographic exhibition revisits sites of protest against the old Soviet Union