Arts and Culture

Liverpool has a long history with Eurovision, and not always a successful one

After fighting the Nazis in the second world war, Paul Barrière fought to save his outlawed sport

A self-help organisation based firmly on the principle and practice of its members not being publicly identified by name has come to embody the exact opposite

Before the Romans arrived in south-west France along with Latin, people there spoke what we now call Aquitanian

The Queen's death may have silenced live music, but a new monarch gives hope of a bigger public platform

The Norwegian trio’s new album arrives with their legacy secure - but it hasn’t always been that way

A new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum raises a question about the limits of art

A new historical drama brings to life the story of a German duchess turned Austrian empress

Pearl Cleage’s homage to the steamy plays of Tennessee Williams seems awfully contrived

The home secretary would benefit from seeing this story of a family fleeing their native Afghanistan

The dismal artworks which have sat atop the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square bear ample evidence of how little contemporary conceptual art has to offer civic society

For all the remarkable events and achievements of his life, Brynner was always content for mythologies to propagate around him

Lie is a strong word and many seem to prefer to use a softer version, which has its roots in a term for fictitious stories

This week’s recipe centres on mussels: a beautiful, sustainable, constant ingredient in Britain

The tragedy is Indonesia is not remotely incomprehensible. They recur with dreadful regularity

Denmark’s biggest literary celebrity returns to the remote peninsula where she grew up

Why has the design of the bicycle remained largely unchanged for 150 years, despite the arrival of a number of demonstrably superior designs?

How an ex-WAG popstar brought and won a case at the European Court of Human Rights

The city of light always looks lovely in films like Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.. but the truth about the French capital is a little different

The flats of La Vele were supposed to be the emblem of a utopian style of architecture. But they soon took on a very different identity

A new Spanish Netflix dramedy reimagines cancer storytelling with style, wit and grace

There’s a lot about determinedly right-on people that invites ridicule, but Jonathan Spector's play misses the mark

Like so many passionate contemporary ethical conflicts, a row in the publishing world is really about a narcissism of extremely small differences indeed

He still dabbled in the art world, but the last four decades of the Frenchman’s life were focused almost entirely on the game

After 81 years of silence, modern descendants of Moriori speakers in New Zealand are now pushing for more recognition

The late Hilary Mantel’s connection with Europe brought controversy – and some of her best work

This weekend's Manchester derby is a reminder how, six years after his death, the Dutch master's vision still dominates the game

Having spoken out against the war in Ukraine, Alla Pugacheva could influence the next chapter in Russian history

The Velvet Underground are the ultimate New York band. Yet in their brief lifespan and their afterlife as one of music’s enduring cults, they had a European heart

It isn’t easy getting Charlotte Rampling to let anyone in, be they real people or imagined characters on a script page

Why the most celebrated painter of all time is a criminal’s dream come true

‘Big Daddy’ aka Chef Vasilev from The Big Daddy food truck in Sofia presents his signature burger