Arts and Culture

Miss Ross is still the boss, and always will be

The Scottish outpost is studded with 1,400 stone shelters. But like the origins of the people who built them, their true purpose is unclear

For her first film in English, director Mia Hansen-Løve follows in her hero Ingmar Bergman’s footsteps to a remote Baltic isle

Quartiers nord is Marseille rapper Alonzo's most affectionate tribute to his hometown yet

A new exhibition celebrates Pompeii’s erotic art and artefacts, many hidden from public view since their excavation in the 19th century

Over the past decade Lionel Shriver has made a name for herself as a one-woman corrective to what she perceives as an excessively “woke” culture in this country

English has a lot of words taken from French.. and some that we have ‘borrowed’ twice

Fifty years ago, with a couple of vans, children and dogs in tow, Paul McCartney set off to Europe with a new band to realise a dream

For a Gen-Zer, Nick Hornby's marital vignettes are reminiscent of late-night and wine-filled debates with family members

The big numbers in this adaptation are all too familiar but they are listlessly performed and all the emphasis is on Peter Andre’s cameo turn

Bartlett Sher’s production is totally unnecessary and maybe a form of sacrilege

Could understanding contemporary Russian literature have given the west an insight into Putin’s intentions?

A new book, Madwoman, is a poignant tribute to America’s first female investigative journalist. Author Louisa Treger explains why her legacy is crucial now more than ever

Jeton Neziraj’s new play explores the lesser-known side of Nobel Prize-winning author Peter Handke

How an attempt at upstream cultural change on the banks of New York City's East River failed spectacularly

The early leader of the Dadaist movement blurred the boundaries of style and genre, writing poetry as good as his art, making sculptures as good as his collages

The world watched Paris’s greatest treasure burn. Two years on, restoration is beginning in earnest

Why do some British broadcasters appear to suffer from a linguistic inferiority complex about natural English grammar?

This is a comforting, light dish, perfect for batch cooking and bringing into the office for lunch

Zlatan Ibrahimović could be forced to draw the curtain on an epic career. Meanwhile Italian football more generally is finding its place in Europe's ecosystem

The death of the travel writer Dervla Murphy marks the end of an era of great adventurers

A new boxed set provides a rare insight into the life and mind of one of the most popular cultural icons of the 20th century during what were to be his final days

Jason Solomons has been to Cannes 25 times as a reporter, critic and presenter. How would he fare at his first as a producer?

Pierre Levegh’s name is forever linked with a dreadful day almost seven decades ago. As the 70th anniversary approaches, maybe his feat deserves to step out from the shadow of the catastrophe

The cast is cut down, but it's no mean feat to even attempt to put this particular whodunnit on Chichester’s main stage

Megan Nolan loves a bad rom-com, but this latest Netflix effort is stupid and hateful

Steven Moffat’s new play is a rather slight one-joke comedy - but a five-star one

Melvyn Bragg’s autobiography is an affectionate homage to his formative years. But he’s got plenty to say about the culture secretary too

Procida is Italy's Capital of Culture 2022. It's not sure it wants to be

Despite the preconception that maths and science are cold and logical while music is all emotion, there’s clearly much interplay between music and the STEM curriculum

If you can't visit Turkey in person, this refreshing recipe from Ruya is the next best thing

Liverpool and Real Madrid are the last two teams standing in Europe’s – the world’s – most prized club competition, the Uefa Champions League