Arts and Culture

One writer not only pioneered satire, but also the literary feud, writes CHARLIE CONNELLY

The celebrated explorer and historian Christoph Baumer’s History of the Caucasus: Volume 1: At the Crossroads of Empires is released at a moment of crisis for the region, as tensions rise on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Here, he sets the scene for the current problems while sharing images from his sweeping, beautifully illustrated new book.

Inevitably funny and sad simultaneously, a 5-star review for a production that doesn't shy away from political issues

A seamless musical experience from Des McAnuff where it is a hard task not to have a blast

Teenage girls are crazy, writes MEGAN NOLAN. Discover a show that doesn't shy away from that.

The Venice Film Festival brings the return of huge movies... but JASON SOLOMONS prefers European masters and a Soho surprise

A stunning new sculpture in a disused Spanish lighthouse seems to offer a portal to the earth’s core.

The revolving stage is the star of this so-so show from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennel

Kae Tempest's Paradise can only stir up a storm in a teacup

This summer, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was reimagined on the Olympic field for Russian athletes, writes Sophia Deboick

As John Lydon comes to terms with a failed legal battle against other former Sex Pistols, ADAM BEHR considers the sociology of bands. What brings them together and what tears them apart?

The pioneering Chinese-American actor who fled early Hollywood for Europe to escape her stereotyping as a tragic Butterfly or treacherous Dragon Lady.

A stunning new exhibition at this month’s Photo London fair sees Iranian born photographer Shirin Neshat turn her lens on her adopted country.

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus joins the ranks of dictators who have been musically mocked, writes SOPHIA DEBOICK

Both Succession and The White Lotus examine how the other half live with a satirical eye which makes for pleasing watching, writes MEGAN NOLAN

With a new dating show based on the Jane Austen book, perhaps there's a truth to be acknowledged that every literary classic is in need of a reality TV format. By CHARLIE CONNELLY

Esther Loewy lied when she told an orchestra conductor she could play the accordion, and it was a lie that saved her life, writes SOPHIA DEBOICK

How Jean Dubuffet reinvented cityscapes, the female nude.. and even his own work. By CLAUDIA PRITCHARD

Netflix's surreal new dating show Sexy Beasts has only attraction... and it doesn't get the chemistry right

It was the show that began RICHARD LUCK’s love of cinema. Now he talks with host Alex Cox about BBC2’s Sunday night cult film strand Moviedrome

Death In Venice made him one of the most recognisable faces on the planet. "That was when the madness started," says Bjorn Andresen today

As elusive as they are exclusive, superyachts are the world's most glaring symbols of uber-wealth. Gemma Fottles explores the economics behind them

Can the Eurovision winners continue their artistic progression as they climb the UK charts?

Bernard Arnault and François Pinault, two of France's richest men and the powers behind some of the world's most glamourous brands, fell out in a business dispute 20 years ago.

Charlie Connelly offers his selection of perfect holiday reading, from the latest new European paperbacks

Images of Ian Botham with his bat aloft and the pageantry of the Royal Wedding have created a popular memory of 1981 as a summer of national pride for Britain. But the reality was quite different

Looking back at one of the most notorious episodes in the Games' history, when sport and politics combined in ferocious violence

Those who feared that taking on the Dane at the age of 82 would be a mistake can rest easy - this is a triumph

The buildings and monuments of Antwerp can still take your breath away. But in a long-ago golden age, it was the centre of Europe

The roots of author J R R Tolkien’s name are almost as tangled as his fantasy fiction.

The daughter of a Tiller Girl from Oldham, Jeanne Moreau came to be considered "the greatest actress in the world"

Few things could better connect the continent than an affordable, integrated rail system joining up its great cities. As airlines struggle, travel horizons shorten and climate change becomes ever more pressing, if it doesn’t happen now, when will it?