Stephen William’s Chevalier is a wasted opportunity
This biopic of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier, the first black European composer, is less interested in the past than in converting…
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Elton John is saying goodbye, for one more time
He can no longer hit the high notes and stayed mostly seated at the piano but, even at the age…
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Subscriber of the week: Susan Houghton
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When Justin Welby met John Cleese
In BBC Radio 4’s Archbishop Interviews, the unlikely pair talk about faith, forgiveness, cancel culture – and whether Jesus is…
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The NS Poem: let the lilac in
A new poem by Michael Pedersen.
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If the Tories are the party for hard-working people, why are they so spectacularly lazy?
For the past 13 years, Britain has been run by people who fundamentally can’t be bothered.
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A life in books and why prizes matter
Also this week: the art of rejecting authors and how all the best stories are true.
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A rising backlash against green policies is energising Europe’s far right
The spectacular blooming, then rapid wilting, of Germany’s Greens is a warning for progressives everywhere.
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