Category : Articles

The Whalebone Box review – so strange it must be true

The tale of a quest to return an artwork to the Outer Hebrides after 30 years is unexpectedly compellingReviewing Andrew Kötting’s Lek and the Dogs in this paper in 2018, I compared his work (which straddles installations, performances, books, films...

The big picture: Rene Burri's shadows of doubt

The chance appearance of a mysterious foursome on a São Paulo rooftop provided the Magnum photographer with a memorable shotThere seem to be two distinct ways of looking at René Burri’s Men on a Rooftop, a defining picture by the renowned Magnum phot...

Four Kids and It review – pedestrian take on a magical fantasy

Michael Caine’s distracting voiceover does nothing to improve this uninspired adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson’s children’s taleBased on a Jacqueline Wilson novel that is itself inspired by the children’s classic by Edith Nesbit, Four Kids And It is a...

Marianne Faithfull 'stable in hospital' after COVID-19 diagnosis

Marianne Faithfull is being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, her agent has said.

Coronavirus: Flower grower donates blooms to key workers

Horticulturalist Ben Cross is working with supermarkets to donate flowers to NHS workers.

Cyber criminals threaten to hold hospitals to ransom - Interpol

As hospitals around the world struggle to handle the influx of COVID-19 patients, cyber criminals are threatening to exploit the crisis and hold them to ransom, according to an Interpol warning.

Sinne Eeg and the Danish Radio Big Band: We've Just Begun review – believe the hype

(Stunt)So many superlatives have been showered upon Danish singer Sinne Eeg that you wonder whether anyone could be that good – or was this yet another case of flawless but cold perfection? Well, this album says she’s certainly that good. Along with...

Coronavirus: Ferries need financial help to survive pandemic, says trade association

Services providing supplies of food, medical equipment and other imported goods could be at risk.

NHS director 'outraged and disgusted' at 5G conspiracy attacks

NHS England's medical director has said he is "outraged and disgusted" at conspiracy theorists who claim 5G masts are the true cause of the coronavirus outbreak.

Nona. If They Soak Me, I’ll Burn Them review – a meandering enigma

Camila José Donoso’s experimental drama about a fire-raising grandmother fails to make good on its promiseA hybrid Chilean drama that blends fiction with reality and tells of a pyromaniac granny holed up in a sleepy coastal resort after she torches a...

Thundercat: It Is What It Is review – love, loss and hyper-speed star jumps

(Brainfeeder)Mood and mode fluctuate wildly on an album that finds the jazz virtuoso meditating on the death of a close friendFew virtuoso jazz bassists could a spend a decade in a legendary thrash punk band and then swap all the shredding to tour wi...

Animal Crossing's digital museum is a welcome virtual public space

For locked-down home schoolers, a game featuring its very own gallery of dinosaurs, insects and fish holds an irresistible allure In common with many other parents during the recent collapse of the British educational system, I find myself unexpected...

Chinese investor plots coup at UK chip designer Imagination

A state-controlled Chinese investor is trying to seize control of Imagination Technologies Group, the British chip designer – sparking fears that its prized intellectual property assets could disappear from the UK.

'I was told there was no market for foody books set in rural France': Joanne Harris on writing Chocolat

Juggling motherhood and teaching, the author planned her bestselling novel on a school tripLast year marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of Chocolat. It seems an impossible distance away, and yet it also seems as if I could get back there...

Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online

From live-streams of new plays to classics from the archive, here are some of the top shows online now or coming soon• Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageMike Bartlet...