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Georg Baselitz was a living thread of history and his death robs us of the truth he knew when we need it more than ever. He was one of the only two people I have spoken to for whom Nazi Germany was a living memory: Baselitz was born in 1938, making him far too young…
As cellist of the Nash Ensemble and the Emerson Quartet, Paul Watkins has immersed himself in almost all the chamber music Beethoven wrote. Now he brings those years of experience to his first recording of the cello sonatas. He approached the pianist Alessio Bax for this project after hearing him play the Moonlight Sonata, and…
Twenty years ago Andy Sachs, an eager journalist fresh out of Northwestern University, stepped into the office of the most fashionable devil in movie history, the Runway magazine editor Miranda Priestly. Since its premiere in 2006, “The Devil Wears Prada” has been, unironically, one of my personal favorites. I’m not the only one; the comedy…
Spotify’s Top 50 chart leaves no doubt that the dominance of English-language songs is becoming a thing of the past. The chart now includes tracks in no fewer than 16 languages, and the presence of non-English songs is growing at breakneck speed, having doubled since 2020. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For many people, stepping outside English, especially…
Prisoner 9pm, Sky AtlanticA lean, Line of Duty-esque police drama finds a fresh-out-of-idyllic-maternity-leave prison officer Amber (Big Boys’ Izuka Hoyle) on her way to pick up Tibor Stone (The Serpent’s Tahar Rahim). He plays a prisoner so dangerous he can’t even be trusted with his own insulin pump. Despite his heinous crimes, the police need…
The stepbrother of the rapper Tupac Shakur filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Duane Keith Davis, who was charged with Mr. Shakur’s murder in 2023 after a decades-long investigation failed to make meaningful progress. The stepbrother, Maurice Shakur, whose stage name is Mopreme, filed the complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking…
It’s not exactly how anyone imagines their first time. Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer follow-up, bruising BBC drama Half Man, is full of disturbing scenes but none more so than in the opening episode, when teen delinquent Ruben orchestrates his younger step-sibling Niall losing his virginity. It makes for one of those TV moments where it’s…
Celebrated American singer, songwriter, author and activist Patti Smithhas been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Princess of Austurias Awards are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the…
When Koyo Kouoh arrived back at the airport last May in her hometown, Basel, Switzerland, she cried as she told her husband that she had some good news and some bad news. Kouoh had gone to see a doctor during a work trip to Senegal because she was feeling weak, and had undergone an M.R.I….
Published on 29/04/2026 – 8:58 GMT+2 This year’s Eurovision backlash continues. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Protesters gathered outside the Serbian state RTS broadcaster yesterday to demand that the Balkan country pull out of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of Israel’s participation. The protesters in central Belgrade waved Palestinian flags and accused Israel of genocide. They called…
