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Drake
(OVO/Republic)It’s possible that the world’s biggest rapper is using this epic content drop to get out of his record deal, but aside from some bright spots on Iceman, should the…
May 15, 2026
· 2 min read
Music
The earworm wizard blends sample-heavy electronic beats with sugary vocal highs and bassy lows, giving authentic voice to England’s fringesFrom London via BrightonRecommended if you like Jawnino, Fakemink, Jai PaulUp…
May 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Books
Honey by Imani Thompson; Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre; The Final Chapter by CB Everett; The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani; Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa PerryHoney by…
May 15, 2026
· 2 min read
Music
(Ghostly International)While the first track is a scorching mix of poetry, rap, falsetto vocals and acoustic guitar, elsewhere the Sudanese-American’s second album feels a little underbakedSpoken-word poetry about Prometheus, screamo…
May 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Autobiography and memoir
The inspiring life of the Black American activist and legal scholar who changed the way the world thinks about raceKimberlé Crenshaw’s memoir describes a life shadowed by Jim Crow segregation…
May 15, 2026
· 2 min read
Music
(Thrill Jockey)The US guitarist excavates the outer reaches of the famed collector’s work, pointedly – and beautifully – reinterpreting songs from nations touched by major US conflictsBehind this gorgeous collection…
May 15, 2026
· 2 min read
Property
From a converted art deco hotel in Glasgow to a brutalist apartment in London’s Barbican Continue reading...
May 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Culture
Redevelopment of the former Department of Lands building on Sydney’s Bridge Street wins National Trust heritage awardIt was once a grand old sandstone masterpiece, where returned soldiers would cram into…
May 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Stage
Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonThe first UK visit for the company showcases the dancers’ elegance and versatility across three pieces of varying impactThis small Oklahoman dance company, making its…
May 14, 2026
· 1 min read
Books
This moving work about an irascible woman in her 70s who conducts her most intimate relationships through letters has been shortlisted for the Women’s prize Epistolary novels were once all…
May 14, 2026
· 2 min read
Podcasts
Roman Mars’s pod 99% Invisible is a worldwide hit. Now he has teamed up with the BBC for new series A History of the United States in 100 Objects, an…
May 14, 2026
· 2 min read
History books
It was the birthplace of the liberal tradition, but also the incubator for Nazism – what can this historic city tell us about democracy?‘Weimar is Germany in a nutshell,” 1990s…
May 14, 2026
· 1 min read
Music books
From Édith Piaf to Charli xcx, a moving study of the ways women express themselves – and the obstacles they faceWhen Lauren Elkin was a child, she took lessons with…
May 13, 2026
· 1 min read
Fiction
Radical hope and rage combine in this tale of ecological precarity and resistance among sex workers on a brothel island ‘Yes, you will leave this place,” the chorus of child…
May 13, 2026
· 2 min read
Stage
When she broke through the glass ceiling and became chancellor, Reeves found her office had its own latrine. Rosie Holt reveals why she turned the story into a play called…
May 13, 2026
· 2 min read
Theatre
The Royal Court is presenting the Slow Horses star’s version of one Beckett masterpiece alongside 19-year-old Leo Simpe-Asante’s riff on another. They combine beautifullyWhere does the time go? It’s a…
May 12, 2026
· 2 min read
Science and nature books
An extraordinary exploration of wilderness and its meaning that takes us from the ocean floor to volcanic peaksOff the coast of California, two miles down, there exist geothermal nurseries: gatherings…
May 12, 2026
· 2 min read
Theatre
Report suggests that popular initiatives such as NT Live and NT at Home are making UK audiences more adventurousTheatre streaming services and cinema screenings of stage performances are not a…
May 11, 2026
· 1 min read
Angine de Poitrine
Brudenell Social Club, LeedsThe polka-dotted phenomenon land their spaceship in Leeds for an ecstatic show that balances supremely complex musicianship with ridiculous good funThe proud tradition of bands performing in…
May 11, 2026
· 2 min read
Jilly Cooper
The gloriously knowing adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel gets a tremendous second season. Its fabulous escapism is beyond earthly praiseRupert Campbell-Black is a bounder, a braggart, a scoundrel who won’t…
May 11, 2026
· 2 min read
Language
A staggering 44% of human languages are endangered – with culture, tradition and whole ways of understanding the world at stakeWe are lucky to know anything at all about the…
May 10, 2026
· 2 min read
Fiction
His first story collection, Reward System, was a cult hit. Now comes a novel that’s a bleakly funny appraisal of millennial relationships, technology and ennui. He talks about love, precarity…
May 10, 2026
· 2 min read
Dance
As the pioneering BalletBoyz company celebrates its 25th anniversary and Billy Elliott returns to the stage, the male dance landscape appears transformed from where it was at the turn of…
May 10, 2026
· 3 min read
Venice Biennale 2026
Despite a call for calm, a combustible mix of politics and protest punctuated the preview week across the pavilionsWhat not to miss at the 2026 Venice Biennale – a guideEvery…
May 9, 2026
· 2 min read
Charli xcx
(Atlantic)The lyrics may argue the dancefloor is dead, but this funny, wilfully plasticky new single isn’t the total about-turn from Brat that fans expectedLast month, Charli xcx began the media…
May 8, 2026
· 2 min read
Poetry
Rumens, whose column ran for nearly 20 years and developed a loyal readership, died this week aged 81Carol was an excellent commentator on poetry, shrewd and deep-thinking but able to…
May 8, 2026
· 1 min read
Music
The Brooklyn-based artist’s songs seem to follow private trains of thought, which shift their subtle musical colours in a way that will slink in to your head, tooFrom Brooklyn, New…
May 8, 2026
· 2 min read
Books
The Women’s prize-shortlisted author on being obsessed with Judy Blume, hating Jane Austen at first, and the joys of Tove JanssonMy earliest reading memory The Little Engine That Could. My mom…
May 8, 2026
· 2 min read
Stage
A trip to a museum becomes an unexpected adventure in a new immersive family show by Theatre-Rites and Factory International Continue reading...
May 7, 2026
· 1 min read
Aldous Harding
(4AD)Lyrics about naked owls and eating rocks might be irksome to some – but there’s no denying that the alt-rocker’s fifth album is beguiling, tightly written and richly melodicAldous Harding…
May 7, 2026
· 2 min read
Black US culture
The HBCU Radio Preservation Project celebrates stations that were an outgrowth of the civil rights movement, to help people understand their importanceAfter Shaw University’s WSHA radio station went on air…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Stage
The Room Next Door star on overnight success, ‘sneaky follows’ from politicians and how internet commenting has dragged society downHow did you get into comedy?I was submitting sketches to Spitting…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Fiction
Bringing Manchester’s Curry Mile to vibrant life, the #Merky prize-winning author’s cross-genre work focuses on the lives and language of young British men. He discusses identity and inspirationOn a stretch…
May 3, 2026
· 1 min read
Ballet
Six dancers who made bold career pivots reflect on ballet’s transferable skills, what they miss about the stage – and what they were glad to leave behindLana Jones, midwife, former…
April 30, 2026
· 1 min read
Books
Luke Kennard, Sophie Ratcliffe and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsThis is a really good year for new…
April 30, 2026
· 1 min read
Al Pacino
As the actor turns 86, we rate his greatest screen performances and ask which Godfather was the best of the trilogyWith greased-back hair, dainty spectacles and bristly chops, Pacino is…
April 30, 2026
· 1 min read