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European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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‘A double entendre in every crevice’: what, beyond near-naked tennis, is Sydney Sweeney’s game?
With her new, semi-nude advert for sports site Novig, the actor cements her reputation as the anti-woke poster girl. But is it rea
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Sunday in the Park With George musical cancelled, after Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey both drop out
The star-studded Sondheim musical has hit the buffers after a second star, Jonathan Bailey, joined his Wicked colleague Ariana Gra
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech
Ancestors review, messy but moving ghostly drama about the Aids crisis
‘The eye-gouging was very, very satisfying’: how we made cave horror classic The Descent
Germany news: Merz urges CDU discipline as pressure grows
Beck: Ride Lonesome review, stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase
The Crusades: How a medieval Holy War still shapes politics
Major Swiss museum acquisition proves far larger after extra works revealed in donor’s unopened portfolios
Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support
Barrio Triste review, raw and dynamic portrait of anarchic slum life in 1980s Medellín
Marlow Moss, overshadowed De Stijl pioneer, gets first London show in decades
Largest Roman mosaic opens to the public
The Route to Cappyness review, capybara boosterism is an ode to the internet’s favourite rodent
Royal Ballet: The McRae/Vassilev Project review, an encounter between two masterful ROH performers
Farewell to Eden by Sebastian Faulks review, conflict and compromise, from a veteran of the genre
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review, the fightback starts here
A great time with Uncle Junior from the Sopranos: best podcasts of the week
Lenore review, incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset
