Culture
European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
E
Festival earplug brands find growing market among young Europeans
A new wave of lifestyle earplug brands is turning hearing protection into a profitable fashion accessory for young festival-goers,…
E
'JUST&T MARRIED': Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have tied the knot, publicist confirms
The couple got married in a major star-studded celebration at Madison Square Garden over the Fourth of July weekend.
E
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce tie knot in star-studded ceremony
The couple got married in a major star-studded celebration at Madison Square Garden over the Fourth of July weekend.
E
China's internet got so mad about a celebrity's 'bad' singing, her concert was cancelled
Celebrities have become outlets for young people's social and economic frustrations.
E
Woman denies consensual encounter in Top Boy actor rape trial
The woman claims Micheal Ward raped her in a car shortly after they met at a nightclub in east London.
E
Tottenham talent: Alexander McQueen’s foundation launches north London art hub
Sarabande Foundation’s new space will feature artist studios as well as a cafe and an education space
E
Catherine Zeta-Jones' big break 'pure good fortune' after chance encounter
Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones played Mariette in ITV's The Darling Buds of May.
E
Prince William takes monarchy modernisation to US sports podcast
Prince William's surprise appearance on a major US sports podcast underscores the British monarchy's ongoing strategy to secure tr…
E
Tish Murtha and Kuba Ryniewicz review – pit closures and cuddly pets struggle for connection
Baltic, Gateshead Close to Home pairs the two artists’ contrasting visions of the pursuit of happiness in north-east England. Ther…
E
Smithsonian museum will loan more than 200 works to institutions in all 50 states and Puerto Rico
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have teamed up for the nationwide loan programme spanning…
E
Supergirl is a box office catastrophe. How can Marvel and DC save the superhero movie?
Cinematic universes rely on audiences investing in minor characters – but as that interest wanes, it may be up to the big guns to …
E
Abandoned review – this real-life mystery makes for TV that’s a wild helter-skelter ride
Now grown, three siblings search for clues as to why their parents left them at a Barcelona railway station in 1984 – and uncover …
E
Yours for just £228: a Kevin Spacey stainless steel gold-tone Fourth of July ‘adversity ring’
For true patriots with short memories and cash to waste, his limited-edition bling might be an ideal gift America’s 250th annivers…
E
Nolan bets $250m on old-fashioned cinema to counter Hollywood slump
Christopher Nolan's $250m IMAX adaptation of Homer's epic arrives as theatrical exhibitors seek a blockbuster to reverse declining…
E
–320°F review – join Cleopatra, Faust and the Pied Piper on a zany odyssey
Sadler’s Wells, London Hideki Noda’s spectacular vision of villainous biotech and bone conduction is full of dazzling coups but ge…
E
Seasonal Quartet: Ali Smith and New European Ensemble review – words and music connect
Spitalfields festival, London New pieces written in response to the novelist’s works by Kate Moore, Alice Yeung, Seung-Won Oh and …
E
Alan Gignoux: Homeland Lost review – a landscape as bereft as its people
P21 Gallery, London Resonant black and white photographs show Palestinian refugees and the sites today of the homes they were forc…
E
Living Image: Chapter 1 review – five days to reanimate a legendary show you’ve never seen
Siobhan Davies Studios, London Watching a group of artists produce new work based on Davies’s 1977 classic Sphinx, which none of t…
E
‘Suddenly I was a celebrity. I didn’t want to be!’ Sue Johnston on fame, loneliness and her new robot pal
She’s been a soap icon, a Royle and even a zombie pensioner. Now the actor is starring in Ann Droid, Diane Morgan’s madcap comedy …
E
Rotterdam’s North Sea Jazz Festival turns 50, balancing legacy and growth
The North Sea jazz festival celebrates its 50th anniversary in Rotterdam this weekend, offering a case study in how a niche music …
E
Etruscan frescoes worth €15m go on display in Rome as part of Italian acquisition strategy
The Francois Tomb fresco cycle, now on show at Rome's National Etruscan Museum, is the state's third major acquisition in two mont…
E
British Museum to turn red for second fundraising ball
Tickets for this year's event will cost £3,500 a head to raise funds towards the museum's billion-pound transformation
E
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Cafés by Holly Pester; The Acrobat by Wisława Szymborska; Volvelle by Rachael Boast; Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang; Talk a B…
E
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts review – rip-roaring rock history, but why is she playing Gary Glitter?
O2 Academy, Glasgow In her first UK headline show in 16 years, Jett has a terrific knack for a cover version, though she’s a touch…