Culture
European culture: art, music, film, books and ideas.
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Morgan Library exhibition offers a visionary view of the history of Tarot
The New York show, inspired by J.P. Morgan's fascination with the dark art, will include readings for visitors
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Hot Mess and Acid’s Reign: the romcom and queer cabaret spotlighting climate crisis
A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approach Earth is a single…
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The Furious review – dial-shifting dadsploitation mayhem as father goes in search of kidnapped daughter
There’s more than a whiff of Taken in Kenji Tanigaki’s exhilarating martial-arts movie, in which a handyman goes after some evil p…
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Far-right candidate's election in Colombia clouds future of long-delayed museum devoted to victims of armed conflict
Plans for Bogotá's Museo de Memoria de Colombia could interfere with president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s austerity agenda
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‘Rude, heavy-drinking and a committed communist’: the Frida Kahlo you can’t buy in the gift shop
The artist’s likeness has become a symbol of resistance and heroism – but the truth is more complicated. As a major exhibition ope…
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Popular Ibiza DJ named as alleged 'mastermind' behind international drug trafficking operation
Popular Ibiza DJ Hugo Bianco has been named in major Spain-US drug trafficking case. He is the alleged “mastermind” of an internat…
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‘Above all, there is love’: single mothers caring for disabled children – in pictures
Carol Allen-Storey’s intimate images capture the struggles mums face looking after kids with disabilities – but also the huge hear…
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Bello! Why gen Alpha subconsciously speaks the language of the Minions
From global loanwords and garbled Italian, the slang of the children of millennials doesn’t just share elements with Minionese – i…
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Adolescence star cast in Hamburg Days Beatles series
The forthcoming BBC six-part drama Hamburg Days charts the growth of the band from their beginnings.
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Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue spotted around Wales for new film
Quentin Tarantino, Kylie Minogue and RZA are just three of the names filming a new drama set in Wales.
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Lads Club on The Smiths album cover gets status upgrade
The 123-year-old club has helped generations of boys, and later girls, with sport, art and music.
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Edge of Armageddon: why does one of the world’s top thinkers believe we’re nearing nuclear apocalypse?
In a chilling new book, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says we’re back on the brink – and this time, leaders chronically lack…
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Sinatra: The Musical review – life of a legend brims with hits but never gets under his skin
Aldwych theatre, London Frank swings into the West End with a swaggering turn from Joel Harper-Jackson and plenty of style yet the…
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Top Australian TV star to leave job after Tommy Robinson interview, reports say
Karl Stefanovic has helmed a popular breakfast TV show for the better part of two decades.
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Crystal Bridges, fresh off major expansion, hires Courtenay Finn as next chief curator
Finn, previously the chief curator at the Orange County Museum of Art, starts at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary in August
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New York City’s oldest library refreshes its historic home
The 272-year-old New York Society Library’s patrons have included the likes of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton
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The Other Bennet Sister to return for Christmas special
Filming is set to resume in Wales this summer for new three-part special.
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Green tuff, the stone that shaped Oaxaca’s historic centre, receives international heritage designation
Recognition by the International Union of Geological Sciences highlights how stone can reveal and preserve a city's material histo…
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Michael Barrymore TikTok videos prompt concern over filming on smart glasses
A shop worker tells the BBC he unexpectedly appeared in a video Barrymore uploaded on social media.
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Meta and YouTube’s recent losses in youth social media addiction cases may put artists and activists at risk
Recent rulings in California and New Mexico against the social media giants seem to promise greater accountability, but in practic…
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Heat wave: Alcohol can be a serious danger to your health
Summer, the FIFA World Cup and a cold beer. Sounds like a dream? Be careful, though; the combination of heat and alcohol can quick…
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Heat wave: Why you should skip that cold beer or cocktail
Summer, the FIFA World Cup and a cold beer. Sounds like a dream? Be careful, though; the combination of heat and alcohol can quick…
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‘It’s giving me carnival vibes’: how Fête de la Musique became a must-visit event for the Black diaspora
Begun in 1982, the festival is now a magnet for Black Britons, who spill across Paris enjoying genres from amapiano to zouk. But c…
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The history of brilliantly terrible World Cup video games
As football fans revel in the real world tournament, its digital counterparts continue to stumble in capturing the hyped up atmo…