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Gracie Abrams: Daughter from Hell review, bloodless anthems hit like a faceful of icing sugar

(Interscope) Despite their goth-coded attempts at emotional turbulence, the saccharine songs of Abrams’ third album feel adolescent in their melodrama Gracie Abrams’ thir

Ladies First has been panned. It’s still an essential watch | Anna Smith

13 Jul 2026

Country estate festivals cancelled over finances

13 Jul 2026

‘A gasp-inducing thrill ride’: why The Polygamist should be your next TV obsession

13 Jul 2026

'Mind the sticky patch!': Why has this Dutch museum covered the floor in peanut butter?

Fancy a sticky, nutty treat? This Dutch museum might be able to help. Forty tubs of peanut butter have been spread at the Museum B

The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review, life without EU

Essays by the great and the good address the legacy of Brexit, but ignore the nationalist elephant in the room This massive collec

Gracie Abrams: Daughter from Hell review, bloodless anthems hit like a faceful of icing sugar

Ladies First has been panned. It’s still an essential watch | Anna Smith

Country estate festivals cancelled over finances

‘A gasp-inducing thrill ride’: why The Polygamist should be your next TV obsession

'Mind the sticky patch!': Why has this Dutch museum covered the floor in peanut butter?

The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review, life without EU

Sam Neill’s 20 best roles

Bajani novel's assault on family loyalty resonates in Italy

TV tonight: Chris Packham’s wondrous series about evolution