Stephen Hough to lead revamped Leeds Piano Competition
Sir Stephen Hough becomes artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition, introducing free repertoire choice and raising age limit to 35 for 2027 edition.
Category : Culture
Caroline Aherne's 10 Best Moments: TV Legend Remembered
Ten years after her death, we celebrate Caroline Aherne's genius through 10 iconic moments, from the Debbie McGee question to her Gogglebox narration.
Peppered Mussels with Salty Chips Recipe
Rachel Roddy shares a recipe for peppered mussels steamed in wine with Sarawak peppercorns, served with crisp, salty fries using J Kenji López-Alt’s method.
TV Tonight: Tilda Swinton Documentary and Crime Shows
A new documentary traces Tilda Swinton's shape-shifting career. Plus, 24 Hours in Police Custody and The Traitors US return.
Women with Life Sentences: A Photographer's Journey Inside US Prisons
Sara Bennett spent 13 years photographing women convicted of homicide in New York state, tracing their lives in prison and after release, revealing their humanity beyond their crimes.
Birds of War Review: Love Among the Ruins
Documentary follows BBC journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian photographer Abd Alkader Habak as they fall in love across borders, blending war footage with tender personal moments.
Madonna: Confessions II review – vital album in two decades
Madonna's Confessions II, a follow-up to 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor, marks her best album in two decades, blending old-school dance music with vivid vignettes of 80s New York life.
Artist Lydia Wood draws every London pub in 10-year quest
Artist Lydia Wood, who lost her teaching job during Covid, has drawn over 350 London pubs. Her goal is to sketch all 3,500 pubs, a quest that may take at least 10 years. Her work is collected in the book 'Locals'.
Marilyn Stafford Award 2026: Women Photographers on Social Issues
Johanna Alarcón wins the 2026 Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage award for her project on Indigenous maternal healthcare in Ecuador. Her work and shortlisted entries are featured.
Hair festival in Sydney: live haircutting as spectator sport
At Sydney's Hair festival, professionals showcase live haircutting competitions, with no AI or photoshopping, pure hair creativity on display.
Rhythm Paradise Groove Review – Bitesize Beats Test Reflexes
Rhythm Paradise Groove returns with dozens of fresh mini-games, multiplayer, and an RPG-lite mode, though latency issues and easier difficulty temper the experience.
Alison Roman's fridge: chicken broth, orzo, arctic char
American food writer Alison Roman shares the contents of her Brooklyn fridge, including arctic char, kimchi, eggs, frozen chicken broth, cooked orzo, and more.
Alabama Shakes' UK Return: Hope and Raw Energy
Alabama Shakes played their first UK show in 10 years in Leeds, showcasing new music and a hopeful tone ahead of a third album release later this year.
Long Wave review – a sublime novel of motherhood and loss
Daisy Johnson's Long Wave explores three generations of mothers, blending vivid imagery with raw honesty. A tale of secrets, abandonment, and care, it may be her finest work yet.
Calendar Girls: The Musical Review – Heartfelt and Hilarious
Tim Firth and Gary Barlow's Calendar Girls: The Musical at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, delivers emotional openness and cracking jokes, with nimbly handled nudity in the round.
Cartoonist finds humor in Sinaloa's brutal drug cartels
Ricardo Sánchez Bobadilla has spent two decades satirizing Sinaloa's narco wars through his cartoon characters El Ñacas and El Tacuachi, despite personal tragedy and risks.
Alexina Anatole’s summer berry recipes: spicy fish sandos, feta scones, pork chops
British berries shine in savoury dishes like spicy fish sandos with gooseberry ketchup, roast aubergine with strawberry-chilli salsa, and salted pork chops with blackberry hoisin.
Pierre Coffin: Female Minion would be the beginning of the end
Pierre Coffin, director of the Minions franchise, answers fan questions, revealing that Minions don't age, a female Minion would be tokenistic, and Minionese is melody-based gibberish.
Russian Rooftoppers Arrested at Empire State Building
Two Russian 'rooftoppers' were arrested after climbing the Empire State Building's spire and unfurling a peace banner. They face burglary, trespass, and endangerment charges.
Tristan und Isolde review: Pappano and LSO at their finest
Clay Hilley's blistering Tristan and Sara Jakubiak's role debut as Isolde shine in Antonio Pappano and the LSO's detailed, minutely balanced concert performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde at the Barbican.
2026 NSW Architecture Awards: Central Station, Fish Market, Airport Win
Central Station's revamp wins top honours at 2026 NSW Architecture Awards; Sydney Fish Market and Western Sydney Airport also among winners.
America's Culinary Capitals: Lower East Side Gems and Boston Bars
Exploring New York's Estela and Boston's bars reveals America's food scene thrives on people and personality, from savoury sorbet to Scottish brunches.
Vinho Verde: Perfect Summer Wine for Garden Frolics
Effervescent, inexpensive, and low ABV, Portugal's 'green wine' is the ideal summer drink. Discover five top bottles for garden parties and alfresco dining.
Enemies and Rascals: US freedom born bad? Artangel review
Terence Gower's Artangel sound installation at Maughan Library revisits US-Canada tensions from 1775-76, drawing parallels to Trump's threats, but lacks drama.
UK Strawberries Sweeter This Summer, RHS Reports
June's sunshine and ideal weather have made UK strawberries sweeter and more abundant, with sales up 240%. The RHS also notes success with unusual berries like honeyberries.
Gillian Ayres Retrospective Opens in Plymouth
A major retrospective of radical British painter Gillian Ayres opens at The Box in Plymouth, showcasing her vibrant works across seven decades, aiming to boost her recognition.
Mohawk Institute school becomes museum in Ontario
The former Mohawk Institute residential school in Ontario has reopened as a museum, aiming to document the horrors of Canada's residential school system and preserve survivors' stories for public education.
Anne Sofie von Otter's Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! review
Anne Sofie von Otter's Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! album review: a diverse recital of cabaret songs from 1920s Berlin to exile, blending romance, burlesque, and political satire.
Honey audiobook review – dark campus thriller at Cambridge
A darkly entertaining campus thriller set at Cambridge, Honey follows a Black PhD supervisor who exacts deadly revenge on a predatory professor, weaving race and gender politics into a clever moral tale.
Robyn's 20 Greatest Songs Ranked: From Dancing on My Own
As Robyn tours the UK, we rank her 20 greatest songs, from the iconic 'Dancing on My Own' to the heart-wrenching 'With Every Heartbeat,' celebrating her unique blend of sad bangers and joyful pop.
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