Moonlight and what the names and identities of Chiron reveal
When best films of the 2010s lists started circulating at the end of last year, 2016’s Moonlight was a popular pick. Many hai…
Music
Flood of muesli-munchers fails to dampen Glastonbury Festival’s attraction
This weekend, tens of thousands of Glasto revellers were set to pour into Worthy Fa…
Why Queen are being honoured by Royal Mail and which other celebrities have been on postage stamps
Queen (not Her Majesty, but the rock band) are set to feature on a series of postag…
Jean-Michel Jarre: Sight and sound of the future of music?
The gig was billed as the world’s first live virtual 'avatar' concert
Are we seeing meaningful change after Black Lives Matter protests and what comes next?
Does any of this constitute meaningful change? Are we really seeing a world reborn, cleansed of the taint of racism?
Staying afloat: live music fans keep in touch with much-loved boat club via new podcast
Live music venues need our support more than ever, and Bristol's famous ship-club Thekla has found a great way to keep in touch with music fans.
AI is changing the way we make music - we should embrace it
In an interview from late 2019, musician Grimes proclaimed that ‘we’re approaching …
Movies
Writer's block? Here are nine stories we recycle again and again
Happy National Writing Day! Looking for inspiration for that great novel/epic film/…
Author mourns loss of a Street Cat Named Bob
The most famous street cat in the world has passed away, aged 14. From stray cat to…
Five to Watch: Classic Hollywood on BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer has uploaded a selection of films from RKO Pictures - one of the studio…
Does Gone with the Wind belong in a museum?
Gone with the Wind doesn’t need to be retired to a museum. Contextualisation makes it fit for purpose as a visually splendid story of a brutal and brutalising period of history.
How Saoirse Ronan succeeded where so many child actors have failed
From the outside, making the leap from child actor to full-grown star looks really …
Netflix movie 13th reveals extent of African American murders in the US
Now, more than ever, is the time to educate yourself and learn about the true histo…
TV
Five TV shows you should not watch with your parents
We've compiled a list of shows to watch alone, to save you cringing in front of you…
This is why Normal People will return for two special episodes
Tomorrow, the hit show Normal People is returning to small screens for an exclusive…
From spin to maternity pay: 10 things we learned from BBC Four's Art of Persia
Journalist Samira Ahmed was recently granted a rare opportunity to delve into the complex history of Iranian art and culture, stretching back through the days of Persia.
Interview: Made In Chelsea star Eliza Batten
"Throughout the lock-down period, it has given me a huge sense of purpose and I hav…
Matt Lucas and David Walliams apologise for Little Britain blackface
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have apologised for their use of blackface in the Bri…
Where do we go from here? Oprah asks the experts
Oprah Winfrey gathered a panel of Black thought leaders on Zoom to discuss whether BLM is the moment that will finally change America
Gaming
BioShock: The Collection for Nintendo Switch review – A slick, jam-packed classic collection you can play anywhere
Less than 30 years ago on the likes of the NES, game cartridges were the size of sm…
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath review – The superb fighting game returns with a host of new characters
There is no fighting game out there that has come as far as the Mortal Kombat franc…
51 Worldwide Games is perfectly timed lock-down fun
Anyone who had a Nintendo DS back in the day will fondly remember 42 All-Time Class…
Xenoblade Chronicles: A fitting stage at last for Nintendo’s hard done by masterpiece
by Julien Hoad Those who have followed the Xenoblade Chronicles since its launch…
The Sims 5 is in development – please change the baby!
If you’ve stuck by The Sims series of games published by Electronic Arts (EA), you’…
Top ten games to get you through lock-down
With the world on lock-down, not to mention the thousands of people furloughed or u…
Arts
Are we about to get a patron saint of the internet?
It is an Instagrammable story, the 15-year-old nerd who's on the road to becoming patron saint of the internet
How to replace statues to change the visual language of our streets
Artist Karen Lyons says public art needs to represent the diverse populations and v…
Robot cooks and mannequins - what will the post-pandemic restaurant look like?
The pandemic has pressed fast forward on ideas old and new as bars and restaurants struggle to map out an uncertain future.
Top five epic art restoration fails
The best art restoration fails in living memory – because we're all tired of the news.
How did Persia's language, literature and character endure despite Arab conquest?
The second episode of Art of Persia aired on Monday night, honing in on the next chapter of the country's history – Islamisation.
28 years on, are men still from Mars and women from Venus?
Whether you read it when it was released or have heard it mentioned in pop culture …
Business
6 non-Coronavirus ‘white swans’ that could still fly, post-pandemic
The most glittering white swans of them all include the risks associated with climate change and environmental disasters
As intu warns of administration, which shopping centres near you are at risk?
Intu has warned of the possibility of going into administration amid fears that it …
KitKat cuts ties with FairTrade after 10 years
Owner Nestlé's decision to end the partnership has been described as "profoundly di…
Buying your first home just got a hell of a lot harder thanks to mortgage lenders
In the past few years, first-time buyers have seen optimistic changes to the home-b…
London reopens for business – but Covent Garden remains largely silent
As stores reopen London’s biggest tourist attraction, Covent Garden, is beautiful in its eerie emptiness, with a lonely magnificence akin to a page in an art textbook
UK government’s urgent review into two-metre rule after calls for it to be scrapped
Boris Johnson has ordered an "urgent" investigation into the two-metre rule of soci…
Celebrity
Jenna Marbles quits channel and five more infamous YouTuber apologies
Comedy YouTuber Jenna Marbles recently apologised after allegations of racism in her old videos. But she's not the first online celebrity to have claims made against her.
Rebekah Vardy is suing Coleen Rooney - a new twist in feud that social media can't get enough of
It has been announced this morning that WAG Rebekah Vardy will be suing Coleen Roon…