I took the train to Strasbourg, France – here’s my guide to the city
Talk about ageing well. The Interrail pass celebrates its 50th birthday this year, and its founding principle of sustainable travel and deeper connection, through joined-up...
Record feats, lawsuit grief and naming retired popes – take the Thursday quiz
It is Thursday, and once again you find yourself running up that road, running up that hill, running up that building, and finding that at...
‘So gorgeous you’ll shed tears of joy’: readers’ favourite beaches in Greece
Winning tip: ‘Completely unspoilt’, Crete Paralia Mazida Ammos in Xerokampos in Crete’s far south-east is a spectacular beach, surely up there with the top beaches...
Steve Reich: Reich/Richter review | Andrew Clements’s classical album of the week
Matching his music to visual images is not a new departure for Steve Reich. His two video operas, The Cave and Three Tales, composed with...
Neneh Cherry: The Versions review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Neneh Cherry’s creative and critical resurgence over the past 10 years has been hugely pleasing. She has made challenging new albums that speak volumes about...
Unseen works by ‘queen of gothic fiction’ Shirley Jackson published
Two previously unpublished short stories by Shirley Jackson, the queen of gothic fiction, have been released. Charlie Roberts and Only Stand and Wait were both...
Backstage With Katherine Ryan review – there are laughs, but why does it feel so cringemaking?
Seann Walsh has had a haircut. “You look like Roger Daltrey after a car crash,” says Jimmy Carr, thoughtfully. “Not a terrible car crash, but...
Cursed Child star Noma Dumezweni: ‘As a Black woman in acting, I’m fearless now’
Noma Dumezweni is enjoying growing older – hardly surprising when you consider how much success the 52-year-old actor has enjoyed in recent years. After two...
Judy Garland’s 20 best films – ranked!
20. Listen, Darling (1938) A very silly and frankly odd musical, although perhaps not quite odd enough to qualify for cult status. Judy Garland plays...
Made in Tredegar: the Welsh town that changed the world – video
Tredegar is a town in the Welsh valleys that changed the world. Its medical aid society – and local MP Nye Bevan – provided the...