From Claire Foy’s Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall to Adriana in The Sopranos, we meet the actors who had to bump off TV legends … and then face the wrath of the public Talk about being a pantomime villain. It’s unpopular enough playing the antagonist who murders a long-running TV […]
Month: November 2025
Wyndham’s theatre, LondonBryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu and Hayley Squires achieve theatrical alchemy in Ivo van Hove’s superb production In 2014 Ivo van Hove’s Young Vic staging of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge drew comparisons to monumental Greek drama. Lightning has struck twice with this magnificent, shuddering […]
To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system? It feels as though a collective amnesia has set in around Covid-19. We all just want to move forward and pretend it didn’t happen. But, as the […]
People love to complain about small talk – but it’s a great way to build rapport and dip your toe into deeper topics Tell us: what are the best and worst gifts you’ve ever received? The holidays are around the corner. As we get ready to mix, mingle and carouse, […]
Ukraine could be forced into an agreement but plan as it stands seems too bizarre for Zelenskyy to sell to his public We’ve been here before: the Trump administration announces a roadmap towards peace in Ukraine that seems to be dramatically skewed towards Moscow’s demands; Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets on the […]
All the bleak tenderness from the musician’s novel makes it into this heartbreaking screen adaptation of a father-and-son road trip where the dad relentlessly pursues sex. It will undo you The travelling salesman used to be a stock figure – a centrepiece for jokes about man’s priapism, the untameable wanderlust […]
Second chambers are a good idea, but they should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body If ever a British institution needed assistance in dying, it is the House of Lords. Its handling of the assisted dying bill on Friday of last week, continuing this […]
From layers for your head to padded boots made in Yorkshire, our expert on keeping warm shares his hard-won expertise, learned from spending hours in the cold Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As someone who works in frontline security, standing outside bars, shops and […]
As she releases music from her upcoming soundtrack to Wuthering Heights, we count down the best of her frank, futuristic tracks Such was the extent of fan involvement in the How I’m Feeling Now album that the title of Claws was decided by online vote. The opposite of the album’s […]
Here’s how to spot a genuinely good laptop deal, plus the best discounts we’ve seen so far on everything from MacBooks to gaming laptops • Do you really need to buy a new laptop?• How to shop smart this Black Friday Black Friday deals have started, and if you’ve been […]