Arts feature
An Uffizi Adoration that upstages even the Botticellis
Laura Gascoigne on the shadowy Flemish artist Hugo van der Goes, whose painting in the Uffizi upstages the masterpieces of Botticelli
‘What happened in Russia can happen anywhere’: Pussy Riot interviewed
Oliver Basciano talks to Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot about Putin-baiting, Ukraine and western hypocrisy
Why ASMR is evil
Sam Kriss on how we became addicted to ASMR
A once-great engine of culture, slowly running out of steam: the BBC at 100
Tanjil Rashid on the BBC at 100
The bleak brilliance of Peanuts
Mathew Lyons on the life lessons of Peanuts
King Charles III’s love of classical music
Damian Thompson on King Charles III’s love of classical music
Kazuo Ishiguro: My love affair with film
Tanjil Rashid talks to Kazuo Ishiguro about his long and underexplored love affair with film
War games do something seriously unpleasant to our brains
Not all video games are war games but those that are do something deeply unpleasant to our brains, says Sam Kriss
The rise and fall of Tammy Faye
Robert Gore-Langton explores the remarkable life of televangelist Tammy Faye, and its descent into chaos
How politics killed theatre
Zoe Strimpel on how identity politics is killing theatre
Why I admire Saudi Arabia’s monstrous new city
Sam Kriss on Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion eco-city
The art of menus
Jonathan Meades on the art of menus
Why the Arts Council should kill off ENO and ENB
It is high time the Arts Council put ENO and ENB out of their misery, says Rupert Christiansen
The art of the monarchy
Michael Hall on how the Queen made her mark on the Royal Collection
The uncomfortable lessons of the new Fourth Plinth statues
Alexander Chula on the uncomfortable lessons of the new Fourth Plinth statues
Are bankers really as bad as they're portrayed on screen?
Is the onscreen portrayal of investment bankers as monsters true to life? Martin Vander Weyer talks to the writers of Industry
There's much more to Winslow Homer than his dramatic seascapes
Winslow Homer may be too all-American for British tastes but a forthcoming retrospective could change all that, says Laura Gascoigne
In praise of character actors
If you want real acting in films, forget the leads – it’s in the supporting roles that you’ll find true talent, says Tanya Gold
The magic of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Louise Levene on the male ballet troupe that realised the ballerinas have all the best lines
Why Merseyside is the natural home for a Shakespearean theatre
A neglected little town in Merseyside is the natural home for Shakespeare North, says Robert Gore-Langton
In defence of country-pop
Sam Kriss on why country-pop is the most modern music there is
The joy of volcano-chasing
Mary Wakefield on Katia and Maurice Krafft, who loved volcanoes and each other
Stop tearing down controversial statues, says British-Guyanan artist Hew Locke
Rather than tearing statues down, Hew Locke believes in reworking them to highlight their place in our imperial history. Stuart Jeffries speaks to him
From Leonardo to Hepworth: the art of surgery
Daisy Dunn on the art of surgery
Paris's glittering new museums
The refurbishment of Paris’s galleries and museums continues apace, with money no object, finds Rupert Christiansen
