Arts Reviews

The kind of old-fashioned humanism espoused by Harper Lee is being left behind and replaced with radical, uncompromising demands

Oscar Wilde’s search for fame and himself

Bad Times at the El Royale reviewed

There is only one thing wrong with the 50 th Anniversary edition of this wonderful album, and that is that it is all too prescient

The Roseanne reboot flew in the ratings when it returned earlier this year. How will it fare without the titular star?

Colette reviewed

We’ve grown increasingly obsessed with dystopian narratives since 2016. But why do we look to Orwell’s vision when Huxley’s rings truer?

The phrase ‘get woke, go broke’ captures well why Doctor Who was losing fans – and I’m not sure the writing in the new series dispenses with this problem

More power and glory from the dead poet, singer, lover and humourist

America’s prom queen endorsed two Tennessee Democrats this weekend

Private Life reviewed

Jan van Eyck at the Frick Collection

Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer reviewed

Kanye West’s message could do for black America what Trump’s did for the people of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin

His rant against Democrats was more fun and interesting than the celebrity-endorsed jokes against Kavanaugh that took up the rest of the show

‘Tell ‘em Lindsey sent you!’ he squeaked, offering himself up like a human sacrifice on the altar of entertainment

What might an evening at the flicks with the 45th President look like?

The family drama behind the PBS show

Surely supposed editorial issues at the NYRB could have been addressed without taking the step of dismissing Buruma

The snowflakes aren’t melting as they get older and wiser. They now have jobs in publishing and media and are marching through the institutions they work for