Shōgun will be your new favorite show
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Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
February 19, 2024
Bob Marley: One Love and the surefire success of music biopics
They provide the unmissable opportunity for an up-and-coming actor to become a star
February 15, 2024
The loss of Joss Whedon
Books and ArtsEven post-cancellation, we still live in the pop culture universe the screenwriter created
Dita Von Teese, the once and forever burlesque star
Books and Arts‘I feel I’ve been rewarded for following my own path,’ she reflects, ‘and for taking the road less traveled’
Spring’s hottest theatrical openings on Broadway
Books and ArtsFor theater aficionados, there is hope
The divine Dalí and his ‘Christ’
Books and ArtsIn his imperfect, weird way, the artist was trying to understand something so deeply beautiful in itself, mere created beings cannot fully grasp it
February 12, 2024
The Super Bowl trailers bode for a poor year of cinema
Half these films will flop — and most of the rest will underperform
February 5, 2024
Duets, arrests, comebacks and snubs: inside the 2024 Grammys
Killer Mike, who won three awards, was led away from the arena in handcuffs
February 2, 2024
The Last Dinner Party’s Prelude to Ecstasy fizzes with wit and invention
This wholly distinctive album justifies the hype
January 29, 2024
Predicting the best films and TV of 2024
What will flop and what will be box-office gold?
Has Barbie been snubbed at the Oscars?
The wisdom, or otherwise, of the snub reminds us it is an impossibility to please all of the people all of the time
January 23, 2024
Oscar nominations 2024: Oppenheimer dominates
It’s hard to remember when there was such a good clutch of intelligent, adult-oriented films being recognized
John Densmore on protecting the Doors’ legacy
Books and ArtsThe drummer seems to have settled for the role of a wise elder statesman of rock ’n’ roll
Does Joan Crawford deserve her bad reputation?
Books and ArtsIt’s unlikely a Crawford could happen in today’s Hollywood
Beauty, terror and banality are uneasily juxtaposed in Harmony
Books and ArtsDuring a time of monstrous persecution, there was a band dedicated to joy that consisted of Jews and Gentiles
The frustrating promise of infinite freedom in video games
Books and ArtsFor a game to work, it has to reach a complex balance of systems and narratives
How does the global art market move?
Books and ArtsSince its launch in 2017, Convelio has become the leading technology-led art shipment company in the world
January 16, 2024
Succession and The Bear clean up at a delayed Emmys
Kieran Culkin once again triumphed over his co-stars Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong
January 12, 2024
Lil Nas X is getting boring
His chase for virality has eaten away at his artistry
January 8, 2024
Here We Are is in many ways confused
The play is unsure whether to mock and serve up its characters on a platter or to understand and humanize them
An intelligent, finely judged Golden Globes
This has been the first year that the judging panel of the Golden Globes has been expanded
December 29, 2023
The Spectator’s Music of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some venerable guests — offer their picks
December 28, 2023
The Spectator’s Films of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some special guests — offer their picks
December 27, 2023
The Spectator’s TV of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some esteemed guests — offer their picks
December 25, 2023
Sean Young has lessons to share
She was canceled before cancel culture existed
December 20, 2023
Will ‘accessibility’ ruin ballet?
Books and ArtsIn the most exquisitely beautiful —and painful — art form, elitism is the show
Jerry Miller’s tale
Books and ArtsMoby Grape could have been a contender but never quite were
The bold new vision for Edinburgh’s National Galleries of Scotland
Books and ArtsThe galleries are not only an aesthetic pleasure to visit but a fine and salutary reminder of the greatness of Scottish art
Radical in the Rotunda
Books and ArtsWith a presidential election this year, it is time to contemplate the iconic work of John Trumbull afresh
