Arts + Culture – The Conversation

British Landscapes: A Sense of Place shows how ideas of scenery have evolved across 300 years of art

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We watched the first Enhanced Games live in Las Vegas – this is what we learned

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Masters of the Universe tries to manage the absurd masculinity of He-Man – it should just accept masculinity is absurd

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Britain’s reading revival may be failing to reach those most disconnected from books

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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: George Michael’s music, artistry and drama

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Marianna Martines: the infuriating reason you’ve never heard of this brilliant 18th-century composer

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Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

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Whistler by Ann Patchett: a pacy metafiction where rich people are nice to each other

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Four top tips for tracing your ancestry from a family historian

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Land by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting tale set in post-famine Ireland about history, map-making and memory

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Women’s prize for non-fiction: powerful biographies, moving histories and creative approaches to health – six experts review the shortlist

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In an age of ‘heteropessimism’, straight romcoms can make us cringe – but the story’s different when it comes to queer love

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Sonny Rollins the last great of the jazz era dies

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What counts as queer art? New book expands the boundaries of identity and expression

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Marilyn Monroe at 100: Hollywood made her a myth – she spent her life resisting it

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Unearthing Namibia’s forgotten genocide through forensic archaeology

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Moss & Freud: this anodyne portrait of their artist-muse friendship lacks dramatic bite

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Britain’s textile history told through 22 museums and archives

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The pigeon fanciers of the Bronze Age

British Landscapes: A Sense of Place shows how ideas of scenery have evolved across 300 years of art

We watched the first Enhanced Games live in Las Vegas – this is what we learned

Masters of the Universe tries to manage the absurd masculinity of He-Man – it should just accept masculinity is absurd

Britain’s reading revival may be failing to reach those most disconnected from books

Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: George Michael’s music, artistry and drama

Marianna Martines: the infuriating reason you’ve never heard of this brilliant 18th-century composer

Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

Whistler by Ann Patchett: a pacy metafiction where rich people are nice to each other

Four top tips for tracing your ancestry from a family historian

Land by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting tale set in post-famine Ireland about history, map-making and memory

Women’s prize for non-fiction: powerful biographies, moving histories and creative approaches to health – six experts review the shortlist

In an age of ‘heteropessimism’, straight romcoms can make us cringe – but the story’s different when it comes to queer love

Sonny Rollins the last great of the jazz era dies

What counts as queer art? New book expands the boundaries of identity and expression

Marilyn Monroe at 100: Hollywood made her a myth – she spent her life resisting it

Unearthing Namibia’s forgotten genocide through forensic archaeology

Moss & Freud: this anodyne portrait of their artist-muse friendship lacks dramatic bite

Britain’s textile history told through 22 museums and archives

Murals, myths and belonging: how art is reshaping South Greenland