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Arts & Culture
The best new art, theatre and music, plus news, reviews, interviews and features from around the world

6 of the world’s coolest and weirdest underground attractions
Cathedrals, theme parks and the bowels of a dormant volcano: these are the wonders of the subterranean world

Pedro Almodóvar interview: ‘Now it’s not cocaine up our noses but cotton swabs!’
On filming during the pandemic, the buried pain of Parallel Mothers and how he’s a new kind of filmmaker

How ABBA’s 2022 virtual concerts could change the face of live music
Will this exciting digital technology allow musical icons to live for ever?

6 really, really small (and really, really good) museums around the world
Forget traipsing around a massive art gallery – squeeze into one of these extremely tiny spaces instead
The latest arts and culture news
Ireland is offering artists a €325-a-week basic income
Ireland is offering artists a €325-a-week basic income
More than 2,000 writers, painters and musicians will be able to claim the clash over the next three years
Take a look at the shocking and impactful winners of the 2022 World Press Photo awards
Take a look at the shocking and impactful winners of the 2022 World Press Photo awards
The contest recognises the best documentary photography of 2021
William Morris’s charming Oxfordshire farmhouse is finally opening to the public
William Morris’s charming Oxfordshire farmhouse is finally opening to the public
The pioneering artist, poet and socialist owned the house for more than 20 years, describing it as ‘heaven on earth‘
Paul McCartney’s childhood home is being opened for artists to use
Paul McCartney’s childhood home is being opened for artists to use
20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool is where McCartney and John Lennon wrote some of the Beatles’ biggest hits
Why Sheffield’s legendary Leadmill music venue must be saved
Why Sheffield’s legendary Leadmill music venue must be saved
There’s not a music fan in the city who doesn’t have their own story to share
This British manor is hosting an exhibition of Burning Man festival sculptures
This British manor is hosting an exhibition of Burning Man festival sculptures
‘Radical Horizons: The Art of Burning Man at Chatsworth’ has just opened in the grounds of the stately home
The latest from the world of film

Review: The Northman
Robert Eggers’ blood-soaked Viking epic is a widescreen rallying cry for cinema in the age of streaming

Alexander Skarsgård: ‘After Big Little Lies people steered clear of me in public’
The Northman star on his Viking epic, fighting The Mountain and awkward fan encounters

Review: Happening
A pregnant student risks prison in Audrey Diwan’s compelling snapshot of life for a young woman in ’60s France

Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
The plotting may be convoluted and the runtime rambling, but there’s still some magic left in the Wizarding World
The best podcasts to listen to right now

The 15 best fiction podcasts
From side-splitting comedies to spine-tingling horrors, these engrossing fiction podcasts represent the best in escapism

The 15 best history podcasts
From sassy takes on recent events to voyages into the far past, these podcasts take the mystery out of history

The 15 best music podcasts
From heart-stopping documentaries to album guides, if it’s music podcasts you want we’ve got you covered

The 15 best self-help podcasts
If you’re looking to make a few tweaks to your life, here’s a brilliant array of wise and wonderful self-help podcasts
The latest from the world of music
Paul McCartney’s childhood home is being opened for artists to use
Paul McCartney’s childhood home is being opened for artists to use
20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool is where McCartney and John Lennon wrote some of the Beatles’ biggest hits
Why Sheffield’s legendary Leadmill music venue must be saved
Why Sheffield’s legendary Leadmill music venue must be saved
There’s not a music fan in the city who doesn’t have their own story to share
The 40 best music festivals in the world in 2022
The 40 best music festivals in the world in 2022
Discover the biggest and best festivals in the world today with our international festival bucket list for 2022
Calling all music nerds: there’s a new version of Wordle that tests your song knowledge
Calling all music nerds: there’s a new version of Wordle that tests your song knowledge
Can you guess the track in six attempts or fewer?
The best UK dance music festivals
The best UK dance music festivals
Nobody does a banging techno festival like Blighty. Check out the best UK dance music festivals for a summer blow-out
Glastonbury 2022: everything you need to know about the legendary festival’s return
Glastonbury 2022: everything you need to know about the legendary festival’s return
After two cancelled editions, festival-goers will return to Worthy Farm for an epic weekend of live music