Oscars 2022: This best picture list is even better than the real thing
Here are 10 films that could have been nominated for best picture, but weren’t
Janis Ian: ‘It was astonishing to realise that At Seventeen applied to boys too’
After a career tackling difficult subjects, the singer-songwriter is releasing a final album
Arts Council apologises for advert featuring Nina Simone
Organisation admits error in comparing challenges of racism with those of pandemic
America Letter: Biden urges the people to join him in his new vision of America
For one night at least Americans took on board Biden’s advice to ‘set our sights on the nation we know we can be and we must be’
Lovecraft Country: American TV shows its true colours. And it’s exhilarating
Racist sheriffs, not tentacled beasts, provide the real scares in this take on Jim Crow’s US
Dire economic straits fuel protests throughout Lebanon
Baalbek Letter: Penal charges for internet service push people out on to the streets
Turner Prize nominee surprised at North’s lack of protests over Brexit
Film exploring role of women in civil rights movement shortlisted for prestigious award
Borderless art: Belfast festival’s Richard Wakely prefers frictionless collaborations
If Brexit deadline holds, Belfast International Arts Festival will begin in the EU and end beyond it
‘Ciaran Carson drew Belfast better than anyone I ever read’
Sinéad Morrissey, John Banville and fellow writers salute a great man and a great poet
The garden is not abuzz. I want the bees back
Leaving things to nature – and lawns unmowed – pays its own dividends
The cherry tree in bloom reminds me of Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone
Striking a balance between surrendering the garden to nature and precision strimming
Avicii: ‘I had to honour him’ – the friends who finished his final album
The collaborators behind finishing the EDM star’s album Tim on their sensitive task
Beyoncé’s Homecoming: Surprise live album drops with Netflix film
Revealing documentary features full Coachella set, plus behind-the-scenes footage
Peter Tork obituary: folk and blues singer who became a pop sensation
Keyboard player and bassist for the hugely successful 1960s pop group the Monkees
New artist of the week: Fia Moon
Plus songs you have to hear from The Redneck Manifesto and Anderson .Paak
Like father, like son: Leo Borg making waves in the world of tennis
He’s already portrayed his father in a movie; now comes the hard part for the teenage star
Event of the Week: Belfast International Arts Festival 2018
With Isabella Rossellini heading the line-up, this year’s festival is hitting the refresh button
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 nominees revealed
The Cure, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and LL Cool J among the 2019 cohort
New Saoirse Ronan perfume ad has a whiff of feminist bandwagon
The ad campaign for new 'feminist perfume' Calvin Klein Women has more scent than substance
Beyoncé at Coachella: The most meaningful, absorbing, radical performance of the year
Instantly, she has reoriented her music – replacing pop with a Southern black sound
The new dinner party rules: don’t be on time, don’t fight, do double-dip the hummus
Formal dinners are over, but casual cooking for friends throws up a new set of dilemmas. Here is a foolproof guide
International Women’s Day playlist: From Aretha to Whitney
Songs to inspire and empower on International Women’s Day. Hear them roar
Just duet! Flo Morrissey on her new covers album with Matthew E White
The Irish English singer has teamed with American White for an album of covers ranging from Leonard Cohen to the hit theme from Grease
‘The few words of English I had came from Bob Marley’
New to the Parish: On his 26th birthday, a Brazilian musician arrived in Dublin from São Paulo to work and play music. Five years on, he is ready to start a family here
Michael Kiwanuka: “You have to be able to kill your babies”
Michael Kiwanuka was the sound of 2012, but the making of his follow-up album proved to be a less than easy affair. He talks artistic sacrifices and keeping the faith
Dexys usher in their new Irish vision
Kevin Rowland opens up about his Irish roots, 1916, the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974 and an encounter with Muhammad Ali
Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream: ‘Regrets? Who cares? The band is one long experiment anyway’
Primal Scream’s new album, Chaosmosis, finds Bobby Gillespie – a garrulous interviewee – more together than ever. He reflects on the drug years, getting older and his love for young bands
Saul Williams: A poet who generates his own electricity
After Williams recited his first poem on stage in 1995, his ascent was rapid
Unsung heroes of marriage equality vote – three months on
‘Many parents who became involved in the referendum understood the implications of homophobia on their children’s lives for the first time’
Giving voice to the short story in ‘a sad, twisted melancholy sort of night’
Anne Enright champions short-story writers at Galway International Arts Festival
Eurosonic boom: getting down low with the sound of things to come
Het is alleen rock’n’roll . . . but we like it. If it’s January, all roads lead to Groningen for the annual Eurosonic live music event. Here are 10 essential takeaways from this year’s event
A new dawn for TV3 as it goes on the counterattack
Broadcaster says it is ‘feeling good’ about new shows and time-shift channel
Culture Shock: Jah Shaka and the power of music to bring change
How the message of peace, love and reggae transformed the London cultural landscape
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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