Play onThe rise and rise of video gamesCovid-19 has drawn renewed attention to an under-appreciated industryMar 19
Getting creativeHow the coronavirus is changing arts and entertainment in AmericaAs states ban public gatherings to stop the spread of covid-19, the arts are moving onlineMar 18
Listen in“The Conversation” is Francis Ford Coppola’s half-forgotten masterpieceOvershadowed in its day by the “Godfather” films, it now seems prescientMar 17
Of life and death“The Seven Streams of the River Ota” and the fallout from HiroshimaAs the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing approaches, Robert Lepage’s extraordinary play returns to the stageMar 16
Turnovers“The Way Back” is a return to a traditional sports-movie formatSports films in the 21st century have mostly focused on brilliant individuals. “The Way Back” explores the redemption found in teamsMar 11
Poets and dreamersLady Gregory, unsung hero of the Irish Literary RevivalAs a folklorist, playwright and theatre manager, she had a profound influence on modern Irish literatureMar 10
Call to actionContemporary artists explore the dark side of Silicon ValleyDistilling the wide-reaching effects of modern technology into an arresting artwork is not easy, as a new exhibition showsMar 9
Of mice and spacemen“The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” turns 42Douglas Adams’s masterwork is blithely comic in tone but deeply serious in purposeMar 6
Regional accentThe vexed history of travel writing about the BalkansKapka Kassabova’s new book wrestles with the difficulties of chronicling these contested landsMar 5
Tuning into AfricaWill new stories mean new subscribers?Netflix’s first original African series, “Queen Sono”, isn’t great—but it is still a good thingMar 4
ExposureFarzana Wahidy’s portraits of AfghanistanIn 2004 she became the country’s first female photojournalist to work for international wire servicesMar 3
Enduring fashionA captivating new exhibition celebrates the kimono“Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk” is a triumphant spectacle that provides rich insights into Japanese history and cultureMar 2
Sprawling flamboyant patternsKehinde Wiley reimagines “The Yellow Wallpaper”The painter of Barack Obama’s presidential portrait turns his hand to the women of east LondonFeb 28
What lies beneathSelf-portraits in the modern ageThe subject of identity is one that animates contemporary artistsFeb 27
