MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
Latest editorial
Alive and well!
Glasto’s all-embracing formula stands the test of time, writes WILL STONE, who had a whale of a time
Yoga workshop in the Healing Field
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
THE best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and this is never truer than at Glastonbury.
Finally celebrating its 50th anniversary two years late due to pandemic-induced lockdowns, the festival was back with a vengeance as the youngest (Billie Eilish) and oldest (Paul McCartney) ever headliners graced the Pyramid stage alongside acclaimed rapper Kendrick Lamar.
Even the much-lauded Clashfinder won’t help you at this itinerary-defying pop-up metropolis, with many a compromise having to be made to the altar of the gods of impulse and going with the flow.
Similar stories
The Bard does Bearded Theory, and lodges a complaint about bandnames
TOM STONE sings the praises of one of the oldest open-air festivals in Britain
Despite declining to show Kneecap’s set, the BBC broadcast Bob Vylan leading a ‘death to the IDF’ chant — and the resulting outrage has only amplified the very message the Establishment wanted silenced, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER