Where to start with: Marcel Proust | Books

The long revered French novelist, critic and essayist is still thought to be one of the most influential authors of all time a century after this death on 18 November 1922. While Proust does have […]
The long revered French novelist, critic and essayist is still thought to be one of the most influential authors of all time a century after this death on 18 November 1922. While Proust does have […]
Earlier this year, the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial made countless headlines and took over social media, with people everywhere taking sides. But, even though she was harassed online about not speaking out, […]
The UK albums chart has been dominated by American behemoths over the past few weeks, with Taylor Swift and Drake dropping blockbuster albums. That could all change when one of Britain’s most successful grime stars […]
As a child star, she played the lead roles in Akeelah and the Bee and True Jackson, VP. Today, Keke Palmer has made a successful transition to adult roles, with popular projects including the series […]
MANILA, Philippines – Live music and theme parks are two things the pandemic has put a pause on, and now both are coming back in full swing at the Salo-Salo Fest, the country’s first theme […]
A few years ago I wrote an article about how the original Sonic the Hedgehog games are examples of “incorrect game design” in that they break a lot of the rules laid down by that […]
If “Glee” is ever rebooted, Kevin McHale is not signing up to be canceled. “I don’t know if Artie could be in it,” McHale said Wednesday to Insider, talking about Artie Abrams, the character he […]
MAMA June has showcased her hot pink hair in a new video posted by her husband Justin Stroud on Instagram. The post featured several clips of the couple from various outings and other time spent […]
BookTok, the nickname for TikTok videos in which books are discussed, analysed, cried about and turned into “aesthetic” moodboards, began as a small group of the app’s users who wanted a place to talk about […]
Though the music journalist Colin Irwin, who has died suddenly aged 71, specialised in folk music, his writing ranged across many genres, especially during the 1970s and 80s, when he worked on Melody Maker magazine. […]
It is mid-morning outside the Pompidou Centre in Paris and Patti Smith is talking to me on the phone – she is trying to puzzle out how best we are to find each other within […]
Redcar les adorables étoiles, the anticipated new album from Redcar, is out now on vinyl, CD and all digital platforms via Because Music. The album Redcar les adorables étoiles, the beginning of angels, is the […]
Nik Turner, the co-founder of the British space-rock band Hawkwind, has died aged 82. A statement on the saxophonist’s Facebook page said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner – the […]
Climate activists targeting masterpieces around the world are not fully aware of how delicate the artworks are, the directors of almost 100 galleries have warned, saying they have been “deeply shaken” by the attacks. This […]
Kylie Minogue will be forever grateful to have headlined Glastonbury. The 54-year-old pop superstar – who was meant to headline the Legends slot at the annual music festival in 2005 but was forced to pull […]
The books of Kurt Vonnegut, who was born 100 years ago this Friday, are funny, unflinching, soft-hearted, stark, imaginative and approachable – and just as relevant now as when he published his debut novel 70 […]
There’s a lot that is surprising about Marvel Snap, the new free-to-play digital card game from one of the minds behind Hearthstone (and the money behind TikTok). A match takes just five minutes. Both players […]
When the uncompromising American writer Gore Vidal had people over for dinner, he would often put on old tapes of his televised debates with conservative William F Buckley. Deep into his old age, he would […]
In 1975, a group of teenage siblings in Aberdeen, Mississippi, recorded an album of gospel songs focused on toil, conflict, succour and redemption. They named themselves the Staples Jr Singers in tribute to Mavis and […]
Tyrone Downie, the Jamaica-born keyboardist for Bob Marley and the Wailers, died Saturday. He was 66. His partner, Bernadine Simpson, told Jamaican outlet The Gleaner that Downie “was feeling ill” on Saturday evening. He died […]