An extraordinary story of nerve-wracking heroism gets an appealingly straightforward, propulsive retelling in Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives,” which dutifully dramatizes the risky 2018 operation that saved a dozen boys and their soccer coach from the […]
The saxophonist, flautist and early global-music pioneer Charles Lloyd has been entrancing audiences worldwide for more than 60 years, as well as travelling widely in his own fertile imagination to cultures way outside his jazz […]
‘It’s a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community’ I think this is my favourite Beyoncé album. It’s a love letter to the LGBTQ+ community, dancefloors and ballroom, and it has surprised me in the best […]
In “Ali & Ava,” a lovely surprise from English filmmaker Clio Barnard, music is more than just a soundtrack; it’s the characters’ very lifeblood. When we first meet Ali (Adeel Akhtar), a part-time DJ in […]
Hot take: luggage can make or break your vacation (cue me dragging a suitcase with a broken wheel through JFK Airport circa 2017). As someone who’s experienced some lousy luggage in my lifetime, I’ve made […]
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Calvin Harris had bought an organic farm in Ibiza. For a moment, it looked as though the 38-year-old, Dumfries-born DJ was giving up his crown as king of […]
Sony’s 27-inch InZone M9 gaming monitor is practically a high-end 4K Bravia TV with a few features (and more than a few inches) chopped off. It can’t serve your channels or streaming apps, but this […]
Kasabian always seemed dependent on the chemistry between Serge Pizzorno and Tom Meighan. Pizzorno wasn’t exactly Thom Yorke, pushing the band into wildly uncommercial directions and trusting the audience to follow, but thanks to his […]
There will be two groups of people who care enough to read a Prey review before the movie debuts. The first will consist of longtime Predator fans who care deeply about how the film contributes […]
I’ve been traveling domestically more than ever, whether it’s visiting family and friends or exploring a city or a beach on my bucket list. I’m a newly minted frequent flyer who’s always on the hunt […]
Jacken Elswyth is a banjo player fascinated with old mountain tunes and the power of the drone. She plays in the freewheeling Shovel Dance Collective, free-folk improvisers Sullow and runs a cassette label, Betwixt & […]
If you’ve been online recently, you’ve likely heard about all the turmoil going on at airports all across the globe. From staffing shortages to flight delays and cancellations, traveling this summer has been turbulent, to […]
Five years ago, the festival industry, prone to hand-wringing about where younger headline acts might spring from, pledged to redress the gender imbalance across their lineups. Strides have been made, notably at Latitude and Glastonbury, […]
Emily Sprague’s earliest songwriting was born of loss. The cult US songwriter was severely injured in a hit-and-run accident on her bike in 2014; a few years later, her mother passed away. Her first two […]
After a six-year wait, Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is finally here, and it’s made for the dance floor. “To all of my fans: I hope you find joy in this music,” Beyoncé wrote in a […]
It doesn’t take long for the Paper Girls comic books to get strange. The series from Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang starts out with a dream about an astronaut with angel wings and a […]
The first time I saw the Apple AirPods Max Headphones, I was scrolling through TikTok binge-watching videos late on a Thursday. One of my favorite fashion influencers was wearing them while strolling on a “hot […]
Ethel Smyth’s music features prominently in this year’s Proms, and the centrepiece of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s concert with their chief conductor designate, Kazuki Yamada, was her Concerto for Violin and Horn, written […]
Representation can be a double-edged sword. There’s undeniable power in seeing oneself reflected on screen, in normalizing marginalized identities, but an emphasis on visibility alone can reduce complex characters to one identity, one presentation, a […]
“I love you Dallas,” Kendrick Lamar implored mid-concert on Saturday night, entrenching an intimate connection with his fans, from the sterility of a plastic quarantine cube. Clips of Kendrick performing inside a giant hazmat box […]