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Culture
Book review: Stolen by Ann-Helén Laestadius
This epic novel depicts the lives of the indigenous Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and their struggle for survival and justice over multiple generations
Why the Philip Guston exhibition caused a storm at the Tate
In art, as the shifting attitudes to Guston's work remind us, both form and content are political
Why is British television so obsessed with food?
Food dramas like "Lessons in Chemistry" and "The Bear" are appetising, but need more meat on the bone
Larkin’s generation game
First published in New Humanist in 1971, Philip Larkin's "This Be The Verse" has become a cultural phenomenon. But why?
How Old Masters (and Mistresses) defy time
Paintings by Hals, Rubens and Gentileschi show how art that is hundreds of years old can still speak to us about joy, love and survival
The allure of Lupin
The reinvention of 'Lupin' for Netflix has been a surprise hit. Why did it take us so long to fall in love with the French master thief?
Drunk on debate at HowTheLightGetsIn
The philosophy and music festival shows the value of critical, collective reflection
Book review: The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant
The novel is a powerful reminder of the many reasons people move and how generational memories shape our identities
The magic of cosmic harmonies
Thanks to Nasa, you can now hear a black hole sing