Arts feature
Northern star
Laura Gascoigne on the shadowy Flemish artist Hugo van der Goes, whose painting in the Uffizi upstages the masterpieces of Botticelli
‘What happened in Russia can happen anywhere’
Oliver Basciano talks to Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot about Putin-baiting, Ukraine and western hypocrisy
The pleasure principle
Sam Kriss on how we became addicted to ASMR
Travels with Auntie
Tanjil Rashid on the BBC at 100
Comic genius
Mathew Lyons on the life lessons of Peanuts
At His Majesty’s pleasure
Damian Thompson on King Charles III’s love of classical music
No country for old men
Tanjil Rashid talks to Kazuo Ishiguro about his long and underexplored love affair with film
Fight club
Not all video games are war games but those that are do something deeply unpleasant to our brains, says Sam Kriss
Fall from grace
Robert Gore-Langton explores the remarkable life of televangelist Tammy Faye, and its descent into chaos
End of play
Zoe Strimpel on how identity politics is killing theatre
A line in the sand
Sam Kriss on Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion eco-city
A feast for the eyes
Jonathan Meades on the art of menus
National disasters
It is high time the Arts Council put ENO and ENB out of their misery, says Rupert Christiansen
The art of the monarchy
Michael Hall on how the Queen made her mark on the Royal Collection
Missionary position
Alexander Chula on the uncomfortable lessons of the new Fourth Plinth statues
The money shot
Is the onscreen portrayal of investment bankers as monsters true to life? Martin Vander Weyer talks to the writers of Industry
Emancipation man
Winslow Homer may be too all-American for British tastes but a forthcoming retrospective could change all that, says Laura Gascoigne
Falling stars
If you want real acting in films, forget the leads – it’s in the supporting roles that you’ll find true talent, says Tanya Gold
Trock and awe
Louise Levene on the male ballet troupe that realised the ballerinas have all the best lines
All the world’s a stage
A neglected little town in Merseyside is the natural home for Shakespeare North, says Robert Gore-Langton
Keep on truckin’
Sam Kriss on why country-pop is the most modern music there is
Some like it hot
Mary Wakefield on Katia and Maurice Krafft, who loved volcanoes and each other
Resculpting the past
Rather than tearing statues down, Hew Locke believes in reworking them to highlight their place in our imperial history. Stuart Jeffries speaks to him
Knives out
Daisy Dunn on the art of surgery
Vive la gloire
The refurbishment of Paris’s galleries and museums continues apace, with money no object, finds Rupert Christiansen
