The monsters are all too human in this noir tale of an assassin on one last job No matter what he writes, Stephen King will always be considered a horror novelist. It’s unavoidable now; he is responsible for too many of the fantastical nightmares that …
‘We were once alive’: 100-year-old portraits from rural Sweden – in pictures
A new book showcases self-taught photographer John Alinder’s extraordinary and compelling portraits, discovered in the 1980s, of his Swedish neighbours – revealing their humanity and his artistic brilliance Continue reading…
TV tonight: awkward confessions continue in Aisling Bea’s hilarious stealth hit
This Way Up, the nuanced and singular comedy continues. Plus: globetrotting art sleuths get to work in Fake or Fortune? Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading…
Queen of comedy Charlotte Ritchie on Ghosts: ‘It’s loving, uncynical – and people fall over’
She got gross-out laughs in Fresh Meat, died superbly in Call the Midwife – and now she’s back communing with spirits in Ghosts. Is Charlotte Ritchie getting too famous to buy her own leggings?Charlotte Ritchie is video calling from her London flat, wh…
Tencent curbs on gaming time will shock markets but please many parents
China’s regulators are on the march again but moves to restrict children’s access may be welcomed by manyChina’s Tencent tightens games controls for childrenChina’s regulators are on the march again, pushing one of the country’s most valuable technolog…
「マリオゴルフ スーパーラッシュ」は、斬新さと伝統のバランスに面白さが宿っている：ゲームレヴュー
ゴルフという秩序と伝統に根ざしたスポーツに、カオスな世界観を持ち込んできたゴルフゲームの最新作「マリオゴルフ スーパーラッシュ」。さまざまな要素が盛り込まれて“やりすぎ”の感もあるが、その面白さは斬新さと伝統のバランスに宿っている──。『WIRED』UK版によるレヴュー。
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The Fever review – dreamy film about an indigenous Brazilian’s alienation
Maya Da-Rin’s subtle, poetic debut about a man with a mysterious fever engages with the hidden lives of the Desana people of BrazilHere is a mysterious and opaque movie, a feature debut from 42-year-old Brazilian artist and film-maker Maya Da-Rin. It d…
The Wild Fox of Yemen by Threa Almontaser review – darting between two worlds
The Yemeni American poet’s debut collection is a dazzling exploration of a life caught between different culturesWho is the wild fox of Yemen? I busied myself with a form of foxhunting as I read on through Threa Almontaser’s extraordinary debut collect…
Girlhood by Melissa Febos review – when a girl becomes a woman
A former dominatrix is eviscerating in her exploration of the sexual submission required as young women matureAmerican author Melissa Febos is many things the average reader very likely won’t be, among them a former dominatrix and a recovering heroin a…
West End producer David Pugh: ‘My guiding principle was always: will mum like it?’
He turned Art and The Play What I Wrote into smashes. Now he’s handing out flyers for Charlie and Stan. But will pandemic-shy audiences come and see it? Reports of the death of the stereotypical West End producer have been exaggerated. I’m in Bath, sat…