Lockdown was a productive time for Michael Craig-Martin: most of the works in his new show at Amsterdam’s Reflex gallery were created in its grip. He continued his longstanding project of painting everyday objects in minimal style, their clean lines an…
The week in audio: This Union; Neil Oliver’s Love Letter to the British Isles; Electric Ride UK and more
Radio 4’s season on the state of the UK stumbles over England, while Peter Curran sparks joy on a drive from Land’s End to John o’GroatsThis Union: A Sea Between Us (BBC Radio 4) | BBC SoundsThis Union: The Ghost Kingdoms of England (BBC Radio 4) | BBC…
Chick Corea Akoustic Band: Live review – a remarkable feat of virtuosity and rapport
(Concord Jazz)The late jazz great’s trio are captured in all their unplugged brilliance in this live recording from 2018In the whole history of jazz, I can’t think of a piano, bass, drums trio that has played with such whole-hearted togetherness as Chi…
On my radar: Roy Williams’s cultural highlights
The renowned playwright on David Morrissey’s acting podcast, the joy of Marvel movies and the musician he listens to every dayRoy Williams was born in London in 1968 and raised in Notting Hill. He studied writing at Rose Bruford college and his plays i…
Priyanka Chopra: ‘regrets’? She’s got a few about a doomed activism reality show | Rebecca Nicholson
Little wonder the actress rushed to distance herself from an ill-advised TV competitionJust when you think entertainment and celebrity culture cannot get any more surreal, it does. The last few days have seen: professional health officials in several c…
Arlo Parks review – heart-rending and frustrating
Village Underground, LondonThe Mercury prize-winner showcases her tender debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, whose devastating lyrics paired with bland music cry out for the full force of her nine-strong bandOutside, night has fallen; inside, it’s stil…
Dan Aykroyd: ‘I still have the lizard brain of a 20-year-old’
The actor, 69, talks about crying over his kids, not being able to cook and still having 80% of his dance movesI am actually one of the few people on the planet who is a heterochromiac syndactylite. I have webbed middle toes on both feet. I also have d…
Grace Dent on the golden age of soaps: ‘They gave the nation something to gossip about’
After a decade away, the former soap specialist returns to Albert Square and the Rovers to check in with its residentsCharlie Brooker: ‘Succession made me furious with envy’Modern Toss’s favourite Guide cartoonsTo show how very long ago it was when I w…
‘The cover is like a piece of art in itself’: 32 years of Guardian Weekend magazine
Since its creation in late 1988, the Guardian’s Saturday supplement has been lauded for front covers and features that have caught the eye and sparked joy or sometimes controversy. As its final edition is published, some of the team who worked on it ex…
Behind the scenes of Andrew Neil’s departure from GB News
Sources say presenter was in legal battle with rightwing channel’s bosses over his £700,000-a-year contractWhen Andrew Neil took a leave of absence from GB News a fortnight after its 13 June launch, the rightwing news channel and its star presenter spe…