Sunday Feb 17th, 2013

The tragic death of an actor

The farce is at its height: the old clown in the armchair is surrounded by whirling figures in outlandish doctors’ costumes, welcoming him into their brotherhood with a mock initiation ceremony. He takes the Latin oath: ‘Juro’, falters. His face crumples. The audience gasps – is something wrong? But the clown is grinning now, all is well, the dancing grows frenzied, the play rushes on to its end. Not till the next day will the audience find… read more »

Tuesday Jun 18th, 2013

Forging Man of Steel

Robin Rosenberg’s review of the film
Tuesday Jun 18th, 2013

The search for ‘folk music’ in art music

Robert G. Rawson on the desire to find belonging
Sunday Jun 16th, 2013

A love of superheroes

Editorial assistant Suzanne Walker on their true powers
Saturday Jun 15th, 2013

20 of the most iconic songs in industrial music

A playlist from S. Alexander Reed
Friday
Jun 14th, 2013

An Oxford Companion to Superman

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Thursday
Jun 13th, 2013

An outdoor overture

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Tuesday
Jun 11th, 2013

The power of popular songs

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Sunday
Jun 9th, 2013

Kinky Boots

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Friday
Jun 7th, 2013

The beauty pageant and British society

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Thursday
Jun 6th, 2013

Five reasons to watch the Tony Awards on Sunday

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Tuesday
Jun 4th, 2013

Coronation Music

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Monday
Jun 3rd, 2013

Blaxploitation, from Shaft to Django

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Saturday
Jun 1st, 2013

Stories We Tell: How we reconstruct the past

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