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An extraordinary Florence show brings together the friar-artist’s sacred visions and the Medici politics that shaped them

A hit job on Keir Starmer does no one any favours – but shows how the party’s old grievances have led to its failure in power

One restaurant in Bari has done the unthinkable. And it’s not about the money

In Margate, the woman who is arguably Britain’s greatest artist takes on the elements – and wins

The movement may have exploded 50 years ago with the Sex Pistols, but the fuse was lit by rebels way back in history

The suave star once tested himself by working with prestige directors. Now he’s phoning it in in fluff like Jay Kelly

In Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, it is Sandler who steals the show with his best performance since Uncut Gems (2019)

The last time the world got over-excited about a new technology, people lost a lot of money - and ended up looking pretty stupid. The AI bubble risks being just the same

In fact, it’s a total abomination, dreamed up by the company’s marketing department as a way of appealing to your inner narcissist

Human baptisms may be down, but pet blessings in Britain’s churches are up

The journalist who had an affair with RFK Jr while profiling him writes beautifully. But letting a vaccine-sceptic loon off the hook is inexcusable

I’ll go out of my way to watch stuff I’m sure won’t be my thing, just because finding common ground is pleasant – even if it’s friendly disagreement

Small communities across Finland, Estonia and even Ukraine keep the Swedish language alive in unexpected corners of Europe

He never lifted the World Cup, but his intelligence and fight for democracy made him one of the nation’s most beloved footballing icons

It’s time to protect British science from political interference. Just look at who’s leading in the opinion polls

This Polish-Mexican bistro is a mismatch that probably shouldn’t work. But it absolutely does, and there is nowhere like it in Britain, maybe even the world

At 86, the author has finally written a memoir, and it’s everything you’d want it to be

A brilliant Nigerian Modernism exhibition shows the defiant beauty born from oppression

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the most terrifying film ever made. So why did I watch it when I was 11, and why does it still have a hold on me?

It was the size of the Empire State Building, could move at motorway speed and was a symbol of American power

The San Ciro in Milan is legendary. But it was too shabby to host the Champions League final - which can only mean one thing

Joel Edgerton’s career-best performance underpins a modern classic that owes s substantial debt to Terrence Malick

Linklater’s film takes on thwarted love and the pain of looming obsolescence. It was easily my favourite from this year's London Film Festival

A lot of those ranting MAGA Twitter accounts aren’t based in the US - but the reason for that isn’t what you think

An account of the BBC Bashir scandal shows it could only have happened to a family mired in paranoid plotting

Eddy Payne is reminiscent of Ralph Richardson in a night full of fun and charm

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Paapa Essiedu make for magnificent theatre - just ignore the tree

The reduction of female empowerment to a pink coloured, ditsy sports channel was not only a stunningly poor idea, but also grossly insulting

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

I look at the way millions and millions of people use generative AI and it makes my brain want to shrivel and hide

An examination of other languages from around the world shows us that ownership can be signalled in rather more complicated ways