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2024 should go down as a vintage year for female authors

2024 in film is set to be dominated by reboots. There's not much new under the sun

In 2024 producers will take old plots, tropes and characters out for a new spin

Artists from across the continent will grace UK stages in 2024

Nothing has been quite the same in theatre since the pandemic – investors are risk-averse and a lot of money has been lost

A number of anniversaries means it's going to be a year to savour for the visual arts

The predicament of cancerous smokers is a bit like that of Brexit voters: we all did something fucking stupid, knowingly, and now we’re paying the price

With meticulous attention to food and how it is prepared, the film’s plot embraces simplicity

A new exhibition celebrates a long-running but uncelebrated movement

For one brief moment, five very different artists – including Van Gogh and Seurat – sought inspiration on the banks of the Seine

The Motive and the Cue is just as good second time around

The name of the ship is well known these days, but the etymology of the Cotswolds village from which it took its name is less certain

At the age of 75, synthesiser pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre is back with two new projects and a determination to innovate and disrupt

Not all Italians become upset when one of the country’s keystone desserts is meddled with, and this dish is a fine example

In a way, the Ahmadi feel like a very suburban, very pacific, rather twee and English sort of Muslim sect

Attempting to steal children’s Christmas gifts from a kindly old man is only one item on the charge sheet of the cannibalistic witch

Dumas’s swashbuckling classic has been filmed 50 times – but the French haven’t tried since the 1960s. Until now...

Several standout exhibitions this year moved beyond simply flagging the work of “forgotten” artist women

The story of Anne Frank is known far and wide, but this was a fresh look at an already well-examined period of history

The perfect combination of compelling narrative and wonderful writing is rare but when it works the results are unforgettable

After over half a century of trying, 2023 was the year that continental European rock truly broke the rest of the world

2023 went down as the year the superhero movie died. The genre has spun its last web and assembled its last avenger

This year I learned the last great showman was one of those people I had loved deeply without ever fully realising it

This high-tech masterclass is also an extraordinary piece of unforgettable theatre

Norway’s second city is becoming one of Europe’s hottest food tickets. Just don’t mention the lutefisk

From political memoirs to reflections on renaissance art, our writers recommend their favourite literary treats of the year

The former Arsenal midfielder made Serie A a refuge from the blood and thunder of English football.. even if he did snub Pavarotti.

This is how the world ends – not with a bang, but whimpering about “open” crumb by people with more time, less sense, and more money than they should

His zeal doused by public apathy and establishment ambivalence, Albert became gradually overwhelmed by disillusionment

This dish is comforting, resourceful cooking and a tremendous way to use up turkey not eaten on Christmas Day

There are many interpretations of its meaning. Are we witness to a dark memory, a sexual desire or a surrealist Pinocchio?

What draws Italy’s populist leader, along with a number of other far-right politicians, to the work of JRR Tolkien?