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Our society does horrendous things to animals, but this one taboo is regarded as sickening and wrong above all others – and people find it hard to say exactly why

Protests have rocked the so-called ‘Art Olympics’ over its decision to let Putin exercise soft power

A fatal outbreak has occurred on a cruise ship after it docked in South America. There will be no new pandemic, but it’s a reminder of the lesson of Covid: that wild animal populations are awash with diseases we do not understand

The documentary that asks: who owns the ground beneath our feet?

Howl dials down the tirades for sorrowful soul-searching and reasoned debate

The Slovenian band used to satirise dictators. Now their targets are tech bros and algorithm-controlled music

A new book details how three friends invented a new American cinema - then created the blockbusters that destroyed it

The US author’s best-selling The Hate U Give is being removed from school libraries in America - and now in Britain too

Once the world’s tallest mountain had been scaled, they all wanted to know: Who stepped on the summit first?

Wittgenstein designed a house thinking it would be something of deep significance. It turns out that it wasn’t

A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him

The Oscar-winner’s Bounty is a subversively beautiful work about the ugliness of colonialism

There are a lot of stories circulating about the scientific benefits of space travel and of mining the lunar surface. A huge number of them are complete nonsense.

The answer to a question about an old English grandma lies in Old English grammar

There was a sweet spot back in the 2010s when they were good, but not so good that they overwhelmed your entire life. Until recently, I had a phone like that. And then I got an upgrade. Big mistake

Matthew Rhys shows off his comic chops in a show that references It, Hallowe’en and The Shining

A stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s book about an killer and the Tory PM questions both violent rhetoric and violence itself

I’ve got four rules before I commit to a series or movie - and everything Netflix or Disney puts out seems to fail

The subversive artist was told her work would never travel beyond Colombia - now it tours the planet

Gemma Arterton’s character lacks heft - and the glossy ITV series lacks plausibility

A beautiful new memoir by novelist Siri Hustvedt, the writer’s widow, is full of philosophical insights

A signed book as a schoolboy started my nature obsession. I’ve been learning from him ever since

In an extract from his new book, the music business insider behind the acclaimed social media account explains how he hit rock bottom and how he fought back

Francisco de Zurbarán’s family earned their fortune from textiles – and he earned his reputation on painting the robes of saints and martyrs

Edward Chisholm’s first book was so good I’m making a movie of it. The second is even better

The revived show’s central message is now clear – that on Main Street USA, bravado beats brains every time

Deborah Levy tries but comes up short in a stylish romp through Paris in search of the exiled author and scenester

The warming climate is pushing disease-carrying insects as far north as the Arctic – with unsettling implications for Europe

At Monaco 1984, the Brazilian announced himself as a legend – but a decade later, he was gone