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Four-letter words and modern slang are meant to make this revival accessible, but something has been lost as a result

A flawed play makes a timely point - we shouldn’t complain about refugees when we help to create them

It’s very easy to get drawn into a life shaped entirely by the ogres who control the algorithms of social media. But that’s the route to populism. Why not go outside, and see what’s going on in the trees?

It’s depressing to see tiny children glued to screens and worrying to think what this total absorption in tech will do to their young minds. Are we raising a generation of screen-addicted zombies?

Franz Xaver Mozart is known as ‘FX’ – because English speakers are baffled by his middle name

With her distinctive bold colours, grey curls and bright scarves, Saadawi became a feminist icon. Margaret Atwood called her ‘one of the great radical voices of our time’

A woman in a US hospital had a sample taken of her cancer cells that went on to become the most important biopsy in all medicine. Is her family due compensation?

The Queen of Pop has been spotted in Margate – but residents should be more excited about what the British artist is doing for our town

The painter brought Jesus to Berkshire, found sensuality in Wangford and planned a church based on his own life

He argued for the importance of communication within society, but his works were relentlessly inaccessible. Despite this, he was central to Germany’s post-war moral recovery

The BBC has finally given a woman a major chat show. But they won’t let the host be herself

Patricia Cornwell’s stories about a medical examiner spent decades in development hell. Now they’ve delivered actual hell

Winners like Jessie Buckley, One Battle After Another and Sinners were predictable – but the fighting spirit of cinema offered a bit of hope

A haunting literary adaptation is laced with grief and guilt

The Bride, Wuthering Heights, even One Battle After Another prioritise mayhem over coherence

She used to be a genuine rebel like Birkin, Sevigny or Solange. Now she’s just a marketing tool

If it can’t breathe properly, if its back can’t support its own weight and if it can’t even give birth without a caesarean, then your dog is an abomination. Much better to get a mutt instead

Union Berlin was on the verge of going under, when the fans decided they would rebuild the club, starting with the stadium. And it worked

If your priorities in life are heat and paying no tax, and if you choose to ignore harsh, dubious rules, especially for women, then don’t be surprised if most of us back in the old country regard you as a soulless, smug twat

Authoritarian governments have pushed Farsi’s dominance – but 59 other languages still thrive

Her remarkable wartime exploits – including a dramatic prison break – made her a legend of the French Resistance

New research suggests that mysterious symbols carved by early humans may have functioned like a primitive writing system

The Walking Dead, 28 Days Later, Fallout… zombies, nuclear wastelands and ruined cities dominate our screens

His new documentary series profiles delusional misogynists. Will the women in their lives ever push back against them?

The author’s delicious dark comedy Look What You Made Me Do is a welcome return to form

Traditional English music is booming again, but extremists are trying to jump on the bandwagon

A new exhibition explores why the colour inspires artists to create some of their greatest work

A 1967 treaty says it belongs to no one – but Putin and Musk have other ideas...

For thousands of years, philosophers have disagreed over what to do with mortal remains. Some wanted a solemn burial, others to be eaten by dogs, while others jumped into a volcano. What would they have made of a modern, water-based method?

As overtourism bites, the author of Frommer’s new guide to the country shares his favourite experiences away from the crowds