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A jarring Mann: ‘Fatherland’ (2026) in review

Fatherland, which recounts celebrated Modernist author Thomas Mann’s return to a Germany in wreck and rubble, deals with great personal malaise against a backdrop of great political unease.
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Why does everyone like East of Eden so much?

A beautiful book, written in a determinedly readable style, is bound to become popular, not to mention the endless power of nostalgia.
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The return of the surreal 

Mythical, dreamlike, phantasmagorical, and absurd: Surrealism, which took the art world by storm in...
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Must theatre be so dire? Thoughts on the “unworthy scaffold”

If 'art est celare artem' (true art is to conceal art), then theatre is pretty poor art. You ain't fooling me into thinking that's a storm.
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Ollie Nicholls considers fairy-tale endings and transforming to 'get the guy'

Live Review: Arcade Fire (London)

Arcade Fire win back the trust of their diehard fans following the release of disco inspired record Reflektor

Review: Jumpy

Clare Saxby isn't exactly jumping for joy at this production

Review: Frankenstein

Will Yeldham is impressed by this literary adaptation for stage

Review: Voyage of the Narwhal

Fergus Morgan is tickled pink by this comedy trio

Loading the Canon: Flashman

Cherwell's weekly call for new additions to the literary establishment highlights George MacDonald Frazer's loveable rogue

Beyond amphetamine-fuelled parties and silk screen prints

Joel Nelson encounters a previously unseen side of Andy Warhol and his creative genius

Interview: Martin Brown

Xin Fan meets the Horrible Histories illustrator to reminisce about the iconic children's book series and cartooning past and present

Review: Edge of Tomorrow

Tom Barrie is impressed by Tom Cruise's new action-adventure escapade

The cinema of Kelly Reichardt

Matthew Main on the champion of American Indie Cinema

The absence of light: American TV in its post-Golden Age

Sophia Lambton looks at how American television is taking itself too seriously at the expense of its sense of humour

Where are they now: Steps

It was a feeble attempt at a Christmas comeback that put the last nail in the coffin for this 00s pop band

Review: Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain

Thomas Barrie reviews the latest release by folk artist Conor Oberst

Review: The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

The 16th Century meets 50s doowop in The Roots latest release

Review: Seahawks – Paradise Freaks

Rushabh Haria is a fan of this 'psychedelic yacht rock'

Review: The Two Faces of January

Hussein Amini’s directorial debut is a captivatingly magnetic thriller, with three brilliantly engaging lead performances

Interview: Wolf Alice

Helen Thomas talks to Wolf Alice about their upcoming EP, and their evolving sound

A Journey to the Heart of Darkness

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Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Exciting and with a stellar cast, the newest X-Men is only let down by its contrived ending

Where have all the monsters gone?

Ollie Johnson tells us why less is more when it comes to monster movies
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