Why musicians complaining about Brexit are creating a storm in a teacup
The visa kerfuffle is a ‘solution without a problem’ – though that doesn’t mean there won’t be bumps in the road for future music tours
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The architecture of the US Capitol is a paean to rational order – the riots were a desecration
The Congress building is the temple-like embodiment of the ideals of America, making its invasion a symbolic affront
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Music venues beg the Government to let them help speed up the vaccine roll-out
Thousands of trained staff and numerous large venues are standing idle, say industry leaders. Why not use them to get society open again?
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Auld Lang Syne lyrics: the meaning behind the song (and eight things you didn’t know about it)
The tradition Scottish tune is synonymous with New Year celebrations. But where does it come from – and what does it actually mean?
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‘The effects will be severe and long-lasting’: major Bristol theatre slams Tier 3 closures
The theatre will honour its pledge to ‘entertain Bristol over Christmas’. But the industry’s exhaustion is shared by the entire country
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‘We felt like the SAS of choirs’: welcome to a Carols from King’s like no other
The race to save the nation’s favourite Christmas broadcast, in this annus horribilis, went down to the wire. How did they pull it off?
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Sherlock who? Why Arthur Conan Doyle’s favourite character wasn’t the ‘consulting detective’
A new edition of The Lost World throws surprising light on the author – including an odd penchant for dressing up as Professor Challenger
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‘A place where we can do what we want’: the anarchist utopia of Rose Island
Fed up by the law, Giorgio Rosa built an artificial island off the Italian coast. A new Netflix film follows what happened next
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Nuns, ghosts and choking perfume: why I adapted Black Narcissus for the screen
Screenwriter Amanda Coe on Rumer Godden's blockbuster 1939 novel – a miracle of coiled desire, psychological insight and dreamlike power
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Behind Ava Gardner's tough talking: ‘I’m scared, baby, scared’
A furious fighter and a lusty drinker, the actress was notorious for hell-raising. But deep vulnerabilities lay beneath her swagger
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Bill Bailey on his Strictly success: 'People thought I'd be a joke'
Ahead of the Strictly final, the capering comic talks backstage nerves, Roald Dahl's anti-Semitism and cancel culture comedy
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Tom Cruise’s furious rant is the sound of Hollywood losing its grip on power
The star's exasperated tirade at crew members captured the entire sector's Covid frustrations – and its panic about what lies ahead
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Vicky McClure’s Dementia Choir at Christmas, review: sad, sweet celebration of the healing power of song
This seasonal catch-up with the original dementia choir was warm, empathetic TV. But it showed just how much Covid-19 had taken away
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The Real Full Monty on Ice, episode 2: triumph over adversity and temperature-related shrinkage
The pandemic nearly nixed this celebratory show. But chilly extremities and possible chafing couldn't stop the dance
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Jesy Nelson's Little Mix departure has revealed the pop machine for what it really is
Jesy Nelson's honesty around her mental health puts her trolls to shame. Times have changed since Geri Haliwell left The Spice Girls
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2020 in opera: could a year of crisis leave the industry leaner and fitter?
Opera is the most expensive performing art – but this year was a reminder of why we can’t afford to let it go
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2020 in classical music: when Covid rained on Beethoven's birthday parade
The composer's 250th anniversary was a somewhat muted affair. But musicians – and more cautiously, institutions – refused to be silenced
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2020 in dance: how Bill Bailey and Zoom ballet beat the lockdown blues
From Will Tuckett's excellent new lockdown ballet to inventive online offerings, the dance world triumphed in the face of adversity
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2020 in radio: why the wireless became a lifeline in lockdown
This year, we listened to more radio than ever with plucky presenters and technological innovation boosting locked-down spirits
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Is Michael Bay's Songbird the great Covid film we've been waiting for?
Songbird, a Covid-inspired 'Romeo and Juliet', has landed. But can writers and film-makers ever make successful art from the pandemic?
