Guillermo del Toro has directed a Frankenstein movie, because of course he has. The Mexican auteur’s love of dark fantasy and gothic horror makes him a safe, if obvious, choice to dust off…
This Mapo Tofu Salad made a lasting impression among our staff. So much so that associate editor of cooking, Nina Moskowitz, waxed poetic about it. “Tender cabbage meets pillowy-centered tofu (with a shatteringly crisp exterior), all coated in…
Alexandra Roach in 1999 and 2025Alexandra Roach in 1999 and 2025. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair and makeup: Min Sandhu. Archive image: Newsquest
Born in Ammanford, south Wales, in 1987, Alexandra Roach…
When called back on stage at the Bridgewater Hall for the fourth or fifth time, the US composer John Adams walked only as far as the back of the first violins, raised his hands in thanks and gestured, smiling, that it was bedtime. At 78, Adams is…
Every week, Oprah sets an intention exclusively for Oprah Daily Insiders, with reflections on topics like letting go, forgiveness, coming into your own, and more.
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I learned something recently that I found interesting enough to…
What could be more natural than illustrating an obituary of a well-known actor with a photograph of them in the role for which they are best-known? For classically trained British actors, those roles are inevitably on television or film. It…
Premiered in 2000, Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking is the most performed 21st-century opera, yet, surprisingly, this co-production with Opera North and Finnish National Opera is its first full professional staging in the UK. Based on Sister…
“She’s very strong, but she’s never conservative,” Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanzo concluded this morning during a Q&A at Thessaloniki when asked about his enigmatic countrywoman Elena Ferrante, whose acclaimed Neopolitan…
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