BBC says racial slur at Baftas was ‘serious mistake’ and fast-tracks investigation
The BBC's director general tells its Executive Complaints Unit to complete a fast-tracked investigation.
A new rom-com upending Western myths
Starring Lily James and Shazad Latif, this new romcom focuses on an arranged marriage plotline – and subtly redresses Western judgements about the practice,...
From Woolf to Poldark, the Cornwall that inspires writers
How has Cornwall inspired Winston Graham, EV Thompson, Virginia Woolf and Daphne du Maurier?
Nigeria’s anthem of defiance
Fela Kuti penned Beasts of No Nation after time spent in prison – it has become a song, and album, that still inspires many...
Boong: Indian film from Manipur wins big at Bafta
Boong director Lakshmipriya Devi called attention to the situation in Manipur state in her acceptance speech.
Will this WW1 film win best picture?
Some of the nominations for best picture at this year’s Oscars were easy to predict. The Fabelmans is the venerable Steven Spielberg’s love letter...
Is the romcom truly back?
Annie Lord, dating columnist at British Vogue and author of break-up memoir Notes On Heartbreak, thinks this might be the case. “I just really want...
Plymouth Literary Festival return to be ‘major cultural moment’
A literary festival is returning to Devon for the first time in almost a decade this weekend.
Willie Colón, trombonist and salsa music pioneer, dies aged 75
His career spanned 60 years and dozens of albums and had been named among the most influential Latino artists of all time.