Ten minutes of Villa-Lobos and you’re ready for carnival

No space for art: how the ICA has been using public generosity to promote political activism

Garden flowers are for posies

Michel Houellebecq’s prescient, mocking critiques of our debased modern world

Suggestions that Donner was a director-for-hire rather than a true auteur are harsh and inaccurate

Hannah Betts finds a way to live with her pet hate — denim jeans

Readers should savour this book, as you might one of the delectable bottles that compose the enticing strophe of the book’s narrative

This meticulous account gives Frederick Chatterton a deserved and belated spotlight

As the architect of austerity against culture and the arts, is the former Chancellor really the right man for the job?

There is a way to serve pasta and potatoes — with garlic