Culture
Finn noir
A Bergmanesque miasma of gloom hangs over every episode in this new Scandinavian thriller
The pleasures and the pain
Christopher North speaks to the fearless Andrés Roca Rey, Peru’s first bull fighting star
Elusive quest for impartiality
I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy
Homage to Andalucía
Inspired by Withnail and I, Christopher Pincher delves into fine sherry
Mystery of the lost Rembrandt
Michael Prodger tracks the story of a lost masterpiece
Not Justin time
Sarah Ditum says that the focus on Timberlake as a bad agent conveniently forgets the machine behind him
Rehabilitation of a great stylist
Christopher Bray thinks Roth’s “novelist’s autobiography” is one of his most fizzing examinations of the stories that construct our various selves
Losing the plot
Robert Thicknesse reveals how in searching for meaning, opera adaptations are becoming more obscure
Heavy weights and hurty words
Simon Evans says Andrew Doyle’s book is the toolkit you need to think about at least one side of this debate
The ring master
Bullfighting was a lifelong fascination for Francis Bacon and played an increasingly important role in his work, his high-risk approach matching that of the matador