Culture

No Time for Cinema to Die

What does the postponement of the new James Bond film mean for the future of cinema?

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Streaming Daniel Kitson

The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church explores the possibility of human connection

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No prefix required: how gay writers came of age

Douglas Murray refuses to mourn the death of the gay novel — a genre that was once ghettoised has joined the mainstream

Features
Why Sherlock Holmes remains the greatest detective

There is no need to make Sherlock Holmes more likeable, part of his brilliance is in his ambiguity

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Shakespearean lore and order

A new anthology displays Shakespeare’s engagement with the sonnet form across his career, but at a high cost

Books
When you pile tragedy too high, you sell it too cheap

Among the Trees, Hayward Gallery (until 31 October)

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Pope Francis: the LGBT-friendly pontiff

Do the actions of the current pontiff signify shifting attitudes in the Catholic Church towards same-sex relationships?

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Met with disappointment: a quiet season for postmodern New York

Manhattan’s cultural landscape faces more tough times ahead with the cancellation of the Met’s 2020/2021 season

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Will there ever be a good Covid protest song?

A decent lockdown protest song is about as likely as a vaccine before Christmas

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Are socially distanced festivals the future of entertainment?

Appledore book festival has paved the way for Covid-friendly entertainment in the UK

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