β¨ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Art,Art and design,Culture,Disability,Exhibitions π **What Youβll Learn**: "I βI had a lot of frustration about the diversity, equity and inclusion performance,β says coordinator Natalie Bobis. Bubis felt that the art world's commitment to providing access for people with disabilities was too often performative rather than demonstrating a sincere commitment to change, so she decided to step down. But then came the opportunity to be an in-house curator for Disability Arts Online's new exhibition space, and she felt like this was finally her chance to highlight the experiences…
π₯ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: David Byrne,Music,Pop and rock,Culture,Talking Heads π **What Youβll Learn**: 'AβAnd when things fell apart / Nobody paid much attention,β David Byrne sings with a gentle shake of his head during the hymn to (Nothing But) Flowers, the talking heads that pay tribute to human complacency and self-interest. This line dates back to 1988. In 2026, he will rip your hand off just by looking at you. But Byrne isn't overselling it. His latest scene is not a rebuke, but a reminder of how happy it is,…
β¨ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Baftas 2026,Film,Alan Cumming,Culture,Baftas,Awards and prizes,I Swear,Tourette syndrome,Society π **What Youβll Learn**: Alan Cumming has joined the chorus of disapproval at the BBC's failure to delete a racial slur from its Bafta awards television programme, saying it turned "what should have been an evening celebrating diversity and inclusion into a show of shocking nonsense".Before the live event, Cumming warned the audience of the potential for unrest due to the tics of Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson, whose life was the basis for the award-winning film I Swear,…
π Discover this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Games,Culture,Indie games,PC β
**What Youβll Learn**: TThese days, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every new indie game is either a co-op shooter or a card-building roguelike - and thankfully that's not quite the case. Every February, the week-long Steam Next Fest is a wide and diverse showcase of upcoming titles, all of which have downloadable demos, and only a minority of which stick to those mainstream genres. It's a great opportunity to rummage through the sometimes amazing Steam store and pick out…
π₯ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Theatre,Stage,Culture,Arcola theatre,Ukraine,Europe,David Edgar,David Greig β
**What Youβll Learn**: nNicholas Kent's concept for a series of short plays about the war in Ukraine is based on his 2009 cycle of dramas about Afghanistan's colonial history, similarly staged while the war was raging. A smaller project, featuring five plays instead of 12, Unbroken Ukraine packs a punch, rising in both power and horror over the course of the evening.The two editorials are more interpretive and historical, shooting an arrow through the fog of the 2022 Russian invasion and subsequent…
π₯ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Film,Martin Clunes,Television,TV comedy,Culture,Wuthering Heights,Comedy π **What Youβll Learn**: It's a delight that Martin Clunes is getting so much plaudits for his performance in Wuthering Heights this year, alongside Margot Robbie's Cathy and Jacob Elordi's Heathcliff. He plays Kathy's drunken but generous, cruel and funny father in a part that could easily have drifted into the background. But it leaves such an impression that Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian believes it "pretty much influences the entire film."It's not as if Clunes hasn't graced the Hollywood A-list before. You…
π Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Classical music,Barbara Hannigan,Conducting,Music,Culture,Opera π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: IIt's the morning after the night before when I meet Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan and British composer and singer Laura Buller. We're in Gothenburg, backstage at the Swedish city's elegant Concerthus. The previous night, Hannigan sang the world premiere of Bowler's new work, The White Book, with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Neither of them slept well. Hannigan kept eating cheese brought from her home in France and chatting with the band's assistant conductor. Bowler was βvery wiredβ and…
β¨ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Olivier awards,Theatre,Stage,Comedy,Dance,West End,Opera,UK news,Awards and prizes,Comedy,Culture,Royal Albert Hall,Wayne McGregor,Danielle de Niese β
**What Youβll Learn**: Nick Mohammed has been chosen as host of this year's Olivier Awards, which will be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London next month.The comedian, writer and actor, who recently found a new fanbase as a Celebrity Traitors finalist, will follow in the footsteps of his Ted Lasso co-star Hannah Waddingham, who presented Olivier in 2023 and 2024. Last year, they were co-hosted by Beverly Knight and Billy Porter. This year…
π₯ Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Art,Transgender,Art and design,Exhibitions,Culture π **What Youβll Learn**: forBetween 2021 and 2025, Black non-binary artist Sage Nia Whitson visited 91 locations in 15 states β in all of those locations, a transgender, gender non-conforming, or intersex person died, either by homicide or suicide. At each site, they held their own ceremonies to bear witness to what happened there.βIt has been very difficult in ways that I continue to repair and comfort,β they said. "It's not cheap for my body and soul. That cost I knew would be there."Currently…
π₯ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Film,Action and adventure films,Science fiction and fantasy films,Luke Evans,Culture β
**What Youβll Learn**: pMaybe it's just a coincidence, but a lot of action movies these days seem to be about grown men and their daughters or surrogate daughters struggling to survive. Although they are strong and ready to kill, the men involved are also the girls' "fathers," protectors and nurturers who train their female offspring to fight as hard as any man in order to survive in a world they may not one day be in themselves.…
