Culture
Colm Tóibín’s new novel
“Long Island” is an entrancing follow-up to “Brooklyn”
Appropriately enough, one of the themes of the sequel is the difficulty of returns
Putin’s delusions, Ukrainians’ pain
A clear-eyed account of Ukraine under siege
Do not underestimate the lunacy of aged dictators, a new book argues
Stringing along
How Kronos became the world’s most innovative string quartet
The group’s 50th anniversary brings new music and new members
Frequent travellers
Why travel guidebooks are not going anywhere
Despite predictions that the internet would kill them
Regional inequality
What ails Britain’s left-behind places?
Two new books offer different views on the country’s troubled towns
World in a dish
The döner kebab has a meaty role in German society
It is a diplomatic tool as well as a tasty, cheap meal
Stage fright
Donald Trump’s return is making Hollywood nervous
News and politics are being left out of the streaming boom
When screens clean the green
Technology has changed money-laundering
This will confound government enforcers for years to come
Who are you calling a Neanderthal?
Theories of pre-history are a mirror on their times
What humans’ perspective on the past says about them
No city of angels
Los Angeles is the capital of film noir
50 years after “Chinatown”, the city is still inspiring new takes on the genre
Everything to play for
How games and game theory have changed the world
A provocative history of gaming’s influence calls for a change in the rules