A roundtable with Brian Cox, Simon Russell Beale, Kathryn Hunter and Greg Hicks at the National Theatre
Women were at the helm and in the trenches of the world’s most profound transformations
In a sea of mind numbing kids’ shows, a reminder that there is intelligent life beyond the living room
There is wonder in a dusky corner — no one would believe a door to Narnia existed in the back of a colour-coded wardrobe
The Pulitzer-winner’s new novel follows a tale through time and makes the case that all stories are, in the end, the same
Cordelia Jenkins’ top reads this week: Yellen’s second act| Hitchhiker’s guide to the City| Lunch with the McDonald’s chief executive
Heather Clark’s biography, Red Comet, frees the poet of decades of mythmaking and cultural baggage
US jibe on lack of ice cubes in Europe provokes intense debate on measure of civilisation
An unlikely north London romance suggests that love can overcome tribalism
The venal real estate reality show is a window into a world of excess untroubled by the pandemic
Fears that poetry would be scrapped from GCSE English brought lyric lovers out in force
Cordelia Jenkins’ top reads this week: India’s deepening coronavirus crisis | Big Tech leaders squirm | Selfie feminism on Instagram
Glee’s sharp-tongued ‘megabitch’ who never missed her mark
A compelling portrait of the great Victorian novelist and the contradictions of his character
Cordelia Jenkins’ top reads this week: Wirecard’s rise and fall | homeless in a pandemic | FT fiction recommendations
Cordelia Jenkins’ top reads this week: George Floyd protests: an American story | Facebook staff’s ‘virtual walkouts’ | the joy of Ikea
Facing an amorphous viral threat, we flock to a bizarre show offering the more tangible terror of tooth and claw
Cordelia Jenkins’ top reads this week: coronavirus ‘wartime economy’ — reality vs rhetoric | a doctor’s dilemma | lockdown cooking
Kristen Richardson’s social and economic history makes a more absorbing story than any period drama
Sport chat is the essential social lubricant that every workplace needs
A social media phenomenon that took the impulse to disrupt to extremes
School trips are in decline, but research shows how valuable they are
Contestants on the TV show are like captives of the Elizabethan court, vying to display their virtues
She must set aside her vanity to behave as a prime minister rather than a party leader
Tech group will have to diversify if it wants to relive the glories of the past decade