Robert Icke, an expert player of the game
His refreshing interpretations of Chekhov, Greek tragedy and now Orwell’s “1984” have impressed critics and audiences alike. It will be exciting to see what this precocious theatre director does next
His refreshing interpretations of Chekhov, Greek tragedy and now Orwell’s “1984” have impressed critics and audiences alike. It will be exciting to see what this precocious theatre director does next
In the past decade self-driving cars have gone from an engineer’s fantasy to a reliable technology. Once they are widely adopted – which could be by the middle of this century – our overcrowded, congested cities will look very different: carparks will be turned into parks, there will be no more traffic jams, and commuters will be able to live further away. In this podcast, Joel Budd and Matthew Sweet discuss what a driverless future might look like.
As climate change causes more flooding and rising sea levels, architects from Nigeria to the Netherlands are floating some big ideas
Bernie Krause has been making recordings in the natural world for 45 years. At an installation in Paris, they are an aural memorial to what we’re losing
The Spice Girls showed what a valuable commodity feminism could be. Their success made it obligatory for female pop stars to champion gender equality
From sprawling sagas to historical thrillers, Boyd Tonkin chooses the most transporting beach books
From the 1950s until his death last week, Geoffrey Hill was a poet as embedded in his continent as he was in his country
How a monstrous monument that nobody wanted finally found a home in Puerto Rico
From Monopoly to Settlers of Catan, board games are having a renaissance. Are they getting better, or are we getting more nostalgic?
The greatest tennis player in history is close to retirement. Two young players coming up behind him will shape the future of the game
