Sep 23, 2024 · In Osman’s latest novel We Solve Murders, we leave behind the quaint retirement village setting and dive into a world where Instagram influencers are dropping like flies. Our protagonist, Amy, finds herself at the centre of it all, with a mysterious connection to the victims. The only clue to the mastermind funding these murders? A shadowy money launderer, using ChatGPT as a cover. Osman’s ...

Oct 24, 2024 · Eleanor Harvey reviews 'Ludwig', the new detective drama out from the BBC. However, expect a fresh take on the genre with comedy throughout.

Nov 24, 2024 · Kendrick Lamar's GNX caps off a legendary year for the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper, showcasing his visionary style once more.

Dec 21, 2024 · Carry-On enlivens an ethical dilemma: would you endanger multiple strangers to save one person you care about? This is an interesting premise, however it’s weakened by its script. As Ethan converses with the mysterious voice, he talks aloud as if the earpiece is a phone. Yet, not a single person in the crowded airport questions why Ethan is talking to himself or if he is okay. Action movies ...

Oct 24, 2024 · The Odyssey is often thought of as a bit of a slog. The sort of book people think they know but never actually read. Fry challenges that. His Odyssey is not a straight retelling of Homer’s poem, nor a work through which Homer’s voice echoes and intertwines with another poet’s imagination, like Walcott’s Omeros. It is a continuation of his previous retellings of Greek myth and legend ...

Aug 31, 2024 · ★★★★ It’s hard to say what the ingredients of a good musical are. Many attributes might spring to mind: joyful dance numbers, frothy sub-plots, or wild romance. Comparatively, Oliver! ’s offering of child poverty, domestic violence, and petty crime doesn’t seem like the makings of a good night out. And yet, Cameron Mackintosh’s new production tries hard to make this potentially ...

Oct 30, 2024 · Bastille's latest album, &, reimagines a collection of fictional and historical lives in a 14-track artistic masterpiece.

Oct 14, 2024 · Jesse Eisenberg is back in the director's chair for his second feature film, 'A Real Pain', reviewed by Ellis Lamai for The Indiependent.

Nov 4, 2024 · ‘Riversong’ highlights the damage we have done and are still doing to rivers and is designed to make us stop, think and take action.

On May 13, 2024, The British Book Awards, organised by The Bookseller, celebrated the best in literature at an event in London and online.