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‘When you say you are Roma, you have to work twice as hard’: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, outsider at the heart of Polish art
Her dazzling textile works caused a sensation at Europe’s two most important art events. Mirga-Tas talks about defying centuries of anti-Roma prejudice – and turning her mother’s old dresses into art
Charlotte Higgins
21, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM
‘I threw my pop records in the bin’: George Benjamin on his defining moments – and his latest opera
As Picture a day Like this comes to the London stage, the composer speaks about finding his dream collaborator, entering ‘a different dimension’ with Olivier Messiaen – and the day Disney changed his life
Charlotte Higgins
13, Sep, 2023 @2:51 PM
‘The Iliad may be ancient – but it’s not far away’: Emily Wilson on Homer’s blood-soaked epic
Following her acclaimed translation of the Odyssey, Wilson has turned to Homer’s other, darker poem. She explains how she got stuck for six months – and why it speaks to today’s era of conflict
Charlotte Higgins
09, Sep, 2023 @10:00 AM
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: the first lesbian kiss in Ambridge – hooray!
It happened over toasted marshmallows in the moonlight – and it was rather lovely. If only radio kisses weren’t quite so loud
Charlotte Higgins
05, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM
Politicians, not curators, are to blame for the British Museum's woes | Charlotte Higgins
The scandal over alleged thefts is a terrible blow for a museum Conservatives have starved of funding and respect, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
01, Sep, 2023 @7:00 AM
Of course Greta Thunberg is right to call out greenwashing, but the reality can be messy | Charlotte Higgins
Her withdrawal from the Edinburgh book festival raises questions about how best to demand change, says Guardian columnist Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
11, Aug, 2023 @1:10 PM
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: is this the final act for Ambridge’s own Don Giovanni?
Evil Rob Titchener is looking down at the gates of hell, much like Mozart’s antihero, and many at Bridge Farm can barely conceal their delight
Charlotte Higgins
29, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM
A murdered writer, his secret diary of the invasion of Ukraine – and the war crimes investigator determined to find it
When he realised the Russians were coming for him, Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Vakulenko buried his journal. Then he was taken away never to return. Now, his chronicle has been unearthed …
Charlotte Higgins
22, Jul, 2023 @6:00 AM
Stalin erased one generation of Ukraine’s artists. Now Putin is killing another – including my friend | Charlotte Higgins
An archive holding works by writers purged in the 1930s also hosted Victoria Amelina, lost to a Russian strike this summer, says Guardian culture writer Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
14, Jul, 2023 @12:58 PM
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: if you’re going to cause a scene, do it in a Swindon cafe
There were threats, pleas for sympathy and a dramatic collapse from Evil Rob – but it barely got the other patrons’ teacups tinkling
Charlotte Higgins
04, Jul, 2023 @5:00 AM
Julian Sands in A Room With a View: the soulful heart of a brilliantly romantic film | Charlotte Higgins
Sands’ performance in the EM Forster adaptation gave a focus to dreamily tragic teenagers who aspired to a more meaningful existence
Charlotte Higgins
28, Jun, 2023 @9:28 AM
Prigozhin crosses his Rubicon in echo of Caesar’s march on Rome
Wagner leader’s abortive mutiny was an irrevocable step that may yet have serious consequences
Charlotte Higgins Chief culture writer
26, Jun, 2023 @5:13 PM
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