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Festive re-reads: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Continuing our series of writers picking the titles to revisit this Christmas, Sam Jordison recommends the great Victorian writer’s ‘favourite child’

Sam Jordison

26, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

Bah, humbug: anti-Christmas treats for the tinseled-out

From a beach comedy movie to people-free abstract art, our critics offer cultural escapes for those who’ve already had enough festive spirit

Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu, Jason Okundaye, Skye Sherwin and Jenessa Williams

26, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

Iced gems: art, books, music and more to keep the home fires burning this winter

From storm-tossed seascapes to skating on the Thames, our cultural critics select wintry wonders for the season’s dark days

Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu, Keza MacDonald, Skye Sherwin and Jenessa Williams

19, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

A bit of rough: books, music, art and more to help with a hangover

You’ve had a big one, but what goes up must come down. From gentle piano to breezy laughs, our critics offer salves for sore heads

Jenessa Williams, Jason Okundaye, Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu and Jonathan Jones

05, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM

Pitch perfect: books, music, art and more about football

With the Qatar World Cup imminent, our critics offer up cultural highlights – from a damning tale of homophobia to David Peace’s Damned Utd – about the ‘beautiful game’

Jonathan Jones , Sam Jordison, Jessica Kiang, Jason Okundaye and Jenessa Williams

14, Nov, 2022 @10:00 AM

Get stuffed: TV, art, books and more devoted to food, glorious food

From music extolling the virtues of red beets to chilli-based larks, our critics select culture to make you salivate

Jenessa Williams, Jason Okundaye, Sam Jordison, Jonathan Jones and Rebecca Liu

31, Oct, 2022 @10:00 AM

Prima-donna dramas and hedonist paintings: the best culture about Europe

From misty travelogues to the bitchiest of bureaux, our critics select music, tv, literature, art and film that celebrates life on the continent

Jenessa Williams, Jason Okundaye, Jonathan Jones, Sam Jordison and Rebecca Liu

17, Oct, 2022 @9:00 AM

The friend zone: art, music, films and more about platonic love

From Michelangelo’s male muse to Sex Education’s best pals, we pick five passionate but ultimately chaste partnerships

Jonathan Jones, Rebecca Liu, Sam Jordison, Jason Okundaye and Jenessa Williams

03, Oct, 2022 @9:00 AM

Get bent: music, film, books and more about corruption

From murky goings-on within Fifa to warring media scions, our critics select culture that delights in degradation

Jonathan Jones, Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu, Hollie Richardson and Jenessa Williams

12, Sep, 2022 @9:00 AM

And … relax: film, music, art and books for chilling out

From a sun-dappled Japanese purgatory to a weightless infinity of mirrors, our critics recommend art that both stimulates and soothes

Jonathan Jones, Sam Jordison, Rebecca Liu, Hollie Richardson and Jenessa Williams

29, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM

Everyone’s a cynic! Film, TV, music, books and art about pessimism

From Wall Street savagery to withering R&B, choose art that shows humanity at its most misanthropic

Sasha Mistlin, Hollie Richardson, Sam Jordison, Jenessa Williams and Jonathan Jones

15, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM

Food for thought: film, music and art to help you through the cost of living crisis

From a 16th-century worker’s humble lunch to raging rap, our critics find the works that grapple with the challenges of hard times

Jonathan Jones, Sam Jordison, Sasha Mistlin, Hollie Richardson and Jenessa Williams

08, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM

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