The Late Late Show with James Corden, review: Slick operation combines British wit with American polish
What exactly is Britain’s beef with Corden? He’s one of our most successful showbiz exports, yet in his native UK, he is 'divisive'
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How Maroon 5 became the most annoying band in rock
Twenty years since their debut, we still can't escape Maroon 5's insufferably ubiquitous pop and punchable, egomaniacal frontman Adam Levine
Authentic, devastating and perfectly cast: Sherwood is the best BBC drama of the year so far
James Graham's story of murder, scabs and old wounds has proved to be so much more than a simple crime drama
Woody Allen tells Alec Baldwin ‘the thrill has gone’ – and we know the feeling
What did we learn from Baldwin's Instagram chat with the embattled director? That he likes staying home, plans to retire, and has bad wi-fi
Patrick Kielty: Borderline: reflections on Northern Ireland that are too cosy by half
Kielty is a stand-up uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of his homeland and its borders, but this set, though polished, lacks bite
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Prudish culture is a bore – give us sex and violence, not moral lectures
In our pallid climate, challenging art is being set adrift in a sea of mediocrity. Why can’t we take transgression seriously?
James Naughtie’s excellent interview with Henry Kissinger had one glaring omission
Radio 4 aired conversations with Kissinger, Martin Lewis and Bono last week. Each provided very different insights into very different men
How long before Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte is cancelled?
Garsington’s production of the composer's Carry On-like opera is top-class – but feminists may struggle with its fickle women
Can TV game shows point the way out of our post-pandemic malaise?
This week, Victoria has been watching Taskmaster: Champion of Champions and One Question on Channel 4
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Endangered, review: there was frustratingly little journalism in this documentary about journalism
There were few answers in HBO's film about the global threat to press freedom
What’s on TV tonight: Atlanta, The Great British Sewing Bee, and more
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Qatar’s pre-World Cup PR woes are proof that money can’t buy everything
The Gulf state is hoping to 'sports wash' its image but John McManus's stunning exposé Inside Qatar reveals what life is really like there
Prudish culture is a bore – give us sex and violence, not moral lectures
In our pallid climate, challenging art is being set adrift in a sea of mediocrity. Why can’t we take transgression seriously?
How on earth did this preachy, whimsical mess win the 2022 Women’s Prize?
The Book of Form and Emptiness – in which a boy who talks to scissors meets a hobo poet and a non-binary ferret – is a tiresome slog
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist
Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake
Prudish culture is a bore – give us sex and violence, not moral lectures
In our pallid climate, challenging art is being set adrift in a sea of mediocrity. Why can’t we take transgression seriously?
The ‘uncool’ British graduate wowing the art world
Louise Giovanelli’s work is rooted in religion, Sixties films and 'Ab Fab'
The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist
Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake
In the Black Fantastic, review: upsetting, entertaining and intoxicating
The Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition reveals 11 artists from the African diaspora exploring bleak territory with defiance and brilliance
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