Lies, injustice and the American way“The Boys” is a superhero series for the Trump eraIn Amazon’s dark satire, ultra-powered vigilantes are the villainsAug 27
Colombian cultureA festival in Cali celebrates peace as well as Pacific musicSince the FARC peace deal in 2016, the Festival de Música del Pacífico Petronio Álvarez has flourishedAug 26
Today we riseThe writers breathing fresh life into Ugandan literatureA new generation of authors is inspired by subjects as diverse as oral tradition, corruption and feminismAug 23
Classical musicThe wondrous power of Martha ArgerichHer performances are at once thunderous and skilful, transcendent and humanAug 22
Stars and strifeIn “American Factory”, Chinese money and Ohioan workers collideThe documentary, produced by the Obamas, explores cultural differences at the Fuyao glass plantAug 21
Ancient ancestorsThe enduring influence of the Etruscans on Italian cultureLittle is known about the pre-Roman civilisation. That gives it a mysterious appealAug 20
The walls remember their facesThe street artist capturing the impact of the war in YemenUsing stencils and spray paint, Murad Subay creates haunting figures, portraits and motifsAug 19
Turn it onTwenty-five years later, Sleater-Kinney are still making vital music“The Centre Won’t Hold”, their ninth studio album, is their most experimental yetAug 16
Everybody’s got a hungry heart“Blinded by the Light” captures Bruce Springsteen’s universal truthsHow an American rock star inspired a British-Pakistani teenagerAug 15
“Alternate Endings”A new documentary shows how attitudes to death are changing in AmericaIncreasingly, people do not want conventional funerals. More want a say in how they will die and are rememberedAug 14
Transgender representationRhys Ernst on the furore over his new film, “Adam”Critics who consider the film’s plot “transphobic” have called for it to be bannedAug 13
An outrageously unfunny affairDid “Four Weddings and a Funeral” need updating?Richard Curtis’s film, released in 1994, is in many ways more modern and well-observed than Hulu’s new seriesAug 12
Jazzy jigsA young Scottish pianist marries folk with jazzFergus McCreadie combines affecting melodies with swinging groovesAug 9
A bricklayer with a sense of humourTrisha Brown pioneered a new style of movement and danceThe first solo exhibition of her work in Britain explores her preoccupation with gravity, momentum, balance and repetitionAug 9
