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Arts & Culture
The best new art, theatre and music, plus news, reviews, interviews and features from around the world

6 of the world’s coolest and weirdest underground attractions
Cathedrals, theme parks and the bowels of a dormant volcano: these are the wonders of the subterranean world

Pedro Almodóvar interview: ‘Now it’s not cocaine up our noses but cotton swabs!’
On filming during the pandemic, the buried pain of Parallel Mothers and how he’s a new kind of filmmaker

How ABBA’s 2022 virtual concerts could change the face of live music
Will this exciting digital technology allow musical icons to live for ever?

6 really, really small (and really, really good) museums around the world
Forget traipsing around a massive art gallery – squeeze into one of these extremely tiny spaces instead
The latest arts and culture news
Check out all the amazing winners of this new wildlife photography competition
Check out all the amazing winners of this new wildlife photography competition
From tempestuous starfish to posing stoats, here are the most spectacular nature snaps of the year so far
150 important cultural sites have been damaged in the Ukraine war so far
150 important cultural sites have been damaged in the Ukraine war so far
From museums and monuments to libraries, these are the historic places that have been caught up in the conflict
This spectacular building is now home to the largest museum in the Nordics
This spectacular building is now home to the largest museum in the Nordics
The £500 million space has opened with an extravagant exhibit of 400 reindeer skulls
This devastating climate change warning was shortlisted for the 2022 Earth Photo awards
This devastating climate change warning was shortlisted for the 2022 Earth Photo awards
From gorgeous drone pics to action shots of wild swimmers, these photos tell stories about people and the planet
This mesmerising moon snap was among the winners of a mountaineering photo contest
This mesmerising moon snap was among the winners of a mountaineering photo contest
From daring rock climbers to dazzling campsites, here are all the best shots from the 2022 CVCEPhoto awards
A minuscule (but very charming) museum just opened in an old Berlin petrol station
A minuscule (but very charming) museum just opened in an old Berlin petrol station
The Kleine Grosz Museum is entirely dedicated to the works of caricaturist George Grosz
The latest from the world of film

Review: Elvis
Baz Luhrmann bounces back with a larger-than-life, energising and wildly entertaining anthem to the King

The 18 best films of 2022 (so far)
The essential movies of the year: from RRR to Top Gun: Maverick

Review: The Black Phone
Ethan Hawke flaunts his despicable side in this spiky ’70s-set abduction chiller

The best podcasts to listen to right now

The 15 best story podcasts
From spooky yarns to sprawling investigations, these are the best story podcasts out there right now

The 15 best science podcasts
From hard, heavy-hitting science news to comedy shows with a cerebral edge, here are the best science podcasts

The 15 best business podcasts
From sober news to inspiring tales of success, these are the best podcasts to keep business minds informed and focused

The 50 best podcasts to listen to in 2022
The best podcasts out there have one thing in common: you can listen to them no matter what’s going on around you
The latest from the world of music
The best karaoke songs ever made
The best karaoke songs ever made
Dial up one of the best karaoke songs next time you feel like grabbing a mic and soaking up the spotlight
The 60 best sexy songs ever made
The 60 best sexy songs ever made
From sensual soul to gloriously freaky bangers, these are the perfect sexy songs to set the mood in the bedroom
The 30 best birthday songs
The 30 best birthday songs
We can do so, so much better than another chorus of ‘Happy Birthday’
The 22 best friendship songs
The 22 best friendship songs
These are the uplifting friendship songs you and your closest pals need
The 50 best drinking songs
The 50 best drinking songs
Raise a toast to the greatest drinking songs ever recorded about beer, whiskey, wine and White Lightning
The best soul music songs
The best soul music songs
From Al Green to Aretha, we count down the top 50 soul music songs of all time