Adrienne Kennedy on meeting the Beatles and losing control of her play
Cuba Gooding Jr settles New York rape lawsuit, averting trial
Astrud Gilberto
Bossa nova singer of The Girl from Ipanema, dies aged 83
The big picture
Tina Turner to Cindy Crawford: icons shot by Richard Avedon – in pictures
To celebrate 100 years since the renowned American photographer’s birth, famous names pick their favourite images – of Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe and more
Reviews
Books
The Great Crashes by Linda Yueh – preparing for the next crisis
A survey of the last 100 years of financial disasters shows that they’re a fact of life – but there are lessons to be learned
The Flash
Ezra Miller’s doppelganger-superhero is a gurning, smirking mess
Some entertaining moments can’t hide the fact that this latest product of the DC Comics universe doesn’t exactly fly past
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Limp, lifeless robot sequel
The Idol
Light bondage and heavy sleaze make for the ultimate try-hard TV
Books
On Women by Susan Sontag – some sister she was…
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Pictures & video
Tina Turner to Cindy Crawford
Icons shot by Richard Avedon
To celebrate 100 years since the renowned American photographer’s birth, famous names pick their favourite images – of Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe and more
Murder, mobsters and moments of resistance
Life under the Sicilian mafia
Protecting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s anti-fascist legacy
Mostar’s Partisan Memorial Cemetery
Art of the possible
The best of the free London Gallery Weekend
Kiss fans, Poundland and Grenfell Tower
The state of modern Britain
Merry across the Mersey
Tom Wood’s visions of Liverpool
Cannes film festival
The best red carpet looks part two – in pictures
In pictures
Getxophoto festival
Contemporary African photography prize 2023
A shortlist selection
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