Belfast’s Boys Tale is Kenneth Branagh’s Roma
JASON SOLOMONS wraps up the best of the London Film Festival.
Highlights
In this edition
Multicultural Man: On Daniel Craig
WILL SELF on the James Bond actor's comments on his fondness of gay bars
Ben Okri: Challenging perceptions of reality
Every week throughout Black History Month this October, The New European is celebrating those who have broken hard ground in the ongoing journey towards a prejudice-free society.
‘Unsafe’ Bolshoi Theatre blamed for second death in eight years
News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.
After Matt Hancock’s latest firing, we ask what job should he do next?
In a grim week, one man can always be relied upon to put a smile on our collective faces. That man is, of course, Matt Hancock.
Everyday Philosophy: Why do so many choose suffering over comfort?
The Tories appear to be exploiting a weakness in humans, where they will tolerate pain and suffering over comfort.
Ireland’s sadness and pity for Britain over Brexit
In his weekly diary ALASTAIR CAMPBELL gives his account of his experience in Ireland talking British politics.
Boris Johnson has made it hard to be optimistic about COP26 summit
It's the most important conference on the planet, yet already its organisation is being labelled as farce in the making.
COP26: The old diplomacy won’t save our planet
Global tensions mean self-interest as much as collaboration will be key to cracking climate change.
Step inside Wes Anderson’s world
The films of Wes Anderson always boast highly detailed retro design. Now fans can put themselves directly into scenes from his new release, The French Dispatch.
The night the Commons voted to take Britain into the common market
Fifty years ago this month, the House of Commons voted for Edward Heath’s plan to take Britain into the common market. For a notoriously reticent PM it was a night of extreme emotion. The UK’s tragedy is that he never conveyed that emotion to the nation.
Berlin’s disaster of a new airport is a model of German inefficiency
The country has a reputation for doing things better. But Berlin’s disastrous new airport shows that given a chance, it can stuff things up just as badly as everyone else.
Taste of Europe: Masha Rener’s pistachio cake
Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a sweet treat from Italy, to be enjoyed at any time
Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything: rediscovered images now brought to life
He is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, but Japan’s Hokusai also produced an extraordinary ‘encyclopedia’ of art. Lost for decades, it is now the subject of a blockbuster exhibition at the British Museum.
There’s no omertà for Mafia music
Music reflects society. For Italy, this has meant the birth of a genre that's rife with scandal.
Maid is not made to enjoy, but to admire
The story carefully, and cleverly, portrays domestic abuse, making it one of the more worthwhile Netflix originals of late
The linguistic legacy of the buccaneering spirit
PETER TRUDGILL on a coastline and
a corner of Colombia that seems forever English-speaking
Stories from Tokyo, told in Oxford
An exhibition in Oxford explores the creativity and chaos of the Japanese capital.
Theatre Review: A big star shines in a very small role in The Cherry Orchard
Sir Ian McKellen proves there are no small parts, only small actors in Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
The forgotten proto-feminist who ripped up the rulebook
The little-known writer was responsible for one of literature's truly great landmarks.
The grace and magic that makes Mohamed Salah the world’s best
The Egyptian footballer, dubbed The Egyptian King by Liverpudlians, is a fine man and even finer player, writes ROB HUGHES
Paul Cézanne: The self-doubt of an artistic genius
His work stood out amongst Post-Impressionism, but the artist was still crippled by a lack of self-belief
Mandrake: Carrie Johnson could receive ‘first lady’ status
There is no official recognition for the prime minister's wife, and Boris Johnson 'wants to fix that'.
The British ‘expats’ returning to the UK because of Brexit
The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...
Why I won’t be watching will.i.am on Black Britain
The Black Eyed Peas star is going on a 'quest to find out more about the lives of Black Britons'.
Letters to the Editor: Britain must become less reliant on China
Ahead of the COP26 conference, one reader has a suggestion for Boris Johnson's government to help Britain tackle climate change.
Will there be Christmas shortages?
How Korean culture took over the world
Netflix hit Squid Game is only one manifestation of how South Korea has exported its artistic output across the globe. SUNA ERDEM reports on an unlikely success story that also exposes the country’s dark hinterland
Anna Soubry: Leaving the Commons and re-entering the courtroom
The former Conservative MP, who left the party for Change UK, is swapping the Commons for the courtroom. Now, she tells TIM WALKER why she doesn't miss parliament, how Sir David Amess will be remembered and why she won't despair in democracy.