‘My fantasy was to become an actor’: Salman Rushdie answers Telegraph readers’ questions
The novelist reveals how his near-death experience affected his writing, his dislike of The Crown and why he’s against trigger warnings
The novelist reveals how his near-death experience affected his writing, his dislike of The Crown and why he’s against trigger warnings
Anchored by Cate Blanchett’s towering lead performance, Todd Field’s Tár shows that true art takes no account of moral failures
Other maestros threw tantrums – Davis just got on charmingly and intelligently with the job in hand, and players loved him for it
The debacle surrounding Manchester Home theatre’s Voices of Resilience evening should act as a lesson for other cultural institutions
In her fascinating Radio 4 series, journalist Helen Lewis meets Westminster insiders, such as Dominic Cummings, who are reliant on the app
Rock's untold stories, from band-splitting feuds to the greatest performances of all time
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A low-born courtesan who became the Louis XV’s favourite mistress, du Barry slept her way to the top – until her inevitable, grisly end
The life of the adventurer William Adams was effortlessly thrilling – shame, then, that Frederick Cryns’s biography is such heavy going
Karen Valby’s The Swans of Harlem tells the story of a trail-blazing New York ballet company, through the lives of five dancers
In her first interview for 17 years, the childcare guru insists her controversial ‘controlled crying’ was only meant to be a last resort
TV historian Bettany Hughes, 56, talks morning coffee, being shamed by facialists and adapting to life in a semi-empty nest
All That Glitters, Orlando Whitfield’s memoir of his time as a dealer, shows that to get ahead you need guts, charm – and criminal instinct
A low-born courtesan who became the Louis XV’s favourite mistress, du Barry slept her way to the top – until her inevitable, grisly end
There are some marvellous moments, but someone needs to say it: the 60th edition of the international exhibition has been a disappointment
The mischief-making Maurizio Cattelan on shaking up this year’s Venice Biennale, kneeling Hitler and that notorious solid-gold lavatory
Anchored by Cate Blanchett’s towering lead performance, Todd Field’s Tár shows that true art takes no account of moral failures
Other maestros threw tantrums – Davis just got on charmingly and intelligently with the job in hand, and players loved him for it
The star’s trademark eye roll, inability to suffer fools and flair for sarcasm are nowhere to be found in the biopic – and that’s a shame
The life of the adventurer William Adams was effortlessly thrilling – shame, then, that Frederick Cryns’s biography is such heavy going
Sam Grabiner’s award-winning debut gets off to a so-so start but turns into a dark and powerful study of masculinity in crisis
Karen Valby’s The Swans of Harlem tells the story of a trail-blazing New York ballet company, through the lives of five dancers
Your complete guide to the week’s television, films and sport, across terrestrial and digital platforms
Half a century after his images of Yorkshire put him on the map, the colour photography pioneer defends his adopted city