Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation | Simon Tisdall
This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the dayHumankind has fearfully and sometimes joyfully anticipated the end of the world ever since it began. The Bible’s Book of…
Only connect: two composers who put humans at the heart of their music, and the conductor who didn’t
This week, from Reich to Kendall and Celibidache, three musicians who prove there is no such thing as “pure music”, whether we’re talking about a technique, a mode of musical expression or a musician’s legacy.Steve Reich turned 90 on Saturday, and I’ve…
Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in NigeNearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no…
Orgy, apocalypse and exorcism: Faye Driscoll’s revolving bed puts everyone in a spin
The US performance-maker’s Weathering, which evokes people clinging to a life raft, has left a trail of overwhelmed audiences. As it arrives in the UK, she reflects on creating a sensory environment to involve us allFaye Driscoll is in Stockholm,…
Don’t hate the movie, hate the critic! Digger’s new PR push is a risky bet for film that was never meant to be divisive
‘SAME FILM – DIFFERENT TRUTH’ is the marketing solution for the film’s poor reception by critics. Or, as Cruise says in the ad, ‘Fuck those people!’ ‘You know what? Fuck those people!” The speaker is Tom Cruise in his serious-fatsuit role of Digger, in…