‘The crime fiction I’m interested in is political’: Ian Rankin on his new novel about the super-rich
The bestselling writer talks about leaving Edinburgh for London in his latest mystery, and what the future holds for RebusSir Ian Rankin rarely watches television. Certainly, there’s no gleaming flatscreen in the corner of the apartment in Edinburgh…
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle; As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers; The Eye of Goliath by Diego Muzzio; Our Cut of Salt by Deena HelmThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Penguin, £9.99)This short novel won almost every genre…
Reliable Robots: Meet Johnson’s Dexterous Robotics Team
The idea of humans and robots working side-by-side in space was once the stuff of science fiction, but with NASA launching increasingly complex missions deeper into space, human-robot collaboration could become reality. Advanced robotic systems are…
‘We left Ireland because there wasn’t work – and we wanted to get the hell away’: Trespasses author Louise Kennedy
Her Troubles-set debut became a hit TV series starring Gillian Anderson. Now the novelist has returned to her teen years for a follow-up. She talks about her journey from chef to author, and how her cancer diagnosis inspired her to writeLouise Kennedy’s…
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma to The Moment: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder’s slasher spectacular, and Charli xcx’s mockumentary about her Brat summer. Plus, Sydney Sweeney’s immaculate conception In her previous two movies, indie director Jane Schoenbrun explored the uncanny spaces we…
The Real Rooneys review – at least Wayne and Coleen’s reality show proves they can laugh at themselves
This trip into the celeb couple’s Cheshire mansion is nowhere as real as they’d like you to believe. But their self-deprecation is hard not to enjoy‘There are two obvious problems here, the first being that the Rooneys’ lives feel like fiction: he was a…