The Cane review Mark Ravenhill's provocative look at power abuse
Enforced subjugation … Alun Armstrong as Edward and Maggie Steed as Maureen in The Cane. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The GuardianEnforced subjugation … Alun Armstrong as Edward and Maggie Steed as Maureen in The Cane. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The GuardianTheatreReviewRoyal Court, London
A deputy head’s historical deeds trouble his retirement in this tense drama starring Alun Armstrong, Nicola Walker and Maggie Steed
For the second time in a week on stage, a father’s confrontation with an estranged daughter becomes a way of examining society.
The Most of Nora Ephron review a friendly, sensible voice
PaperbacksReviewThis collection spans Ephron’s brilliant career, including scenes from When Harry Met Sally and thoughts on beauty, ageing and foodIn her 2010 essay demanding an end to the tasteless horrors of the egg-white omelette, Nora Ephron takes a second to address her more high-minded readers. “I don’t want to confuse this with something actually important, like the war in Afghanistan, which it’s also important to put a halt to,” she says, a smart slap to those who would characterise her as frothy or trivial.
A life in writing: Dennis Lehane | Fiction
Dennis Lehane. Photograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty ImagesDennis Lehane. Photograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty ImagesA life in ...FictionInterviewA life in writing: Dennis LehaneInterview by Emma Brockes'I've always been fascinated with loss of innocence or corruption of the soul at a young age'Between 1994 and 2003 Dennis Lehane wrote a novel a year and it gave him, he says, a "super-thick" skin. He is in any case built for rebuttal: stocky, forward-leaning, with a little shoulder pivot when he walks and a get-out-of-jail-free grin.
Anton Yelchin's family settle Jeep lawsuit over Star Trek actor's death | Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin This article is more than 5 years oldAnton Yelchin's family settle Jeep lawsuit over Star Trek actor's deathThis article is more than 5 years oldCase against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles followed fatal 2016 accident when star’s own Grand Cherokee rolled on to him
The family of the late Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over the rollaway crash of a Jeep Grand Cherokee that killed the up-and-coming actor.
Charged with mystery: LensCultures most artistic images in pictures | Art and design
‘Charged with mystery’: LensCulture’s most artistic images – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email From communist cars to time-travelling children, the LensCulture Art photography awards 2022 features 39 artists pushing the boundaries of the medium
Main image: Fawn over it … Adolescence by Graziano Panfili. Photograph: Graziano Panfili Thu 17 Feb 2022 02.00 EST Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 10.
Composition: The impact of eye-level on painting | Art
Guide to paintingArtComposition: The impact of eye-level on paintingDuration Up to four hours
Materials Palette, palette knife, range of brushes, four pieces of primed white paper or canvas, paints: ivory/lamp black; titanium white; yellow ochre
What will I learn?The impact that changing your eye level can have on the dynamics of your compositions. Your eye level is the height of your eyes looking straight ahead; it is your reference point for drawing perspectival lines.
Court rules against Uber in major win for California workers | Uber
Uber This article is more than 6 months oldCourt rules against Uber in major win for California workersThis article is more than 6 months oldState supreme court said UberEats driver did not give up his right under state law to sue on behalf of a large group of workers Uber must face a lawsuit claiming it should have covered UberEats drivers’ work-related expenses, California’s top court said on Monday, in what could be a major blow to companies in the largest US state and a win for labor advocates.
Dixon and Daughters review comic domestic noir reveals grim shadows
National TheatreReviewDorfman theatre, London
When Mary returns home from prison, there is both humour and horror in store, as Deborah Bruce’s play explores a cycle of abuse
The set reveals a house sliced apart so we see the cast moving through its rooms. One bedroom remains dark, empty, tomblike. When a guest is sent to sleep there she runs out because she feels its “bad energy”.
We learn that it belonged to the only man in this family with six women.
Films beginning with S (part 1) | Movies
1000 films to see before you dieMoviesFilms beginning with S (part 1)Sabrina Fair
(Billy Wilder, 1954)
One of the all-time great love triangles; chauffeur's daughter Audrey Hepburn, playboy William Holden, and his businessman brother Humphrey Bogart. Which will she choose? You'll have to watch it to find out. So unashamedly romantic it's astounding the normally acid-dripping Billy Wilder had anything to do with it.
Safe
(Todd Haynes, 1995)
Housewife Carol (Julianne Moore) develops a mysterious illness that begins to seem like an allergy to her very life.
UK government pressed for answers on Sheikh Mansour and Russians | Sheikh Mansour
Sheikh Mansour This article is more than 3 months oldUK government pressed for answers on Sheikh Mansour and RussiansThis article is more than 3 months oldUkrainian activist urges government to investigate City owner‘Many oligarchs appear to have found home for wealth in UAE’The UK government has been asked to reveal what steps it has taken to investigate whether Manchester City’s owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, assisted wealthy Russians on whom it has imposed sanctions in moving their assets to the United Arab Emirates.