On my radar: Bobby Baker’s cultural highlights
The artist on a moving biography of George Orwell’s wife, a theatre company that should be available on the NHS, and the joy of a good crime drama
The Violet Hour by James Cahill review – soapy and satisfying art-world yarn
Artists, gallerists and collectors vie for power in a rollicking mystery that pokes fun while also examining desire and regret
Those Passions: on art and politics by TJ Clark review – show me the Monet
The veteran art critic sets out to unsettle received ideas in this collection of 22 dazzling essays
Those Passions by TJ Clark review – a timely study of the connection between art and politics
The British art historian’s essays demonstrate a wide erudition but suffer from his relentless scrutinising
Tina returner: why discovering lost songs, films and books is simply the best
Finding a forgotten track by the late singer goes to the heart of who we are, how we connect and the way we define ourselves
On my radar: Alison Goldfrapp’s cultural highlights
The electropop star on her favourite quirky bookshop, Marmite and cheese pastries and the second series of Severance
Jules Feiffer, award-winning political cartoonist and writer, dies at 95
The provocative Pulitzer prize-winner was known for his edgy comic strip and his screenplay for Carnal Knowledge
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words review – a bracing cold shower with Joan of Arc and co
A letter from the French saint and a lethal shopping list are among the stars of a mind-bending show of the words, mystical visions and everyday lives of women from 1100 to 1500
On my radar: Siobhan Finneran’s cultural highlights
The actor on the band she can’t wait to see, the best place to meet friends for food in Manchester, and performance poetry that made her laugh and cry
On my radar: Jasleen Kaur’s cultural highlights
The Turner prizewinner on the art of the Gaza Biennale, the joys of a queer community choir, and a poet who speaks to today’s injustices
From Moo Deng to Me Espresso: it’s the 2024 bumper pop culture quiz of the year
Do you know your hot rodent boyfriends, which celebrity is selling feet pics on OnlyFans and who fell off a stage this year? Then this is the quiz for you
‘These are magic books’: bringing imaginary works of literature to life
A whimsical new exhibition assembles a range of books that don’t exist, from Byron’s destroyed memoirs to Shakespeare’s lost play
On my radar: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett’s cultural highlights
The Culprits actor on his favourite film for Christmas, the humour and rebellion in the work of artist Mike Kelley, and an inspiring book about failure
‘Gentlemen shared their tattoos over dinner’: how our taste for tattoos started with the rich
Highly decorated skin is everywhere these days, but tattoos have a more elevated pedigree than you may think. A new book aims to make us think differently about Victorian aristocrats … and bank managers
‘The very thought of it repelled me’: how a skiing accident left me unable to read
After suffering a head injury, I found I was unable to read without headaches, eye strain and wild mood swings – and that my condition was far from rare