Feldman and Beckett: Words and Music review

Crucible Playhouse, SheffieldThis fascinating and bold concert featured the works of the ‘word man’ and the ‘note man’, and their absurdist radio play Words and Music

‘Come in for one minute’: Israeli survivor’s appeal to doubters as 7 October exhibition opens in London

Commemoration of atrocity at Nova music festival confronts those who deny its gravity, says Elkana Bohbot

Hollywood's Summer Comeback

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Fjord review

Cannes film festival: The Palme laureate here makes a misstep with an odd, disquieting film that leaves too many issues unresolved

A milky protest and a UFO in London: photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

The Richest Cat in the World

Did Karl Lagerfeld really leave millions to his blue-cream Birman, Choupette?

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Prima Donna

Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.

German minister defends ‘perfectly human’ decision to allow attempt to rescue whale Timmy

Humpback stranded on sandbank was unlikely to survive, experts had said, recommending it be left to die in peace

Something Big Is Happening on Campus

There’s a lot going right at universities, if you're only willing to see it.

Sonnet for the Tendered Garden

Tender shrub, green leaves of its foliage, the curl of a baby’s fingernail, knocked over by storm, its brush crumbling to touch— how did I miss it—it’s all that I can do—for those I could not save—but twist the stubborn bush from its tangled roots & turn it upright as if giving birth to a baby in breach. I don’t mind mud underneath my nails, worms my fingers touch (they enrich the soil), mosquitos swarming crazily (it’s one hundred degrees!), circling my head like a halo of distrust.   It’s nature’s promise I curse. All those weeks when I prayed for a triumphant birth.

Paper Tiger Review

Cannes film festival: The Marriage Story stars team up with Miles Teller for this sombre and impressive story of shady dealings in 80s New York

When Americans Shared Sacred Spaces

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