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Review of the Week: Tao of Glass at Soho Place

Review of the Week: Tao of Glass at Soho Place

Phelim McDermott’s passion-project tribute to, and collaboration with, the composer Philip Glass may not be for everyone, but its audacity and originality shine through, writes Nerve theatre critic Dorian Lynskey

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‘We go where the silence is’: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on Trump, violence and the power of bearing witness

‘We go where the silence is’: Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on Trump, violence and the power of bearing witness

The pioneering independent reporter, now the subject of a documentary, talks to Carole Cadwalladr about surviving a massacre and the current threats to the media

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The Recommender: Courttia Newland

The Recommender: Courttia Newland

The award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter shares his latest cultural favourites

Culture

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Ella Risbridger’s herby mango salad

Ella Risbridger’s herby mango salad

The author of the acclaimed The Kitchen Book shares an ultra-fresh, summery, no-cook recipe

Weekend Dish

Caroline Lucas: The shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see

Caroline Lucas: The shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see

The intelligence services now believe nature collapse is a security threat. For a cabinet determined to sacrifice the environment for growth, was that too uncomfortable a truth, asks the former Green party leader

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Deborah Frances-White: Andrew Tate’s too toxic to touch now. But look at the damage he’s done

Deborah Frances-White: Andrew Tate’s too toxic to touch now. But look at the damage he’s done

Languishing in prison, the manosphere’s favourite misogynist has been abandoned even by Trump. But thanks to him, male discourse around women, consent and empathy has been well and truly poisoned, writes the Guilty Feminist

Deborah Frances-White

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

This week's top cultural picks – from a female-powered new crime drama to some of the greats of US photography – as enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

Culture

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The 10 best things to see at Edinburgh festival 2026 –  from chaotic monks and teen punks to Bigfoot hysteria

The 10 best things to see at Edinburgh festival 2026 – from chaotic monks and teen punks to Bigfoot hysteria

Four thousand shows, one month: how do you choose? Critic and dedicated festivalgoer Fergus Morgan offers a guide to the hottest tickets

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Joe Lycett: ‘Part of me thinks: we've had so many prime ministers, why not give the bin a go?’

Joe Lycett: ‘Part of me thinks: we've had so many prime ministers, why not give the bin a go?’

Ahead of a major solo exhibition, the comedian, artist and presenter answers the Nerve Q&A - on Celebrity Traitors, politics, and how his toddler has already started heckling Richard Tice. Interview by Michael Hogan

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