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The best culture to check out this week – from a searing study of race and the media at the National Theatre to the joyful return of Call My Agent! – as enjoyed by our editors and writers

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Sangita Myska on Starmer's legacy: he couldn’t read the room, take a stand... or even leave with grace

The government’s decisive action and language today over Israeli settler violence points to the many things that could and should have been different under our former PM, writes the Nerve’s political commentator

Sangita Myska

Deborah Frances-White: Gloria Steinem inspired sisterhood wherever she went

The trailblazing women’s rights campaigner taught me that true progress is not about wins and losses, but about making the journey together, writes the Guilty Feminist

Deborah Frances-White

Stewart Lee: I got scorched by the media. ‘Burn Them’ Burnham is going to get roasted

It’s tricky enough dealing with the press when you’re just trying to flog a few DVDs. Imagine if you were trying to change Britain’s mind about Brexit?

Stewart Lee

Meera Syal: ‘The government is like a typical Asian parent. Art is seen as a waste of time’

The actor, novelist and star of Goodness Gracious Me talks to Tara Joshi about racism, growing up, and blazing a trail under the gaze of disapproving aunties

‘Captured by crypto’: Fears grow over Farage’s threat to Bank of England independence – and the economy

Reform's biggest donor holds a direct stake in an industry the Bank regulates. A crossbench peer is calling for powers to block a Trump-style influence grab at the top of the institution, writes Ian Tucker

Reform UK

Review of the Week: Late Fame

Willem Dafoe is outstanding as a minor poet rediscovered, feted – and ultimately intoxicated – by an admiring group of hipsters in Kent Jones’s stylish New York-set film, writes Hanna Flint

Reviews

The Recommender: Naomi Alderman

The novelist behind The Power and forthcoming book The Strangers shares her latest cultural discoveries

Books

Ottolenghi’s chicken meatballs with pistachios and spinach

The star chef and restaurateur shares a bright and highly flavoured dish from his new easy cookbook

Food