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"A historic night for representation will now be remembered for one thing": Hanna Flint on the Baftas racism row

Feb 24, 2026

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"A historic night for representation will now be remembered for one thing": Hanna Flint on the Baftas racism row

The slur from John Davidson who has Tourette syndrome was involuntary but it should not have been broadcast by the BBC. When I hosted a Q&A screening of I Swear with Davidson I was properly prepared in advance, writes the film critic and podcaster

Hanna Flint
Hanna Flint

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The Nerve Hotlist

Feb 24, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from Gisèle Pelicot’s unmissable memoir to a brilliant slice of Americana – as seen and enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

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Review of the Week: Dracula at the Noel Coward theatre

Feb 20, 2026

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Review of the Week: Dracula at the Noel Coward theatre

Cynthia Erivo is a remarkable presence playing every character in this multimedia gothic revival – even if it feels more like watching an arena concert than a play, writes Nerve theatre critic Dorian Lynskey

Dorian Lynskey
Dorian Lynskey

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The Recommender: Bella Freud

Feb 20, 2026

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The Recommender: Bella Freud

The fashion designer and podcaster shares her current cultural favourites

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The Nerve Hotlist

Feb 17, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from a captivating Brazilian thriller to Charli xcx's 'goth spring' – as seen and enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

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Review of the Week: Sessa live at Rich Mix

Feb 13, 2026

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Review of the Week: Sessa live at Rich Mix

As Brazilian music enjoys a resurgence in Britain, São Paulo’s rising star troubadour visits a rainy London and lifts the crowd to a higher, happier plane, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson

Kate Hutchinson
Kate Hutchinson

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The Recommender: Olia Hercules

Feb 13, 2026

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The Recommender: Olia Hercules

The British-based Ukrainian chef and author reveals what’s on her current cultural menu

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Mills & Boon meets TikTok: as literary adaptations go, this Wuthering Heights is a bit clueless

Feb 13, 2026

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Mills & Boon meets TikTok: as literary adaptations go, this Wuthering Heights is a bit clueless

The problem with Emerald Fennell’s adaptation is not the mad casting or that it’s unfaithful to the novel; it’s that it isn’t true to the teenage experience of raunchy, reckless first love, writes Nerve film critic Ellen E Jones

Ellen E Jones
Ellen E Jones

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The Nerve Hotlist

Feb 10, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from a luminous show of Lucian Freud’s drawings to Lisa McGee’s hilarious follow-up to Derry Girls – as seen and enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

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The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: ‘We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’

Feb 6, 2026

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The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: ‘We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’

The exiled author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism, returns with a new book exploring how dissidents can find new communities. She talks about resilience, the comfort of trees and why the future is female. Interview by Hephzibah Anderson

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Review of the Week: My Father’s Shadow

Feb 6, 2026

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Review of the Week: My Father’s Shadow

British-Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr's acclaimed debut about an estranged father spending a busy day in Lagos with his sons, is a radiant and moving film about parents and children everywhere, writes Ellen E Jones

Ellen E Jones
Ellen E Jones

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The Nerve Hotlist

Feb 3, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from TV's new Welsh coast noir to a profound book about how we eat - as seen, enjoyed and recommended by our team of editors and writers

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'There has to be a way to actively oppose these thugs without losing ourselves': novelist George Saunders on life in America now

Feb 3, 2026

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'There has to be a way to actively oppose these thugs without losing ourselves': novelist George Saunders on life in America now

The Booker prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, whose new novel imagines the last hours of an oil tycoon, talks to Dorian Lynskey about Trump, truth and how to reconcile empathy with political opposition

Dorian Lynskey
Dorian Lynskey

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Actor-director Cherien Dabis: "Cinema plays a huge role in shifting perspectives"

Jan 30, 2026

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Actor-director Cherien Dabis: "Cinema plays a huge role in shifting perspectives"

The Palestinian-American’s work ranges from the hit TV comedy Only Murders in the Building to much more personal films. She talks to Guy Lodge about All That's Left of You, a shattering drama following three generations of a family torn apart by the 1948 Nakba

Guy Lodge
Guy Lodge

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Review of the Week: Our Town

Jan 30, 2026

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Review of the Week: Our Town

The Welsh National Theatre’s first large-scale production, currently on tour with artistic director Michael Sheen in the lead role, brings a shimmering Celtic quality to Thornton Wilder’s tale of smalltown America, writes Jude Rogers

Jude Rogers
Jude Rogers

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The Recommender: Lyse Doucet

Jan 30, 2026

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The Recommender: Lyse Doucet

The BBC’s chief international correspondent shares the highlights of her whirlwind cultural month

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Author & teacher Andy West: ‘In jail, philosophy comes from the ground up, not the top down’

Jan 27, 2026

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Author & teacher Andy West: ‘In jail, philosophy comes from the ground up, not the top down’

Born into a family involved in crime, the writer’s memoir of a chaotic childhood is now an acclaimed BBC drama Waiting for the Out. He talks to Ursula Kenny about shame, survivor’s guilt and teaching Kafka in prisons

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The Nerve Hotlist

Jan 27, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from Richard Linklater's love letter to the French New Wave to Sébastien Tellier's horny electropop - as seen, heard and recommended by our team of editors and writers

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No one’s sure what’s up with the Beckhams. So why does everyone think the women are to blame?

Jan 23, 2026

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No one’s sure what’s up with the Beckhams. So why does everyone think the women are to blame?

A grown man posted claims on his own social media account – and critics immediately rounded on his wife and his mum, because female behaviour is always the first to be moralised, writes author and comedian Tova Leigh

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The Recommender: Laurie Kynaston

Jan 23, 2026

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The Recommender: Laurie Kynaston

The award-winning stage and screen actor shares his latest cultural favourites

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Review: World’s Gone Wrong by Lucinda Williams

Jan 23, 2026

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Review: World’s Gone Wrong by Lucinda Williams

The high priestess of Americana is getting more and more politically charged as she enters her 70s – with guest collaborators including Big Thief helping her address the moral collapse of the US on her new album, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson

Kate Hutchinson
Kate Hutchinson

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The media almost destroyed Janet Jackson over ‘nipplegate’. I want to help reclaim her legacy

Jan 20, 2026

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The media almost destroyed Janet Jackson over ‘nipplegate’. I want to help reclaim her legacy

The 2004 Super Bowl indecency scandal could have ruined several careers, but it seemed it was only the black, female singer who really suffered, writes Paula Varjack, whose new show sets out to explore why - and whether anything has changed

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The Nerve Hotlist

Jan 20, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

Great culture to check out this week – from Ralph Fiennes on irresistible form to a free Joseph Beuys exhibition - all recommended by our team of editors and writers

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The Recommender: Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods

Jan 16, 2026

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The Recommender: Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods

The Nottingham duo's frontman picks his current cultural favourites

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