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Many, many tributes have been paid to the journalist and critic Rachel Cooke, 56, after her death on Friday from cancer. She worked for the Observer for 25 years, where she was described as “the backbone of the paper”.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Many, many tributes have been paid to the journalist and critic Rachel Cooke, 56, after her death on Friday from cancer. She worked for the Observer for 25 years, where she was described as “the backbone of the paper”.
Pépé le Moko
dir. Julien Duvivier
The notorious Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin, in a truly iconic performance) is a wanted man: women long for him, rivals hope to destroy him, and the law is breathing down his neck at every turn...
Jean Gabin
May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976
dir. Julien Duvivier
The notorious Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin, in a truly iconic performance) is a wanted man: women long for him, rivals hope to destroy him, and the law is breathing down his neck at every turn...
Jean Gabin
May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Pépé le Moko
dir. Julien Duvivier
The notorious Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin, in a truly iconic performance) is a wanted man: women long for him, rivals hope to destroy him, and the law is breathing down his neck at every turn...
Jean Gabin
May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976
dir. Julien Duvivier
The notorious Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin, in a truly iconic performance) is a wanted man: women long for him, rivals hope to destroy him, and the law is breathing down his neck at every turn...
Jean Gabin
May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976
"Other writers describe; Ballard anticipates..." — Will Self
"One of the most haunting, cogent and individual imaginations in contemporary literature..." — William Boyd
J. G. Ballard #botd
"One of the most haunting, cogent and individual imaginations in contemporary literature..." — William Boyd
J. G. Ballard #botd
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Other writers describe; Ballard anticipates..." — Will Self
"One of the most haunting, cogent and individual imaginations in contemporary literature..." — William Boyd
J. G. Ballard #botd
"One of the most haunting, cogent and individual imaginations in contemporary literature..." — William Boyd
J. G. Ballard #botd
Neapolitan director Francesco Rosi #botd established his international reputation with Salvatore Giuliano (1962), winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Le mani sulla città (1963), awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Neapolitan director Francesco Rosi #botd established his international reputation with Salvatore Giuliano (1962), winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Le mani sulla città (1963), awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
“Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things...”
Georgia O'Keeffe #botd
Georgia O'Keeffe #botd
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things...”
Georgia O'Keeffe #botd
Georgia O'Keeffe #botd
This afternoon, Sara Cox finished her epic 135-mile run which has raised over £9.5 million for Children in Need...
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This afternoon, Sara Cox finished her epic 135-mile run which has raised over £9.5 million for Children in Need...
One-third of America's museums have lost government grants or contracts since Donald Trump took office. The findings released by the American Alliance of Museums, shed new light on the challenges cultural institutions are facing under the Trump administration...
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
One-third of America's museums have lost government grants or contracts since Donald Trump took office. The findings released by the American Alliance of Museums, shed new light on the challenges cultural institutions are facing under the Trump administration...
Anna Ancher, who, despite her centrality to Danish art history, is only now being given her first solo exhibition in the UK at Dulwich Picture Gallery, focusing on her depiction of her town and, above all, her virtuosic handling of the shifting Nordic light...
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Anna Ancher, who, despite her centrality to Danish art history, is only now being given her first solo exhibition in the UK at Dulwich Picture Gallery, focusing on her depiction of her town and, above all, her virtuosic handling of the shifting Nordic light...
The Spanish composer and pianist, who along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, is considered one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century.
Manuel de Falla
November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946
Manuel de Falla
November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The Spanish composer and pianist, who along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, is considered one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century.
Manuel de Falla
November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946
Manuel de Falla
November 23, 1876 – November 14, 1946
Acclaimed director Zhang Yimou #botd has won numerous awards and recognitions, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film for Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, and Hero...
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Acclaimed director Zhang Yimou #botd has won numerous awards and recognitions, including three Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film for Ju Dou, Raise the Red Lantern, and Hero...
Narciso Yepes #botd — Considered one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the twentieth century, a benchmark in his career came in 1964 when he unveiled his ten-string guitar, an instrument he had developed with renowned guitar maker José Ramírez.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Narciso Yepes #botd — Considered one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the twentieth century, a benchmark in his career came in 1964 when he unveiled his ten-string guitar, an instrument he had developed with renowned guitar maker José Ramírez.
Sullivan’s Travels
Writer/director Preston Sturges
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake #botd
The New York Times rated this comic masterpiece brilliant, praising Sturges's mix of escapist fun with underlying significance, and ranked it as one of the best films of 1941.
Writer/director Preston Sturges
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake #botd
The New York Times rated this comic masterpiece brilliant, praising Sturges's mix of escapist fun with underlying significance, and ranked it as one of the best films of 1941.
November 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Sullivan’s Travels
Writer/director Preston Sturges
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake #botd
The New York Times rated this comic masterpiece brilliant, praising Sturges's mix of escapist fun with underlying significance, and ranked it as one of the best films of 1941.
Writer/director Preston Sturges
Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake #botd
The New York Times rated this comic masterpiece brilliant, praising Sturges's mix of escapist fun with underlying significance, and ranked it as one of the best films of 1941.
"Those who have seen Louise Brooks #botd can never forget her. As soon as she takes the screen, fiction disappears along with art. She embodies all that the cinema rediscovered in its last years of silence: complete naturalness and simplicity..." — Henri Langlois
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"Those who have seen Louise Brooks #botd can never forget her. As soon as she takes the screen, fiction disappears along with art. She embodies all that the cinema rediscovered in its last years of silence: complete naturalness and simplicity..." — Henri Langlois
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, 1965
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, 1965
The American chemical technician and union activist, known for reporting health and safety concerns in a nuclear facility, died in a mysterious car accident on the way to meet a New York Times reporter...
Karen Silkwood
February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974
Karen Silkwood
February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The American chemical technician and union activist, known for reporting health and safety concerns in a nuclear facility, died in a mysterious car accident on the way to meet a New York Times reporter...
Karen Silkwood
February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974
Karen Silkwood
February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974
Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, De Sica's Academy Award–winning Bicycle Thieves defined an era in cinema...
Vittorio De Sica
July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974
Vittorio De Sica
July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hailed around the world as one of the greatest movies ever made, De Sica's Academy Award–winning Bicycle Thieves defined an era in cinema...
Vittorio De Sica
July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974
Vittorio De Sica
July 7, 1901 – November 13, 1974
“When Jean Seberg #botd is on screen you can’t look at anything else. Her every movement is graceful, each glance is precise. The shape of her head, her silhouette, her walk...” — François Truffaut
À bout de souffle, 1960
À bout de souffle, 1960
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“When Jean Seberg #botd is on screen you can’t look at anything else. Her every movement is graceful, each glance is precise. The shape of her head, her silhouette, her walk...” — François Truffaut
À bout de souffle, 1960
À bout de souffle, 1960
"Music and a sense of another presence always went hand in hand. When I was three, I would improvise music, and my grandfather would act as an audience and used to applaud. I would imitate things like thunder and rain."
John Tavener
January 28, 1944 – November 12, 2013
John Tavener
January 28, 1944 – November 12, 2013
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"Music and a sense of another presence always went hand in hand. When I was three, I would improvise music, and my grandfather would act as an audience and used to applaud. I would imitate things like thunder and rain."
John Tavener
January 28, 1944 – November 12, 2013
John Tavener
January 28, 1944 – November 12, 2013
"I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries..."
Grace Kelly #botd
Grace Kelly #botd
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one's batteries..."
Grace Kelly #botd
Grace Kelly #botd
"Greta Garbo belongs to that moment in cinema when capturing the human face still plunged audiences into the deepest ecstasy...”
Roland Barthes #botd
Roland Barthes #botd
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"Greta Garbo belongs to that moment in cinema when capturing the human face still plunged audiences into the deepest ecstasy...”
Roland Barthes #botd
Roland Barthes #botd