Culture
Growing pains
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe celebrates 75 years of revelry
The unruly festival began in irreverent protest. Now it is part of the cultural establishment
Comic-to-TV adaptations
The endless magic of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman”
A lot has changed in the past quarter-century, but not the appeal of a beautiful story
The big league is back
An unusual season for English football’s Premier League
It features new rules and a month-long break
Ethnography on screen
The vexed legacy of “Nanook of the North”
A century ago, Robert Flaherty released a pioneering documentary film. The problem was that it was staged
All up in your mind
“Renaissance” is a clever, crowd-pleasing pop album
Beyoncé’s latest release is earning plaudits. It deserves the praise
Nice guys finish last
What is the point of the Commonwealth Games?
The competition is becoming one of sport’s also-rans
Urban regeneration
Manifesta 14 reinvigorates neglected spaces in Kosovo’s capital
As well as filling Pristina with art, the nomadic biennial is trying to help its host city in the long-term
Home Entertainment
Philip Larkin’s verse is tender. His prejudices are controversial
Born 100 years ago, the English poet balanced pathos with wit
Pop music and dissent
A Thai pop star uses her music to critique her homeland
Known for her “dystopian pop”, Pyra has been driven out by Thailand’s conservatism
Out of house and home
Amid a housing crisis, Chinese readers turn to a novel of 1937
Some boycotting mortgage payments on unfinished apartments are citing “Rickshaw Boy”
Technology and terminology
In “The Metaverse”, Matthew Ball explains where the idea came from
And where it might be going
A Mexican century
Diana Kennedy devoted her life to chronicling Mexican cuisine
The forthright and indefatigable food writer died on July 24th, aged 99