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Davis and Coltrane: 100 years of ice and fire
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (288+ words) Thursday 10 September 2026 Miles Davis once said that the history of jazz could be summed up in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker. Add to them the names of John Coltrane and Davis himself – perhaps with Duke Ellington, the music’s great…...
The grid: divine contemplation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (91+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 “My desire to find clear and definite answers to big questions, or to find someone who leads a clear and definite life, has softened,” says Howell, reflecting on the project. “I don’t believe such clarity exists and, actually,…...
Lexipedia quiz: on Sci-fi
1+ week, 1+ day ago (18+ words) The Observer Sunday 6 September 2026 Lexipedia quiz: on Sci-fi Sudoku Classic (06 September)...
The betrayal of Daphne
1+ week, 1+ day ago (340+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 A few minutes after jurors acquitted Yorgen Fenech of involvement in the murder of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a tearful policeman outside the courtroom in Malta said he couldn’t understand what had happened. He is not…...
The Met Orchestra makes a triumphant Proms debut – agains...
1+ week, 5+ day ago (532+ words) The Observer Wednesday 2 September 2026 The Met Orchestra makes a triumphant Proms debut – against the odds Led by Canadian superstar Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the financially embattled New York orchestra brought an enthralling programme of Strauss and Mahler to the Albert Hall – and…...
The big Finnish: an architectural journey
1+ week, 5+ day ago (527+ words) Wednesday 2 September 2026 His UK-based company, Architourian, does deep dives into places with a rich cultural heritage. Until recently the focus was India, a country that Macready, 61, grew to know when working on a hotel project in the hills above Chandigarh,…...
The woman stitching a replica Bayeux tapestry
1+ week, 6+ day ago (287+ words) Tuesday 1 September 2026 Mia Hansson, 52, works on her replica of the Bayeux tapestry from the corner of her sofa while watching crime dramas, she says, and embroiders it freehand. It has been 10 years in the making so far. “I measured it…...
Lexipedia quiz: on tabletop games
2+ week, 1+ day ago (25+ words) The Observer Sunday 30 August 2026 Lexipedia quiz: on tabletop games Sudoku Classic (30 August) Killer by Godefridus (30 August)...
Winner of Edinburgh fringe’s top comedy prize says he owe...
2+ week, 1+ day ago (677+ words) Sunday 30 August 2026 The winner of the biggest prize at this year’s Edinburgh fringe festival has credited his work on Saturday Night Live UK with helping him win. Chris Cantrill, 42, won the Audible best comedy show category at the Edinburgh Comedy…...
Three books to understand ghosts, from Émile Zola to Daniel Kehlmann
2+ week, 2+ day ago (51+ words) Saturday 29 August 2026 Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn (1904) Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola (1867) You Should Have Left by Daniel Kehlmann (2016) Ghost Month by Simon Wroe is published by Faber (£16.99). Order a copy from The Observer Shop for £15.29 (10% off RRP). Delivery…...