
Det skal koste å mene noe. Det har avistegnerne alltid visst
Nasjonalbiblioteket retter søkelyset mot avistegnernes utsatte posisjon i ny utstilling om satire og pressehistorie.

– Vi skulle være stolte over at vi var arbeiderklasse
Carl Frode Tiller går tett på arbeiderklassen i sine siste bøker. Mye er hentet fra eget hjem.

Fra «Yellowstone» til britisk krim
Kelly Reilly spiller tøffe Beth Dutton i TV-suksessen «Yellowstone». Hun vendte hjem til Storbritannia, nærmere bestemt Wales, i serien «Under Salt Marsh».

Writing on the wall: Art UK digitises thousands of murals as street artworks go mainstream
From medieval church wall paintings to Liam Gallagher’s viral X post, charity has catalogued more than 6,600 pieces Some of the UK’s smallest public murals are on bollards in Shrewsbury while one of the biggest is on a 1960s 16-storey block of flats in Gosport. Perhaps the funniest though is in Cardiff. Ahead of last summer’s Oasis concerts it was a straightforward copy of Liam Gallagher’s viral post on X declaring: “Because Cardiff is the bollox.” Continue reading...

Hvor mange skatter vil overleve det som nå skjer?
Iran har 29 steder på UNESCOs verdensarvliste. Hvor mange vil overleve det som nå skjer?
– Jeg er ikke sånn veldig intellektuell, så da tenker jeg det er like greit å ikke late som
– Når noen sier «flink», kan jeg bli uvel av det, sier ansvarlig redaktør i Morgenbladet Sun Heidi Sæbø. Nylig ble hun kåret til «Årets redaktør».
Regningen snuste på 10.000 kroner. Det er et kalas som dette på alle måter verdt
Stjernen viser vei til Stallen. Der venter kanskje ikke frelseren, men et habilt kjøkken som ikke er redd for å putte litt biffjuice i desserten.
Drama på norsk sykehus – og alle tv-nyhetene i april
NRK-serien «Lis» blir det helnorske alternativet i strømmen av sykehusdramaer.
Trippel dose melankoli
Mesterlig, stillferdig og underfundig om familierelasjoner fra fortsatt kule Jim Jarmusch.
Rett i krysset med Cross
Etterforsker George Cross har Aspergers syndrom, og er en gavepakke til deg som elsker tradisjonell krim.
50 år i kulturlivets motbakker
Erik Hillestad viste med Kirkelig Kulturverksted hvordan kirken kan bidra til eksperimentering og åpenhet. Nå har han skrevet sine memoarer.
Lyden av Tromsø
Vilde Bye synger ut om bakrus og tapt kjærlighet.
Lyden av Oslo
Deilig lyd og skarpe låter fra stemmen i Tigerstate og Mall Girl.

‘A place where music fills the air’: Bangkok to host Eurovision’s first Asia song contest
Spin-off launched with 10 nations, as original event remains mired in protests and boycotts over Israel’s involvement Eurovision is seeking to expand into the Asian market by hosting a version of its song contest in Bangkok this year, just as the original annual event is being buffeted by discord and boycotts on the eve of its 70th anniversary edition. The grand final of the inaugural Eurovision song contest Asia will take place in Thailand’s capital on Saturday 14 November, the Switzerland-based organisation announced on Tuesday. Broadcasters from 10 countries have confirmed their participation. Continue reading...
Michelin-restaurant legger ned
Konseptet har nådd sitt toppunkt, ifølge restauranten. Nå pakker de ned og signaliserer nye eventyr i lokaler som foreløpig holdes tett til brystet.

Sad faces all round as Bolivia’s clowns protest over decree threatening their livelihoods
Clowns in Bolivia are upset by mandate that stops schools hosting events from which they earn a living Dozens of clowns have marched through the streets of Bolivia’s capital to protest against a government decree that limits extracurricular activities in schools, threatening their livelihoods. Wearing full face paint and their signature red noses, the clowns gathered on Monday in front of the ministry of education in La Paz to oppose a decree published in February. The new mandate says schools must comply with 200 days of lessons each year – in effect banning them from hosting the special events where the entertainers are frequently employed. Continue reading...

En strålende oppvisning av popmusikkens muligheter
Rachel Agatha Keen, nå mye bedre kjent som Raye, er her med sitt nye album. Det er fantasifullt og storslått og bekrefter plassen hennes i poptoppen.

Kvinner straffes både for å bruke KI, og for å la være
Hvorfor blir kvinner fortere sett på som useriøse og lettvinte hvis de bruker KI, mens menn kan kalle seg «maniacs» og bli hyllet for det?

17. mai i Oslo: Disse skal tale ved kransenedleggelsene
Kristin Clemet, Lindis Hurum og Rabia Musavi er blant årets talere ved kransenedleggelsene 17. mai i Oslo.

Et band å regne med
Bliss Quintet leverer et gjennomgående godt fjerdealbum. Et band for framtida.

«Den er fra Molstad, skjønner De»
Gjennom hele 1900-tallet var Molstad synonymt med stil og eleganse. Forretningen var landets ledende luksusmagasin for importert mote og skreddersøm for noen, en stødig arbeidsgiver for mange, men en uoppnåelig drøm for de aller fleste.

Siste: Robyn avslører alt
Åtte år etter forrige gang er et nytt album med Robyn igjen en stor begivenhet. Hun kommer tilbake med sterke sanger og sterke meldinger.

Utforsker Wilco-effekten
Cut Worms nye album «Transmitter» er resultatet av et fruktbar samarbeid med Wilco-legenden Jeff Tweedy.

Skisser og stemninger fra dypet av arbeiderklassen
Marius Braatt var en av de unge, lovende forfatterne i arbeiderbevegelsen som døde altfor tidlig av tuberkulose, bare fire dager etter sin 23-årsdag. Nesten 120 år senere får hans novellesamling nytt liv.

Game of Thrones film adaptation in the works at Warner Bros
Blockbuster adaptation of George RR Martin’s fantasy world will focus on events 300 years before the HBO series’ pilot A Game of Thrones film is set for the big screen, with Warner Bros officially developing a prequel set in the world of Westeros. House of Cards showrunner Beau Willimon has been recruited to write the script based on George RR Martin’s fantasy series. Continue reading...

‘I won’t be on roller skates!’ Nick Mohammed to host Olivier awards in 50th anniversary year
Ted Lasso star and Celebrity Traitors finalist will take the helm at Royal Albert Hall ceremony in London next month as special award recipients are announced Nick Mohammed has been named as the host for this year’s Olivier awards, which take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London next month. The comedian, writer and actor, who recently found a new fanbase as a Celebrity Traitors finalist, will follow in the footsteps of his Ted Lasso co-star Hannah Waddingham, who presented the Oliviers in 2023 and 2024. Last year, they were co-hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the awards, which recognise achievements in theatre, dance and opera. Continue reading...

Paavo Järvi to succeed Edward Gardner at helm of London Philharmonic
The Estonian will take over as chief conductor of ‘this wonderful historic orchestra’ from the 2028/29 season, when Gardner’s current contract ends The London Philharmonic Orchestra announced on Tuesday that Paavo Järvi will succeed Edward Gardner as chief conductor from the 2028-29 season, when Gardner’s current contract comes to an end. Järvi, 63, was born in Estonia into a musical dynasty. His father, Neeme is also a conductor, his younger brother Kristjan too. The family moved to the US in 1980, and Järvi studied at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music and at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute with Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading...

Erik Johannessen, for svingende!
Erik Johannessen og gruppa hans har med «Mirror In The Hall» servert et av vinterens fineste album.

Luke Kornet says Atlanta Hawks’ theme night with strip club Magic City objectifies women
Club is popular with athletes and rappers Kornet says night helps objectify women San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club. Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, as well as hosting rappers such as Drake, Lil Yachty, Migos, Jack Harlow and Future. It is also popular with athletes: past visitors have included Michael Jordan, while MLS’s Atlanta United celebrated their title at the club in 2018. The club gained widespread attention in 2020 when the Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams visited the club after leaving the NBA’s quarantine bubble during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...

En Mesteraften som kan glede mange
Samantha Lynchs splitter nye «Studio C» er kveldens vitamininnsprøyting når Nasjonalballetten presenterer «Mesteraften: Tetley/McGregor/Lynch» på Operaen.

Rijksmuseum reveals painting to be early work by Rembrandt
17th-century Dutch master’s Vision of Zacharias in the Temple to go on display this week It hung unrecognised on the wall of a private home for decades but now a 17th-century painting has been revealed as a Rembrandt, taking its potential value from thousands to millions of pounds. The Rijksmuseum announced on Monday that it had rediscovered an early biblical scene by the Dutch master that was once thought lost, thanks to hi-tech scanning and two years of expert analysis. Continue reading...

Top UK film and TV production school puts spotlight on students with disabilities
Exclusive: National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus For a long time, physically disabled students who dreamed of studying at the UK’s most prestigious film and TV production school had nowhere to stay in the local area. And when they commuted, they would encounter hundreds of inaccessible areas on campus. In an industry where just 12% of TV employees are disabled, compared with 18% in the labour market as a whole, something had to change. Continue reading...

Når et kongehus reduseres til summen av sine individer
Det er slående hvordan fortellingen om kongehuset gradvis endret karakter.

Litt baggage in life
Generasjon Z snakker mer engelsk enn norsk. But can you blame them?

An ugly year for the Louvre: where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?
After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation Just over a year ago, Laurence des Cars, the intellectually brilliant (if famously prickly) former head of the largest and most-visited museum in the world, wrote a somewhat alarming note to her boss, France’s culture minister. Des Cars, who on Tuesday resigned as president of the Louvre, lamented the advanced state of disrepair of the iconic museum’s buildings and galleries. Continue reading...

Brit awards 2026: full list of winners
Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here • News: Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year • Alexis Petridis: This year’s Brit awards found a flicker of chaos – but the winners were never in doubt Olivia Dean Continue reading...

Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year
The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours • Brit awards 2026: the full list of winners • Alexis Petridis: This year’s Brit awards found a flicker of chaos – but the winners were never in doubt • ‘We’re going into a dark place’: Brit awards artists voice alarm over Reform UK’s rise Olivia Dean was the big winner at the 2026 Brit awards, taking home awards for artist of the year, pop act, song of the year for her Sam Fender duet Rein Me In, and album of the year for The Art of Loving. In less than a year, Dean has leaped to the forefront of British pop thanks to The Art of Loving, her second album. With songs that get to the heart of the joys and frustrations of casual modern dating, she is enormously relatable, while her sophisticated and cosmopolitan songcraft, deftly finessing styles such as bossa nova, trip-hop, neo-soul and jazz together, has given her an unusually broad and cross-generational appeal. Continue reading...

Slo Alexander Rybak på målstreken
Tidligere «The Voice»-deltaker Jonas Lovv (31) skal representere Norge i den internasjonale finalen i Melodi Grand Prix. Han vant lørdagens norske finale.

Holmenkolbanen: Fra byen til vintereventyret i marka
For 130 år siden var to suksessrike ingeniører pådrivere til å danne A/S Holmenkolbanen, Halvor Emil Heyerdahl og Albert Fenger-Krog. Det skulle bli begynnelsen på Holmenkollåsen som boligområde og et stort løft for friluftslivet i Nordmarka.

‘Crazy, without limits’: Paris disco haunt of Jagger and Grace Jones to reopen
Legendary nightclub Le Palace, where Serge Gainsbourg and Prince also performed, to rise again In the late 1970s, Le Palace in Paris’s busy theatre district was one of continental Europe’s most famous nightclubs. On the opening night on 1 March 1978, Grace Jones stunned VIP guests with her rendition of Edith Piaf’s classic La Vie en Rose. Later, Serge Gainsbourg and Prince came to perform, Bob Marley was photographed there and Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld were part of a glittering cast of international celebrities, politicians, designers and models who came to drink and dance. Continue reading...

Fra Døssis søvnlause netter til B-Boy Myhres flørtende nørding
Det er nesten så man kan skimte våren i ukas låtbunke. Vi anmelder B-Boy Myhre, Kløverr, Isabella Eberdean, Vettche, Ingrid Vårvik, Døssi og Lille Caesar.

– Jeg har tro på mennesket
Morten Abel gjør suksess med kunst og ny musikk. Men sliter fortsatt med rosproblemer.

Sterk konsert, usexy show
Han er rågod som han er, så Håkan Hellström hadde ikke trengt å gjøre showet sitt så usexy.

Kaos under kontroll
Kim Hankyuls utstilling i Munchmuseet er kul og fascinerende. Men hva er det han ønsker å fortelle oss?

– Det er ingen lett oppgave å navigere dette livet
Han får masse tyn for å ta så dårlige valg. Men hva om Peer Gynt egentlig er en traumatisert fyr som tross alt har klart å bli ganske klok? spør skaperne av nyskrevne «Peeropolis».

En velkommen tilståelse
CC Cowboys viser at de fortsatt evner å fornye seg.

Vi kunne trengt han nå
1. mars er det 100 år siden Erik Bye ble født. Sangeren, poeten, programlederen og menneskevennen ble en av de mest ruvende kulturpersonlighetene vi har sett og hørt her i landet.

Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats
Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would not be intimidated to pull the shows by any “outrageous” anonymous threats and that the publicity had increased interest in the show. On Monday, the Gold Coast venue for the Shen Yun performances was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat, with a similar threat forcing the evacuation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s official residence, The Lodge, in Canberra the next day. Continue reading...

Fredens engel
Med lirekasse på en gammel barnevogn gikk Fredens engel rundt i byens gater sammen med datteren. Mystikken rundt dem var til å ta og føle på, hvem var de?

På sitt beste uimotståelig
Morten Abel er tilbake i fin form på albumet «Full Of Dreams».

70 år etter gjennombruddet: Elvis lever på kino
Elvis Presley kommer tilbake i en ny film, med heftige konsertopptak fra ei tid da mange hadde avskrevet ham som en relevant rockesanger.

Slik ble Oslo til Tigerstaden
Tigerstaden har vært kallenavnet på Kristiania siden 1870. Det er derfor ikke tilfeldig at det første som møter de som ankommer Oslo med tog er den store bronsetigeren utenfor Østbanehallen. Men hvorfor blir Norges hovedstad kalt Tigerstaden?

Mer åpent for tolkning på engelsk
To og et halvt år etter sin forrige soloutgivelse er Veslemøy Narvesen aktuell med sitt andre album.

Endelig et TikTok-tips verdt å lytte til
Ungdommen har lagt sin elsk på en belgisk dystopi fra 1995. Ungdommen er åpenbart bedre enn sitt rykte.
Oilskin-jakken er tilbake som den selvsagte vestkantuniform
Er det noe vi vet preger motebildet hos den øvre middelklasse i 2025, er det at nye penger skal kle seg som gamle penger.

Melania: Amazon’s $106m documentary takes $982 per screen in Australian opening weekend
Documentary about the US first lady debuted at No 31 at Australian box office, making $32,399 from 33 screens Melania, Amazon’s $106m (US$75m) documentary about the US first lady, has bombed at the Australian box office on its opening weekend, debuting at No 31 on the charts and taking just $982 (£503, US$688) per screen. The documentary, directed by Brett Ratner, was screened in 33 cinemas across Australia and made $32,399 overall. Continue reading...

Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’
Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: ‘I’ve decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am’ Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The guitarist and vocalist in Australian heavy metal band the Mark of Cain has come out as a trans woman, writing that seeing younger trans people live freely had “helped shine a light on the possibility that maybe I can finally be me in my autumn years.” On Monday night, Josie Scott wrote a statement to fans on the band’s social media, announcing that her family know her as Josie or Jo and “given where I identify on the gender spectrum, I fit within the paradigm of being a trans woman”. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

‘They are not manufactured’: how Brit school stars took over the Grammys
Croydon school’s principal says success of Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education As the Grammy winners took to the stage in Los Angeles on Sunday night, one common thread emerged: many had once walked the halls of a comprehensive school in Croydon, south London. British performers Olivia Dean, who won the prestigious gong for best new artist; Lola Young, who took home best pop solo performance for Messy; and FKA twigs, who won best dance/electronic album for Eusexua, all attended the Brit school in Selhurst. As did Raye, who earlier in the week received the Harry Belafonte best song for social change award for Ice Cream Man. Continue reading...
Filmprodusenten fra Kristiansand ble truet av Epstein: – Livredd
«Jeg håper du ikke tror at du kan gjøre dette uten konsekvenser», får Gundersen beskjed om. Over flere år får han truende meldinger av finansmannen.

Roman Polanski rape scandal movie to follow perspective of 13-year-old victim
The Girl, based on Samantha Geimer’s memoir, will revisit ‘one of Hollywood’s most notorious scandals through the eyes of the person most misrepresented by it’ A new movie will explore the notorious Roman Polanski statutory rape scandal from the perspective of the 13-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer. The Girl, based on Geimer’s 2013 memoir The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski, will trace her time in the famous director’s orbit in the 1970s, her experience being subjected to sexual assault and the media maelstrom that followed after Polanski, then 43, was arrested in 1977 on charges of statutory rape and lewd and lascivious act with a child. Continue reading...

‘This is history, it should be free’: Rome’s €2 Trevi fountain fee divides opinion
Charge is designed to protect much-loved monument from overtourism, but not all visitors like the idea Teresa Romero is in Rome to celebrate a milestone birthday and one of the first things she did on Monday was visit the Trevi fountain to participate in the ritual of tossing a coin into the waters of the late baroque masterpiece. But before the Portuguese tourist could get close to the fountain, she had to hand over €2 (£1.70) – the cost of an access fee that has finally been enacted by Rome council officials after years of discussions. Continue reading...

Vinsnobber i Dagsavisen?
Det skrives om druestokker, jordsmonn og garvesyre – som en gynekolog som er på befaring i et kjønnsorgan.

Kraftig Ice-kritikk under Grammy-utdelingen
Kendrick Lamar ble Grammy-utdelingens store vinner da han vippet Jay-Z ned fra tronen som den mestvinnende rapperen i Grammys historie.

Hidden detail found in Anne Boleyn portrait was ‘witchcraft rebuttal’, say historians
Exclusive: Underdrawing suggests attempt to debunk myth that former wife of Henry VIII had sixth finger Anne Boleyn’s Hever “Rose” portrait is one of history’s most iconic faces, with her “B” pendant, her French hood, her dark eyes and a red rose in her right hand. Now a secret that has remained hidden for nearly 500 years has been discovered beneath the layers of paint. Scientific analysis of the painting at Hever Castle, her childhood home in Kent, has uncovered evidence that an Elizabethan artist sought to create a “visual rebuttal” to claims that Henry VIII’s ill-fated wife was a witch with a sixth finger on her right hand. Continue reading...

Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-ICE sentiment
Musicians delivered impassioned speeches during a star-packed night that saw Lamar become the most awarded rapper of all time Grammy awards 2026: list of winners Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar took home major Grammy awards during a night that saw musicians hit back at Donald Trump’s ICE occupation. From Justin Bieber to Carole King, artists wore anti-ICE pins while others also spoke out during their speeches. Bad Bunny, who is performing at the Super Bowl next weekend, took home three awards, for album of the year, best música urbana album and global music performance, and used his time on stage to call out anti-immigration sentiment. Continue reading...

Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July The John F Kennedy Center, a world-class venue for the performing arts in Washington DC, will halt entertainment events for two years starting on 4 July during renovations, Donald Trump posted on Sunday on Truth Social. The Kennedy Center, which has seen a wave of performers cancel events in recent months as well as the lowest ticket sales in years, has been in turmoil since the president orchestrated a leadership overhaul in the beginning of his term. Continue reading...

Dozens of historic Maseratis recreated for movie about Italian car company
Film with a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins tells the story of a supercar marque that began in a small Bologna garage Dozens of Maseratis of 1920s and 1930s designs have been built specially for a feature film about the Italian car company’s earliest days, with a cast headed by Anthony Hopkins. Maserati: The Brothers tells the story of siblings driven by their love of cars to create an automotive company from scratch. It all began in a little garage in the Italian city of Bologna: in 1914 they founded a sports supercar company that went on to make some of the fastest vehicles on the planet. Continue reading...

Udetonert emosjonelt sprengstoff
Lars Noréns «Kommunion» er en sterk og vakker tekst som ikke blir formidlet med nok følsomhet i vinterens oppsetning på Det Norske Teatret.

Bibelske proporsjoner
Alt har sin tid, det er en tid for alt som skjer under himmelen:

Bød opp til dans og allsang
Tobias Sten inntok Oslos største klubbscene som en av Norges største artister akkurat nå. Det ble en real fest på lokalet for en ny generasjon countryfans.

Synne Vo: – Latterkuler på latterkuler
Lørdag er det Synne Vorkinns tur ut til å ta æresplassen ved bordet. Hun synes gjengen denne sesongen er variert på best mulig måte.

Burde jeg se «Affeksjonsverdi», tro?
Ni Oscar-nominasjoner kan jo ikke ta feil. Eller kan de?

«Kniven i ilden»: Berørende teaterepos
Når Ingeborg Arvolas «Kniven i ilden» blir teater, balanseres romanens heftige hovedperson med Nordkalottens folkelivshistorier i et lett dansende epos.

Nivået er ikke akkurat høyt
Disse ni Melodi Grand Prix-klare artistene skal kjempe om billett til Eurovision Song Contest i 2026. Nivået er ikke akkurat høyt.

Et nytt høydepunkt for jazzlegenden
Karin Krog er den fremste tradisjonsbæreren i norsk jazz. Hennes nye album «Tomorrow’s Yesterday» forener fortid, nåtid og framtid.

For godt til å være sant
Fra Leonardo da Vinci til Rembrandt og Rubens. Sjelden har du sett så mange berømte kunstverk på ett enkelt sted, som i Nasjonalmuseets fascinerende nye utstilling.

«Solomamma»: Særdeles velspilt
Kinofilmen «Solomamma» er en sjelden mulighet til å se Lisa Loven Kongsli i en etterlengtet norsk hovedrolle.

Jonas Alaska tar det store spranget
Etter sju album som «singer/songwriter» synger Jonas Alaska endelig på norsk. Det gir ham en helt ny start.

Imponerer med debutalbum
Tyler Ballgame har laget et usedvanlig sterkt debutalbum som fortjener både ros og oppmerksomhet.

Med prærievind i seilene
Med sitt nye album, «Cowboy Lie Detector Machine», posisjonerer Ole Kirkeng seg som en av Norges mest særegne låtskrivere og artister.

Springsteens nye sang: «Jeg ser fram til Donald Trumps anmeldelse med skrekkblandet fryd!»
Bare fire dager etter det siste ICE-drapet i Minneapolis kom Bruce Springsteen med et rasende utspill som viser at protestsangenes tid ikke er over.

Trollmenn og demoner: Uriah Heep tar farvel
Uriah Heep gjør sine avskjedskonserter i Norge, 55 år etter at de ble en av de mest populære gruppene her i landet.

Ruver i norsk jazz
Det låter gjennomgående sterkt når Bjørn Alterhaug slipper egen kvartett løs på egne og andres låter.

Vi fant lykken med Hellbillies i Operaen
Hellbillies er et av Norges beste konsertband. De kan dessuten spille over alt. Også i Operaen.

Stor og sterk konsert for Gaza
Mens vi ikke gleder oss til at Norge igjen skal leke med Israel i Eurovision, kom en rekke av landets beste artister sammen for en følelsesladet støttekonsert for Gaza.

Seerstorm for «Affeksjonsverdi»
Samme dag som den norske filmen «Affeksjonsverdi» fikk ni Oscar-nominasjoner, økte salget av filmen med over 1300 prosent hos strømmetjenesten TV 2 Play.

‘Island of peace’: Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin to close – but live on as TV series
Kanaan, a symbol of dining across religious and political divides, will shut it doors ‘probably in March’, say owners An Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin conceived as an “island of peace” will close in the spring, but its Jewish and Arab owners say their dream will live on in a television series based on their unlikely partnership. Kanaan, a decade-old casual eatery in the Prenzlauer Berg district of the German capital, gained an international profile for its message of “unity over hate” after the 7 October attacks on Israel by Hamas and the outbreak of the Gaza war. Continue reading...

Vakkert om valg og vold
Ville alt vært annerledes om mor valgte et annet navn på sønnen? Denne triste, men samtidig livsglade og optimistiske, romanen utforsker tre ulike scenarioer.

Nye låter: Hannah Storm spesial og ny fredag med Chirag og Mae
Blant varme utgivelser i januar er Mae og Raggen, Hannah Storm, Dancing The Conga og Vreid.

Sterk festivalsommer i Oslo
Gradestokken kryper sannsynligvis under minus ti i Oslo neste uke. Men det er bare litt over fire måneder til festivalsesongen starter for fullt.
99 år med intellektuell prompehumor
Mel Brooks har gjort narr av høy- og lavkultur siden 1938. Nå oppsummeres karrieren i tide til 100-årsdagen.
En islandsk samlivssaga
Men sagaøyas Oscar-håp byr på litt for mye hjerte og litt for lite smerte.
Synger om det gode Amerika
Lucinda Williams gir oss tilbake troen troen på USAs verdighet.
Chirags friminutt
Den ene halvdelen av Karpe gjør det han liker best, med Mae og Tommy Tee.
Jazzens nye førstefiolin
Smektende og oppvakte toner fra Tuva Halses kvintett.
Poetens varme og vonde romandebut
Steinar Opstad romandebuterer med en rørende fortelling som kryper under huden på leseren.
Besynderlig Kim Hiorthøy-bok
I kjernen av den første romanen fra illustratøren og kunstneren ligger et altoppslukende ingenting.

As stars wear black at Valentino’s funeral, tributes are dressed in red
Fashion designer’s death has put the red dress – and his particular shade of the colour – back in the spotlight “The red dress,” said Valentino Garavani in 1992, “is always magnificent”. This week, following the announcement of his death at the age of 93, the red dress – and the particular shade of red used by the designer known simply as Valentino – is back in the spotlight. Continue reading...

Delroy Lindo: the Sinners Oscar nominee who could make Spike Lee’s secret British weapon rather less secret
Lining up for best supporting actor in the year’s most hotly-tipped film, the Lewisham-born actor has long been a favourite of the Malcolm X director and is poised for brighter limelight In the aftermath of the Oscar nominations, Wunmi Mosaku was heralded as Britain’s saviour after her best supporting actress nod at Hollywood’s most prestigious awards. The UK had been facing its first nomination-less year in the acting categories since 1986. But the Sinners star was joined by a fellow cast member, Lewisham-born, Delroy Lindo, who will also be representing Britain on the big night on 15 March. Continue reading...

Digested week: Let us focus on the few, brief bright spots we can
Squint hard into the darkness and you’ll find there’s so much to look forward to. Gwyneth Paltrow and HBO Max for starters Ah, Blue Monday – it seems to come round quicker every year, no? For those of you not familiar with the term it denotes the third Monday of January, which is alleged to be the most depressing day of the year. Collectively, I mean – obviously each us has a birthday plus a year coming up that will inescapably include bad haircuts, disappointing Vinted purchases, and expensively untraceable leaks in the home. And Prue Leith’s leaving Bake Off. Continue reading...