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Post your questions for kd lang

As her supergroup with Neko Case and Laura Veirs celebrates the 10th anniversary of its sublime album, the Ingénue herself will answer your questions

Laura Snapes19 Aug

Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

Author Adam Johnson criticises Waverley council saying ‘reality is often upsetting’ while Palestinian group says libraries should hold ‘challenging’ books

Jordyn Beazley18 Aug

Amanda Abbington awarded five-figure sum by BBC over bullying allegations on Strictly

BBC apologises to actor after review upholds ‘some’ of her allegations against dance partner Giovanni Pernice

Matthew Weaver and PA Media17 Aug

Post your questions for actor and musician Samantha Morton

As the reader interview goes to Green Man festival, tell us what you would like to ask the garlanded British artist, fresh from her turn as Circe in The Odyssey

Guardian music17 Aug

Atsuko Okatsuka: ‘Fans have cut their hair to look like mine, which is a huge commitment’

The comedian and actor on her love for White Chicks, getting a bad Yelp review as a dog walker and doing stand-up during an earthquake

Dee Jefferson15 Aug

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt convinced me to give up on my fashion industry dreams

I was struggling to make ends meet as an unpaid intern when a sarcastic song from the hit comedy gave me the clarity to walk out

Heidi Denholm; as told to Kitty Drake15 Aug

The Guide #256: Norovirus, giant puddles, sit-ins and no beer – how can festivals survive the worst?

As promoters like James Scarlett prove, the UK’s festival circuit continues to weather each disaster with remarkable grit

Gwilym Mumford15 Aug

‘Soon I’ll really start to puke’: Samuel Beckett’s travels around Nazi Germany

Published for the first time this month, the Irish writer’s record of his months in pre-war Germany is a fascinating insight into his understanding of, and unease with, Nazism

Kate Connolly15 Aug

From Tony to Jungle: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Dominic Sessa plays Anthony Bourdain in a fun biopic, and the ever-danceable UK funksters are back with a sun-dappled new album

15 Aug

From My Brilliant Career to Chelsea Wolfe: the week in rave reviews

A young woman battles social strictures in 1890s Australia in a charming period drama series, while the sonic experimentalist drops the drone metal for goth rock. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

15 Aug

Post your questions for Robert Carlyle

Bond villain, Begbie, male stripper … the Trainspotting and Full Monty star has played everyone from Sherlock Holmes to Rumpelstiltskin. As his latest directorial project premieres in Edinburgh, he is here to answer your questions

Rich Pelley14 Aug

RSC postpones Othello while leading actor Sharon D Clarke has cancer treatment

Radical reimagining of Shakespeare play was due to run at Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 13 February to 3 April 2027

Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent13 Aug

‘If we exhibited all the Balkan jokes, we wouldn’t have opened’: a trip to Slovenia’s Bullshit Museum

In the heart of old Ljubljana, a mannequin with a bucket on its head welcomes visitors to a new and ambitious project – a museum focusing on the varied and sometimes antagonistic humour of the former Yugoslavia

Veronika Snoj12 Aug

For a proper celebration of the American Revolution, head to the British Library

Brief letters: Independence anniversary | Vertical drinking | Thomas Paine’s Thetford roots | Andy Burnham and Larry the cat | Larkin about

11 Aug

Sinking ships, dark humour and really good bad guys: Beryl Bainbridge – ranked!

From the last days of the Titanic to desperate romantics, we rate the work of a British master of black comedy

John Self10 Aug

Natalie Tran: ‘For my first date with my partner I made a PDF of activities. It had maps and times’

The Great Australian Bake Off host and comedian on being ignored by Steve Carell, why it should be illegal not to own a rice cooker, and looking angry on Mr Inbetween

Sian Cain8 Aug

A kids’ film taught me the power of delusion – and helped me chase my standup dreams

The protagonist of A Little Princess wills reality to bend to her desires. Comedians need that same idiot confidence when we’re starting out, or else we’d all give up

Sarah Roberts; as told to Olivia Ladanyi8 Aug

The Guide #255: The great front‑row backlash ignores what makes films feel truly colossal

In this week’s newsletter: You’re all wrong about the most maligned seats in the house, which offer the purest form of moviegoing

Gwilym Mumford8 Aug

‘I’ve always felt too old and too young at the same time’: The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey on swapping child stardom for cult television – and Celebrity Traitors

At 22, Ramsey has already been on our screens for a decade, and nominated for every award going. So why do they find it strange to be called an actor?

Rebecca Nicholson8 Aug

From Love Me Tender to Kevin Bridges: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Vicky Krieps puts her heart on the line in Anna Cazenave Cambet’s romantic drama, and the Glaswegian comedy superstar is back on stage for a massive UK tour

8 Aug

From The Shards to Phoebe Bridgers: the week in rave reviews

Ryan Murphy and Brett Easton Ellis team up for a retro serial-killer drama, and the California songsmith is back with a remarkable new album. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews