Egyptian president Sisi to inaugurate new mega-museum
Authorities to open much-anticipated Tutankhamun galleries in centrepiece of $1.2bn Grand Egyptian MuseumLife & Arts
Noura Mint Seymali: Yenbett album review — smouldering Mauritanian griot music
Traditional textures are given an injection of Tuareg energy and fiery electric guitarLife & Arts
‘One of my picks of the year’ — Jay Rayner reviews Starling in Surrey
‘Great British Menu’ winner Nick Beardshaw has created that rare thing: a restaurant that gets everything rightLife & Arts
China’s ‘red tourism’ boom
Sites of historical importance to the ruling Communist party are attracting patriots both young and oldLife & Arts
He rescued the Michael Jackson estate. Can he save the star’s legacy?
John Branca, one of the most powerful lawyers in music history, is being tested as new allegations come to lightLife & Arts
What’s the secret to a successful new wine region?
It was a co-operative spirit that put Napa Valley — and other wine regions — on the mapLife & Arts
Chamber Works by Ernest Kanitz album review — dreamy music from an Austrian émigré
ARC Ensemble deliver premiere recordings of five works by the composer, who fled Vienna for the US in the 1930sLife & Arts
The ascension of America’s Catholic right
Catholics and labour groups are re-emerging as a powerful force in the new political landscape — and their votes are up for grabs as never beforeLif…
The men who stared at mushroom clouds
For veterans of Britain’s nuclear tests, an annual reunion is the place to discuss hula and God-like explosions with others who truly understand Lif…
William Dalrymple: rediscovering the ancient wonders of eastern Turkey
Forty years after he first visited as a student, the historian takes a road trip across Eastern Anatolia, finding restored monuments, new museums and …
