Haunting 1914 poem inspires composer of Westminster Abbey’s war vigil anthem
Abbey choir commissions David Matthews, whose grandfather died weeks before armistice
Why Garsington Manor was Britain’s most scandalous wartime retreat
After Ottoline and Philip Morrell moved to the Oxfordshire manor house in 1915, it became a sensational refuge for conscientious objectors, writes Miranda Seymour
#ReviewAnything – your creative handiwork appraised by our crack team of critics
Every Friday we pledge to review whatever you've sent us over the past seven days. We might not be nice about it, mind…
David Brown obituary
Leading authority on Russian music with an enduring interest in the enigmatic character of Tchaikovsky
On my radar: Bill Skarsgård’s cultural highlights
The Hemlock Grove actor tells Sarah Hughes about his favourite museum, Louis CK, the darkest story he's ever read and dining in Stockholm
Lady Gaga’s former assistant writing tell-all book
Jennifer O'Neill is said to have signed a contract with a publisher for a book documenting her two-year stint with the pop star
T in the Park review – Calvin Harris steals show with Will Smith pop-up
Actor's surprise visit created a defining moment, with strong festival back-up from Arctic Monkeys, Rudimental, Foxes, Kiesza and John Cooper Clarke, writes Graeme Virtue
Rap Genius raises $40m for move into history, sports, literature and more
US startup rebrands as Genius: 'Any text can be as layered, as allusive and cryptic, as worthy of careful exegesis as rap lyrics...' By Stuart Dredge
Jimmy Savile by the man who knew him best
Dan Davies's In Plain Sight is the astonishing account of how Jimmy Savile found a place for himself at the heart of British life. Carole Cadwalladr meets the book's author
On my radar: Ben Watt’s cultural highlights
The Everything But the Girl star tells Leah Harper about Joanna Hogg's existential movie, Denis Johnson's Train Dreams and the highs and lows of lower league football
The best books, films and music for your summer holiday
Bought the suncream? Got the hat? Now get in the mood for your summer holiday with the music, book and film inspired by or set in one of these eight European destinations
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran – digested read
John Crace keeps raging hormones IN CONTROL to render a young woman's journey into music journo stardom in a fab 700 words