Post your questions for Billy Bob Thornton
The Oscar-winning actor, writer, director, musician and star of Bad Santa, Armageddon and The Man Who Wasn’t There is ready to answer your questions
A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry audiobook review – love, chaos and creativity
The singer-songwriter’s atmospheric memoir reveals many musical adventures and doesn’t shy away from exploring her challenging times
Even among artists in exile, the myth of Russian cultural supremacy lives on
Many liberal Russians shelter in states once part of the Soviet Union. It’s time that they learned to respect the cultures and languages their nation has so long suppressed
Kate Hepburn obituary
Designer and artist who worked for Spare Rib, the Monty Python team and Pink Floyd
Kneecap leads nominations for British independent film awards
Belfast-set rap comedy leads the charge with 14 nominations, with Love Lies Bleeding and The Outrun close behind
‘I am the industry!’: Keke Palmer on being Hollywood’s queen of content
Singer, gameshow host, podcaster – the actor has built a reputation for doing it all. And with an autobiography/self-help guide coming soon, she’s out to prove there’s nothing wrong with being a jack of all trades
Charli xcx fans rejoice: ‘Brat’ chosen as Collins word of the year
A new definition of the word was sparked by the pop star’s summer album title, and made it a term that ‘resonated with people globally’, the dictionary says
Nobel and Pulitzer winners denounce ‘dangerous’ Israel cultural boycott
More than 1,000 well-known figures sign open letter in response to authors pledging to boycott Israeli cultural institutions over Gaza
We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me by Elliot Mintz review – life as a confidant, fixer… and flunky
Mintz’s account of his friendship with the endlessly compelling celebrity couple offers a fascinating insight into their psychodramas but is blunted by his obvious adoration of the pair
On my radar: Jacques Audiard’s cultural highlights
The film director on the music he works to, educating himself via podcasts, and why the Paris Olympics was a pleasant surprise
Hip-hop Is History by Questlove review – the story of rap
The musician reflects on the ever-evolving art form, drawing on the front-row seat he had at key events such as the notorious 1995 Source awards
‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter
The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartney
Thom Yorke and Julianne Moore join thousands of creatives in AI warning
Statement comes as tech firms try to use creative professionals’ work to train AI models
My week at Kanye’s: John Safran on his time squatting in the rapper’s mansion
The Jewish Australian comedian-journalist spent a week living in one of West’s houses in Los Angeles. This is what he learned
‘Every recording carries the air of a seance’: remembering my father the music archivist
Researching a novel about forgotten blues musicians led me to revisit the life’s work of my late dad: disinterring decades of dusty recordings that will outlive us all