Arthur Pita: Ten Sorry Tales review – six feet under and surreally shipwrecked
Pita’s adaptation of Mick Jackson’s children’s book mixes mime, acting, song and dance to pleasingly twisted effect
Bowie’s Books and Why Bowie Matters review – a manic turnover of new ideas
David Bowie has been canonised, and his cultural enthusiams are obsessed over. John O’Connell and William Collins appreciate his pick’n’mix habits, but have they forgotten the music?
I’ll Be Your Mirror by Lou Reed review – bard of New York’s dirty boulevards
The late musician’s collected lyrics reveal a singular songwriter capable of tenderness, nihilism and everything in between
Rihanna mobbed in Paris: Dennis Leupold’s best photograph
‘A huge crowd surrounded the car. It was quite eerie, almost scary. Even for her that moment was crazy’
Me by Elton John review – hilariously self-lacerating
A memoir that is racy, pacy and crammed with scurrilous anecdotes – what more could you ask from the rocket man?
Face It by Debbie Harry; Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith – review
Highly contrasting memoirs from two female icons of 70s New York are equally compelling
Ciaran Carson obituary
Poet who superimposed a psychic overlay on the streets and terraces of his native Belfast
Face It by Debbie Harry review – rock’n’roll stories to burn
Taking heroin, being flashed by David Bowie, and punk-pop brilliance – but in this long-awaited memoir the Blondie singer remains mysterious to the last
Afternoons With the Blinds Drawn by Brett Anderson – a cold eye on Suede’s glory years
‘We overdid it.’ In the book he swore he’d never write, the singer-songwriter reflects on debauchery, the limits of his talent and his band’s best songs
James Acaster: ‘Adulthood is still a bit daunting’
When the comic’s life fell apart, he sought solace in the music of 2016. He discusses the songs that saved his life
Bryan Magee obituary
Writer, philosopher and broadcaster who became an MP for Labour and the SDP
The Guardian view on the creative self: it needs more than 15 minutes
Editorial: Britons need time and space to release their imagination. It would be good for them and for their country
The Guardian view on summer festivals: we need our visiting artists
Editorial: Britain needs to look outwards to other cultures, not damage its reputation with a hostile visa system
A Seat at the Table by Amy Raphael; Wayfaring Stranger by Emma John – review
Women in music speak out – plus a personal odyssey into bluegrass country
On my radar: Lolita Chakrabarti’s cultural highlights
The playwright and actor on eye-opening dance, a Quincy Jones documentary and dining at the Shard