Dark
TV tonight: a serial killer’s sick, twisted game in The Dark
The Dark9pm, ITV1With the serial killer taking their third victim in the last cliffhanger, it’s been a rough week at work for DI Kennedy (Laura Donnelly) in this sinister...
The Dark review – this gothic crime drama is so icily creepy it’s practically a heatwave antidote
Gothic-lite is a contradiction in terms, I suppose, but it’s undoubtedly what you get from new six-part thriller The Dark. Based on Scottish crime writer GR Halliday’s From the...
‘This is the dark art’: New book claims pattern of personal attacks by Murdoch media empire
In 2009, David Nutt, a professor of pharmacology who had served as the chief drugs adviser to the British Labour government remarked at a public discussion about legalising drugs...
‘Writing is exactly like love – you need to do it in the dark’: novelist Leila Slimani on why literature is erotic
It is a bright, chilly spring morning in Madrid, and the Museo del Prado doesn’t open to the public for another hour. Without the crowds, the museum is amorphous...
Crossing the Wine Dark Sea by Emily Wilson review – a masterclass in translation
Emily Wilson’s translations of the Odyssey in 2017 and the Iliad in 2023 are now the standard English-language versions, acclaimed for their conciseness and fluency. Her infatuation with Homer...
From Gilead to Ladyland: how the rebellious women of literature offer hope in dark times
In the spring of 2024, I am finally able to visit Banishanta, the island in southern Bangladesh that has been haunting my dreams. When I arrive I find it is...
Guardiola leaves Manchester City as one of the game’s greats – and someone who knows its dark heart | Barney Ronay
Well, that’s that then. Put out more flags. Mount the iconic Jedi‑style woollen cardigan in the club museum. He really does seem to be done this time.In the absence of formal...
The Dark Side of Married at First Sight review – there is enough awful detail here to fuel 1,000 more exposés
Well. My goodness. Allegations of rape and sexual assault have arisen from a reality show built around the conceit of strangers “marrying” each other at first sight, then cohabiting...
