Tag: Monty Python

Six cultural events to check out this month, from art in Selfridges to Puccini's greatest opera

Forty years on, Monty Python is often called the most influential British comedy ever. In fact, it had almost no influence at all

Prizes are a vital part of the modern market for serious literature, but they're also increasingly flawed and compromised. At their best, however, they can still be an important mechanism for ensuring literature's future as a public art