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HipBeat review – a male identity crisis in Berlin is pure cringe

The intoxicating, party-hard capital of Germany goes straight to the head of Samuel Kay Forrest’s feature debut – and not in a good way

Monica Vitti, ‘queen of Italian cinema’, dies aged 90

Vitti shot to international fame in Michelangelo Antonioni’s drama L’Avventura in 1960

‘I want Jesus Christ Superstar at my funeral – live!’: Mel Giedroyc’s honest playlist

The first single she bought was by Queen and she belts out Joan Jett at karaoke, but what gets the presenter going at the Zoom disco?

‘Brian May has finally become an actor’: say hello to CBBC’s new star, the Godfather of Rock

The Queen guitarist makes his full acting debut in kids’ show Andy and the Band. He’s not bad – better than Vanilla Ice in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Talking Horses: let’s hope for Shishkin v Energumene II at Cheltenham

The Ascot clash felt like the kind of race we are fortunate to see once in a decade, not twice in the space of eight weeks

One to watch: CMAT

The bubbly, acerbic Dubliner channels the Nashville greats – and some surprising others – in her hook-laden country-pop mashup

Danny Dyer to leave EastEnders after nine years , BBC confirms

Queen Vic landlord will leave Walford after signing a reported six-figure deal with Sky

BBC should play God Save the Queen every day, say ministers

Culture minister endorses calls for daily dose of national anthem – but proposal is ridiculed online

Adele and Sheeran top sales charts but UK is buoyed in 2021 by Abba and Queen

BPI data shows ‘heritage acts’ Elton John and Fleetwood Mac also had top 10 albums

BBC online exhibitions mark corporation’s 100 years of broadcasting

Exhibits include the Queen Vic bust, the Queen’s coronation in 1953 and Mr Darcy’s shirt from Pride and Prejudice

Vinyl turns tables as UK sales take highest market share since 1990

BPI estimates more than 5m vinyl albums already sold in 2021, the 14th consecutive year of growth

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler on saving Christmas: ‘We don’t usually meet people who hate our books’

The Gruffalo creators are back with Superworm, their ninth festive special – that’s one more than Eric and Ernie. The Christmas TV royalty talk tinkering with Olivia Colman’s script … and the perils of mega success

Mick Rock, famed music photographer and ‘man who shot the 70s’, dies aged 72

‘Photographic poet’ shot iconic images of David Bowie as well as celebrated artwork for Lou Reed, Queen and the Ramones

Meg Ryan films – ranked!

As the great romcom queen turns 60, we select her best roles from the low-budget indies to the Tom Hanks big-hitters

Paul O’Grady: ‘I’m not worried about sex, money or fame – I just want a mongoose’

The comedian and broadcaster on a near fatal heart attack, his fear of rats and flashing his bum from a train

Mick Rock, famed music photographer and ‘man who shot the 70s’, dies aged 72

‘Photographic poet’ shot iconic images of David Bowie as well as celebrated artwork for Lou Reed, Queen and the Ramones

Meg Ryan films – ranked!

As the great romcom queen turns 60, we select her best roles from the low-budget indies to the Tom Hanks big-hitters

Untapped, unsigned and frequently unhinged: a deep dive into TV TikTok

There’s Shakespeare the Roadman, life lessons from Grey’s Anatomy, and everything Gemma Collins has ever said or done. In the first of a series in which Guardian critics unearth the best of TikTok, our writer takes on its TV-related content

The Card Counter review – Oscar Isaac deals a high-stakes hypnotic nightmare

Isaac is an army veteran turned professional gambler when a chance for a grim rebalancing appears in Paul Schrader’s vehement drama

Melbourne Cup: the race that… warrants some uncomfortable ethical arithmetic | Jonathan Horn

For those who grew up loving ‘the race that stops a nation’, the first Tuesday of November is becoming increasingly difficult to watch

Chloë McCardel swims Channel for record-breaking 44th time

Australian marathon swimmer celebrates achievement 12 years after setting out on her first crossing

Roger Taylor: ‘My most treasured possession? A massive statue of Freddie’

The Queen drummer and singer-songwriter on former girlfriends, forgetting lyrics and liking red wine

Madonna: Madame X review – tour doc prostrates itself before queen of pop

This film lays out the impressive staging of a dramatic tour but is intent on capturing its subject from only the best angles

Víkingur Ólafsson review – manicured Mozart of pearly purity

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe Icelandic pianist’s Mozart-centred recital revealed only slowly its sense of purpose and personality, but there were glimpses of intense, personal playing

The reader interview: post your questions for Candi Staton

Kicking off a new weekly series, where readers pose questions for film and music stars, is the 81-year-old queen of soul and disco heartbreak

Donna Summer’s greatest songs – ranked!

As her ill-starred 1981 album I’m a Rainbow gets remixed and reissued, we celebrate the queen of disco’s best work

The Queen’s Derby hope Reach For The Moon out for season after injury

Colt met with injury in gallop at Newmarket on TuesdayGosden: ‘At vets but but hopefully can get him back for 2022’The Queen’s exciting juvenile colt Reach For The Moon, who was priced at around 8-1 for next month’s Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an injury while exercising on Tuesday morning.

Seance review – mean girls meet mean spirits in high-school horror

Simon Barrett directs with lurid video lighting and comically bad gore effects to deliver what looks like a cheap Italian horror film

‘I love people heckling me’: Madonna unveils new documentary in New York

The star has created a new concert film Madame X, filmed in Portugal, which she revealed at a star-studded red carpet event

Emma Raducanu’s win was a fantastic surprise – it must inspire a generation

The LTA deserves credit for the teenager’s US Open triumph but only government investment will take tennis to the masses

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie review – The Full Monty in drag

This gutsy musical comedy about a wannabe drag queen teenager adheres firmly to the Britfilm plucky outsiders template

Altior, four-times Cheltenham Festival winner, is retired at age of 11

Altior won 19 consecutive races from 2015 to 2019Owners retire him while he is still fit and healthyAltior, one of the most prolific and popular jumps horses of recent decades, will not race again after his owners decided to retire him “while still at his peak, fit, sound and healthy and ready for a new career”, Nicky Henderson, the 11-year-old’s trainer, said on Monday.

Vogue goes back to the 2000s – podcasts of the week

Prepare for near-past nostalgia, as Anna Wintour and co hail Y2K, via Juicy tracksuits and Sarah Jessica Parker. Plus: a scripted sci-fi adventure with Kesha

Angela Bassett on success, salaries and staying power: ‘I gotta find a new queen to play!’

She is back on the big screen as an assassin, is reportedly the highest-paid female actor of colour ever for a TV drama – and is moving into producing. She discusses fairness, film-making and why acting is still her first love

Chess: Vachier-Lagrave edges US rivals in St Louis amid glut of draws

Frenchman’s opening skills impress at prestigious Sinquefield Cup as all games drawn in three of the last four rounds

‘I’m a one in a billion’ – how Diane Warren penned windswept power ballads for Cher, Gaga and Dion

She’s the queen of the power ballad mega hit – and has even written songs for Biden, Harris and Ringo Starr. Now the world’s most successful female songwriter is finally releasing her own album

Love Island: the tired TV behemoth that’s lost its magic

As another series of the reality hit comes to an end – complete with a boring win by Liam and Millie – are its contestants merely going through the motions in search of Insta-fortune?

Talking Horses: Goodwood and York crowds offer hope for racing recovery

The welcome return of racegoers to the major meetings is a boost but the smaller tracks face a challenging future

Shaybo: Queen of the South review – the Lewisham rapper shows a soft side

(Black Butter)The dancehall-influenced artist comes of age on a star-studded mixtape full of confidence

Bette Davis’s 20 greatest performances – ranked!

To mark the release of a restored version of the classic melodrama Now, Voyager, here is the best of Hollywood’s queen of mean, from screwball romps to wild-eyed chillers

‘I couldn’t be tied down!’ Wanda Jackson, rockabilly’s raucous queen

She dated Elvis – then made him look tame with her growling, high-energy rock’n’roll. And at 83 years old, she still can’t quite embrace retirement

Reach For The Moon wins Solario to give Queen jubilee Derby chance

John and Thady Gosden’s colt 14-1 for next year’s DerbyColt second behind Point Lonsdale in ante-post bettingThe prospect of a fancied runner for the Queen in next year’s Derby during the celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee moved one small step closer at Sandown Park on Saturday as Reach For The Moon, a product of the Queen’s breeding operation, ran away with the Group Three Solario Stakes to earn quotes of around 14-1 for the Epsom Classic next June.

The Killers: Pressure Machine review – their best album in years

(EMI)Frontman Brandon Flowers channels his Utah childhood on this lush, uncharacteristically reflective album

Sports quiz of the week: Premier League, PSG and Hansle Parchment

Who wed? Who went too far? Who was plucked from the crowd?Brentford are making their Premier League debut on Friday night against Arsenal.

Brian May: ‘I never have a single day without thinking about Freddie’

As he reissues his debut solo album, the Queen guitarist recalls how making it helped him cope with a time when his band, marriage and the life of Freddie Mercury were coming to an end

Bette Davis’s 20 greatest performances – ranked!

To mark the release of a restored version of the classic melodrama Now, Voyager, here is the best of Hollywood’s queen of mean, from screwball romps to wild-eyed chillers

Jungle Cruise review – the Rock’s Disney theme-park actioner takes predictable turns

Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson are romancing riverboat adventurers in a ride-turned-film that quickly becomes bland

Adayar shows ‘endless power’ to follow up Derby with King George victory

William Buick mount comfortably beat second-placed MishriffFavourite Love could only finish back in third at AscotWilliam Buick talked of Adayar’s “endless power” after Charlie Appleby’s colt became the first Derby winner for 20 years to follow up in the King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes here.

Talking Horses: Adayar and rain could derail Love’s bid for Ascot supremacy

The Derby winner and softer ground threaten Love’s chances of glory in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

U-Roy: Solid Gold U-Roy review – a reggae icon at the top of his game

(Trojan Jamaica/BMG)A definitive lineup of toasting classics still excite on the late great’s last album, a joyous reminder of the talent we lost

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‘People go a funny colour and keel over’: Briony Greenhill on leading the world’s most intense singing lessons

After discovering the creative joys of collaborative vocal improvisation, the Suffolk singer wants to help people reach into their hearts and bring out their voices

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Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – a heartwarming, sometimes heart-rending biopic

It turns out that young Kanye was extremely charming and funny. But that didn’t stop the music industry from refusing to take him seriously as a rapper – possibly causing his controversial current persona

Ricky Wilson’s honest playlist

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