Ann Chadwick speaks to the journalist and author, Oliver Burkeman, on the meaning of life as he brings his latest book – Meditations for Mortals – to Durham Book Festival. Writing This Column Will Change Your Life in the Guardian was ultimately more than…

The Laing Art Gallery is exploring over 200 years of landscape painting in the north of England and Scotland in their new exhibition ‘Romance to Realities: The Northern Landscape and Shifting Identities’. If there’s one thing that we’ve got an abundanc…

This explosive new release from Spanish artist Metrika, in collaboration with producer and DJ D.Basto, is all thundering trap beats, distorted vocals and razor-sharp lyrics. The up-and-coming rapper’s take on modern hip-hop is full of bold and unapologeti…