Music, through the ages

C. I. Franke would like a word with your parents about their shockingly bad taste in music

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A supremely (un)knowledgeable column about music

Bobby, what's the French for maths?

The worlds of mathematics and art collide at a not-so-novel Parisian exhibition

The Nurse With Wound List

Iñigo Martinez de Rituerto walks you through the influences of the weirdest band ever

Master of epic fantasy

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin reshaped the landscape of modern fantasy literature

Famous last words

Gregory Power wishes you a fond farewell

Dark tales of ice and fire

George R. R. Martin's masterpiece

Astronomy and plasticine

With ukelele workshops, a pop-up planetarium and The Go! Team in attendance, Stephen Smith can’t wait for this year’s astro-themed Deer Shed festival

Album of The Week: Bon Iver

Bon Iver's second album surpasses his debut says Harry Rickerby

Psycho Alice in post-exam wonderland

DramSoc’s free re-imagining of the intoxicating tale goes on the rampage on the Queen’s Lawn

Have a Ball at the RA’s Summer Exhibition

The annual artistic extravaganza returns to draw the crowds to the Royal Academy for a mixed bag of works

Get Doon for Gogol at the Young Vic

Julian Barratt takes the lead in the Russian classic, Government Inspector