Samurai rose to be global emblems of honour and courage, but their story doesn’t always match the myths they told about themselves, as a British Museum exhibition shows

An academic on the run in 1970s Brazil; a Saharan search for a missing daughter; an animated childhood in ’60s Japan...

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David Farrier Nature’s Genius Evolution’s lessons for a changing planet 288pp. Canongate. £20. In David Farrier’s latest book, he warns us that humanity is endangering every facet of life on Earth thr

Santiago Munez holds the unique honour of being a Newcastle United cult hero, despite never having played a competitive game for the club. That’s because he’s fictional. He’s a character, the protagon

Robert Hutton on Cinema THE HAROLD PINTER THEATRE ...