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Propeller One-Way Night Coach review – John Travolta family plane fantasy is a short-haul joyride

Cannes film festival: Travolta directs and narrates this 60-minute adaptation of his own short story about a boy who dreams of being a pilot

The Guardian - UK · May 16

Who are the worst fathers in literature? Our experts make the tough call

Literature has long portrayed messed-up families. As poet Philip Larkin famously wrote, “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. / They may not mean to, but they do.”

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2025

Nobel prize winner Olga Tokarczuk: ‘We live with violence and misogyny like some sort of constant illness’

The Polish author on her new horror novel, the genius of John Cheever and chasing the London of her dreams

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2024

Gary Oldman clarifies previous Harry Potter criticism: ‘You are always hypercritical of your own work’

Actor, who starred as Sirius Black in the film franchise, previously called his performance ‘mediocre’

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Richard Serra: Six Large Drawings review – planes of black that pull you under

The artist’s posthumous show features dramatic drawings on delicate paper, etched with thick oil sticks – a magisterial play on ideas of weight and light

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024

Michael Cunningham: ‘Some people have never forgiven me for not just writing The Hours again’

The acclaimed author was halfway through writing a novel when the pandemic hit – forcing him to start over. He discusses the new book, and how he’s continuing to honour his literary heroes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024

Robert Gottlieb obituary

American editor who worked with many celebrated authors including Anthony Burgess, Doris Lessing and Joseph Heller

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023

Walking a city from top to bottom offers a moveable feast

Walk and sit

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022