Culture
Be careful what you wish for
The best- or worst-timed book in history
“The Technological Republic” calls for techies to work with Washington. But that is already under way
Living the dream?
Orwell, Kafka, Heller: a new book taps a dystopian-fiction boom
Laila Lalami’s “The Dream Hotel” tackles technology and privacy
The Economist reads
What to read about the end of the second world war
Five books about history’s bloodiest conflict
Hot box
What to watch this weekend
A selection of recent films and television shows, recommended by our correspondents
Dream on
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: novelist or polemicist?
The celebrated thinker and writer is at her best not in the realm of fiction, but of fact
Back Story
Surreal “Severance” brilliantly captures the reality of office life
Which is the real you—your “innie” or your “outie”?
A basketball star for a bullet tsar
Prisoner swaps are controversial, but there are sure to be more
The case of Viktor Bout, Russia’s “merchant of death”, shows why
A (bit)coin toss
Why the art market is growing more friendly to crypto
Everyone wins: buyers avoid taxes, and auction houses make money
Let them eat (and make) cake
Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show is out of touch with the times
In it she positions herself as an elite Martha Stewart
Don’t mention it
This year’s Oscars were notably apolitical
Hollywood has ditched resistance in favour of toeing the line
Let the camera troll
AI unleashes a weird new genre of political communication
Donald Trump’s Gaza video offers a taste of what is to come
Been there, heard that
Why are live albums back in fashion?
Hitmakers including Niall Horan, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran have released them