PoetryObituaryNina Cassian obituaryRomanian poet exiled to New York who wrote about childhood, ageing, freedom and, above all, loveThe poet Nina Cassian, who has died aged 89 in New York, her home since she gave up Romania for her safety's sake in the mid-1980s, produced more than 30 volumes of witty, vigorous verse, first in Romanian and, in her later years, in English. She was an entertaining reader of her own work, delighting audiences with her humour and vitality.
Late-night TV roundupLate-night hosts discuss Zelenskiy’s visit to Congress, Tucker Carlson’s new streaming service and Trump’s new trading cards
Stephen ColbertLate-night hosts had a bevy of Donald Trump legal developments to process, starting with his federal trial for inciting the January 6 insurrection, in which he faces 91 felony charges. Trump’s lawyers have tried to avoid a trial by claiming that he has complete immunity from criminal prosecution for any alleged crimes committed in office.
Saturday interviewReality TVInterview'I've an overactive brain'Simon HattenstoneShe famously starred in coffee adverts, but now Cherie Lunghi has snatched the female lead in TV's Strictly Come Dancing. And she feels like she's running for prime ministerI've got a bone to pick with Cherie Lunghi. It's nothing to do with the dancing - few people who've seen her rumba would have complaints on that score. She gives a lovely twirl, her lifts are beyond graceful, and she's in a class of her own when it comes to smouldering sensuality.
‘Everyone has a story. It becomes almost like this perverse rite of passage for black men in America.’ Illustration: Joanna Gniady‘Everyone has a story. It becomes almost like this perverse rite of passage for black men in America.’ Illustration: Joanna GniadyRaceAmerican black men have historically been depicted as violent, and the racist fear that has resulted means they’re actually constantly at risk and deeply fragile
In the fall of 2013, very shortly after moving to Detroit, I covered the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Renisha McBride.
Pop and rockReviewFirst Direct Arena, Leeds
Young fans and emo veterans alike are kept happy in this set that mixes old favourites, rarities and a few nifty tricks
Champions of earnest riffs and long song titles, Fall Out Boy broke into the mainstream in the 00s MySpace era which yielded so many other big American pop-punk successes: Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the Disco. Over the past 20 years there have been flickers of R&B, electronica and glam rock in the Chicago band’s evolving catalogue, but their new album So Much (for) Stardust smoothly splits the difference, the perfect opportunity to service current appetites for “elder emo” nostalgia.