Thirty years after the war between rap crews in America, a courtroom in Las Vegas is hosting what resembles a trial of an era. Now the marginalisation that killed Tupac is archive material

Chiara and Sigfrido: one seeking redemption, the other (perhaps) branded for life. But a culture that treats information as entertainment ends up treating every news item with the same emotional tone and the same attention span

From New York to Washington, the DSA is winning primaries and local councils and aims to change the Democratic Party from within. But its base – young and educated – is far removed from the working class it claims to represent. November will be the first real test

A review of Geoffrey Cain’s book, published by Egea, 376 pp., 26 euros

One might say that his music is full of life, yet it is a longing for a world long gone. His commitment was a misunderstanding: he never relinquished the snobbery, tinged with irony, with which he kept himself aloof from the pedestal. And for that era, it was heresy. A past that can never be repeated now haunts those who loved him

Five scandals in seven months within the French Prime Minister’s office have prompted an inquiry into the working environment at the seat of power. And the Matignon case is intertwined with another alleged bullying incident, revealing the dark side of the French elite

The New York band is taking the risk of appearing ridiculous rather than becoming a mere copy of itself, twenty-five years on from “Is This It”. The result is their seventh studio album, “Reality Awaits”

Readers pay five euros a month for a single journalist’s newsletter, thereby reclaiming the role that was once the preserve of the Medici or the Este families

“Confessions II” brings the singer back into the spirit of her most beloved album, the 2005 release – a non-stop DJ set, spiced with Abba-style house. But it is also a project of exhibitionism