Section

Culture

Film, books, music and the places we meet.

4 stories

The neighbourhood cinema is back, and it has learned some new tricks

Smaller rooms, better food, strange double bills and memberships. How a new wave of small cinemas is making the economics work.

Why designers, engineers and students keep going back to paper, and how to use one well.

Silent reading clubs, 800-page challenges and clubs in bars. Why reading together is booming.

Phones away, never shout out and the quizmaster is always right. A guide for newcomers.