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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for potatoes, onions and green beans

Inspired by her favourite Italian detective Montalbano, our Roman sleuth tracks down the perfect summer dish

The Guardian - UK

‘You think God didn’t make gay men?’ Comedian Leslie Jones on religion, grief and getting famous at 47

She was Saturday Night Live’s oldest hire, then faced a torrent of abuse after her role in the Ghostbusters reboot. She talks about the deaths of her mum, dad and brother – and why she’s given up dating men

The Guardian - UK

Marcel Ophuls obituary

Documentary film-maker best known for The Sorrow and the Pity and Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

The Guardian - UK

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How an architect and an antiques dealer fell in love … and completely redesigned a tiny flat

With a little inspiration from Lieutenant Columbo, the challenging transformation of the bijou modernist apartment is now complete

The Guardian - UK

‘Puzzles give you order in a chaotic world’: meet the setters behind your favourite conundrums

From crosswords to quizzes, murder mysteries to number puzzles, brain-teasers are more popular than ever. But who are the fiendish minds behind them? The Guardian’s crossword editor introduces six top setters

The Guardian - UK

Be thankful before the storm

Let’s at least be thankful for the lull before the Trump storm

Salon

5 Years Ago, Daniel Craig Made the Perfect Thriller — And Saved a Dying Genre

A good mystery is timeless, but the genre had been on the ropes before Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson revitalized it with a smart, stylish, and surprisingly cozy movie.

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Elsbeth review – a tedious spinoff for the Good Wife character who makes you want to smash your TV

This murder-of-the week drama – with its screamingly obvious solutions – was seemingly dreamed up in five minutes. It’s like a charmless Columbo, with brighter clothes

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: The Good Wife’s Elsbeth Tascioni gets the spin-off detective show she deserves

This ‘howcatchem’ starring the disarmingly daffy lawyer is a treat. Plus: Roy Clarke looks back at Keeping Up Appearances. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Rise of the Golden Idol goes full Columbo as it transports the first game's 18th-century murder solving to the 1970s

Formica, disco, and death.

PC Gamer

The best mystery movies of all time, ranked

From Knives Out to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, here's the 10 best mystery movies to keep you on the edge of your seat

Total Film

The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 5 – Poker Face

Rian Johnson’s Columbo-style crime caper sees Natasha Lyonne on the run from a casino, encountering a host of famous faces while solving felonies from Texas to Tennessee

The Guardian - UK

3 gripping TV shows on Sky you might have missed in 2023

Sky offers a huge library of TV series to watch on demand, here's three you really need to check out

This Italian island will pay your rent if you relocate to a tiny mountainous village

Ollolei in Sardinia is encouraging digital nomads to come and live rent free in exchange for some remote- and hybrid-work career advice.

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Cinemablend

30 Great TV Shows That Had Spin-Offs You May Have Forgotten About

Sometimes a great TV show inspires a spin-off series that does not make the same impression.

The Guardian - UK

Poker Face review – Natasha Lyonne is more mesmerising than ever in this superfun detective show

Knives Out director Rian Johnson’s celeb-packed homage to murder-mystery shows like Columbo is a pleasingly retro romp. And it may be its star’s most captivating TV performance

Tom’s Guide

15 best detective shows on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and more

The best detective shows to stream include Sherlock, Columbo, Veronica Mars, Poker Face and more

Salon

Men making omelets: A pop culture survey

On screen, omelets symbolize discipline, precision and softness — and say a lot about the characters cooking them

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Review: No lie: Natasha Lyonne's got the goods in fresh, smart 'Poker Face'

Columbo had "one more thing." Charlie Cale has "bulls—."

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Poker Face’: Natasha Lyonne unravels mysteries as she travels the country

With its charismatic star and crackling dialogue, Peacock series flashes back to great gumshoe shows like ‘Columbo.’

Inverse

Poker Face review: Rian Johnson remakes the detective show for the superhero era

Stylish, wry, and oh-so-satisfying, Poker Face is another ace from Rian Johnson.

The Independent UK

Daniel Craig’s Glass Onion super-sleuth is more than just Hollywood’s usual insipid queerbaiting

From Marvel to Star Wars, cinema is rife with big-budget releases that want the kudos of progressivism while refusing to centre LGBT+ stories. On the face of it, Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ sequel is just another example. Louis Chilton thinks there’s much more to it.

The Independent UK

Daniel Craig’s Glass Onion super-sleuth is more than just Hollywood’s usual insipid queerbaiting

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