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Venice, the “floating city” in northeast Italy, has an intangible magic. The canals coursing between the 118 islands on which it is built, and under the almost 400 bridges connecting them, are alive with boats and gondolas, which remain the lifeblood of Veneto’s regional capital. Its architecture defies gravity, and…

Ed Lyon stands out in the titular role and there’s some witty animation, but Bernstein’s operetta feels too frenetic, with extra fizz forcefully injected

Rush's 20th release was a concept album inspired by both the steampunk movement and Voltaire’s 18th-century French satire Candide - it’s also one of the best albums of their career

The Twitter CEO on Saturday came in for criticism after incorrectly attributing a quote to Voltaire in a tweet

The Twitter CEO on Saturday came in for criticism after incorrectly attributing a quote to Voltaire in a tweet

Ahead of a new book about our need for faith, the ‘militant atheist’ discusses oversharing, identity – and why he’s distancing himself from Richard Dawkins

Americans shouldn't have to fight to the death to defend their foes' right to speak, but they should at least stop trying to censor, shame, shun and destroy each other.

Russia’s War on Everybody, by UK writer Keir Giles, is an alarming book. It argues that for years Russia has been waging “a clandestine war against the West”.

Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Since appearing in the Canterbury tales in 1387, her tale has been rewritten and adapted by authors from the French philosopher Voltaire in the 18th century to the contemporary author Zadie Smith in 2021.

The new boss of Twitter appeared to be trying to make a joke about technological change

Colleagues hail quiet but forceful style that allowed her to engage across political divide on birth certificate reform