Best culture 2015
The year's cultural highlights, chosen by the Guardian's writers and critics
Capitalism under the spotlight: six must-read books
From 1970s sci-fi to modern-day India via postcapitalism and work slaves, check out our recommended reading for the coming year
The playlist: best jazz of 2015 – Kamasi Washington, Joshua Redman, Polar Bear and more
Continuing our series on some of the best music of 2015, here is our critic’s pick of the year’s best jazz tracks – from a new sax star to a hip-hop interpreter
The playlist: the best Middle Eastern and North African music of 2015 – with Insanlar, Melechesh and Mdou Moctar
From a Purple Rain tribute that doesn’t have the word purple to the keyboard king of the Nile delta, here are some of the year’s best soundtracks, metal and more
Our favourite music interviews of 2015: Prince, Kendrick, Blur, Björk and more
Goofing out with Joanna Newsome, an endurance event with Blur, and the fear and the fury of Jerry Lee Lewis … meeting the stars held unknown highlights for our writers this year
The playlist: the best reggae, dancehall and soca of 2015 – with Vybz Kartel, Protoje and Justin Bieber
Kanye's haters and Taylor Swift's 'feminism': our favourite music features of 2015
The best book we've read all year: Guardian writers and readers look back
It’s been a wonderful year for literature so here are the reads we’ve enjoyed the most in 2015, new or not. From poetry to psychoanalysis, fiction to biography, Guardian writers and readers look back
The playlist: the best hip-hop of 2015 – with Drake, Young Thug and Kendrick Lamar
It was a banner year for hip-hop, with pop smashes and an era-defining album. Here’s the pick of the year’s music
Slamming, smiling and unearthly silence – the music gigs our writers loved most in 2015
From Mary J Blige in the rain to Coldplay in a church and Craig Finn at the seaside – here are our writer’s most memorable shows of the year
The best Australian books of 2015 – writers pick their favourites
The playlist: the best new bands of 2015 - Little Simz, White, Mura Masa and more
When music makes sense of life – our writers' favourite musical moments of 2015
The 10 best Australian films of 2015
The playlist: the best African pop of 2015 – with Jovi, Kiss Daniel and more
From social commentary to wedding anthems, along with a hip-hop and Afrobeat UK hit in the UK, here are some of the best African songs of the year
The playlist: the best Americana of 2015 – Sufjan Stevens, Nadia Reid and more
The playlist: best experimental music of 2015 – Laura Cannell, Philip Jeck and more
The playlist: best folk and world music of 2015 – Xáos, Mbongwana Star and more
Readers' favourite stage shows of 2015
The playlist: the best metal of 2015 – Napalm Death, Periphery and more
Never mind the polls: the old albums we loved revisiting in 2015
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