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Is it worth it?YogaOnline yoga: on the plus side, it saves you from having to schlep out to a class; on the minus side, it’s even easier than the real thing to skip altogether What is it? I’m too busy to go to yoga classes, and also I’m embarrassed about how fat and inflexible I am. Could Dirty Yoga – an online class – be the answer? How much does it cost?

ShortcutsComedyStewart Lee thinks they should. But plenty of other top comedians are happy to pay writers to come up with gagsHave you ever laughed at a comedian's pithy joke and then felt dirty and used when you discovered they had not actually written the gag? No? I thought not. In an ideal world, standups would write all their own material but, regardless of who wrote the joke, we still laugh as long as it is funny.

TheatreReviewOlivier Theatre, LondonDavid Hare's Stuff Happens has already become a chewed-over public event. But, after attending its Olivier press night, it also strikes me as a very good, totally compelling play: one that may not contain a vast amount of new information but that traces the origins of the Iraq war, puts it in perspective and at the same time astutely analyses the American body politic. Political theatre comes in all shapes and sizes: satirical, fictional, documentary and agitational.

Top 10s in artSculptureThe top 10 ancient Greek artworksFrom rare bronzes found in the sea to goddesses that proved a millennium ahead of their time, ancient Greek art is majestic, vital and full of high drama The top 10 crime scenes in art The top 10 female nudes in art The top 10 male nudes in art Fallen Warrior from Temple of Aphaia (c 480-470BC)There is a tragic pathos to this mighty sculpture of a dying hero from a temple on the Greek island of Aegina.

TheatreReviewWales Millennium Centre, Cardiff This Welsh-language retelling of an ancient myth is a huge endeavour, with great performances and lots of promise Here is a Welsh-language theatrical rarity: a smash hit. Adapted from the second branch of the medieval Mabinogi, this new musical is ambitious in scale and has already sold out its short tour. Dadeni directly translates as rebirth; a restorative cauldron is a significant part of the legend but the title also alludes to the princess Branwen’s reinvention as a figure with contemporary sensibilities.

David Crosby: co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash – a life in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The outspoken and legendary US songwriter – inducted twice into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – has died aged 81, after a long illness Legendary US musician David Crosby dies aged 81 Steph Harmon

Climate crisis This article is more than 4 months oldDramatic climate action needed to curtail ‘crazy’ extreme weatherThis article is more than 4 months oldHeatwaves, wildfires and floods are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, leading climate scientists say ‘Crazy off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate? The “crazy” extreme weather rampaging around the globe in 2023 will become the norm within a decade without dramatic climate action, the world’s leading climate scientists have said.

StageInterview‘I get handed joints all the time’: why everyone wants to party with topless comic Bert KreischerRob WalkerHe’s the wild frat boy turned middle-aged dad who loves guns, is friends with Joe Rogan and once helped rob a Russian train. Is Britain ready for the standup who was America’s official No 1 hellraiser? We are half an hour into the interview when the US comic Bert Kreischer starts telling me about his recent panic attacks, the worst he’s ever had.

MoviesInterviewLife of Pi: 'I felt like I was going insane'Emine SanerWhen Suraj Sharma, an unknown teenage actor, landed the starring role in Ang Lee's film adaptation of Yann Martel's book, little did he know what was in storeSharma: 'Ang makes things real.' Photograph: Andrew H Walker/Getty for DIFFIt would be an exaggeration, says Suraj Sharma with a laugh, to describe what he did in the adaptation of Life of Pi as "