Arts
Building a future
One of the big differences between Frank Lloyd Wright and me is that, when he was nine, his mother gave…
Walk on the wild side
If, like me, you are allergic to pantomime (‘Oh, no you’re not!’; ‘Oh, yes I am!’) then help is at…
Building a future
One of the big differences between Frank Lloyd Wright and me is that, when he was nine, his mother gave…
Interview David Chipperfield: It is better to be fond of architecture than amazed by it
William Cook talks to the architect David Chipperfield, whose work has made him a star in Germany
Should we watch the second act of Tristan und Isolde (without the first or the third)?
There aren’t many operas from which you can extract a single act and make a concert of it, in fact…
Daumier's paintings show he is at heart a sculptor
There hasn’t been a decent Daumier exhibition in this country for more than half a century, so art lovers have…
You can't have Mojo and your money back
In 1992 Quentin Tarentino gave us Reservoir Dogs. At a stroke he reinvented the gangster genre and turned it into…
What it's like to spend 90 minutes in the women's loo of a thumping nightclub
Powder Room is a small British film all about women and starring only women — boo-hoo, men; my heart bleeds…
A century before Miley Cyrus, it was male performers — like Nijinsky — who bared all
While the airwaves resonate with celebrations of Britten’s birth, I cannot help thinking that what was happening in Paris at…
Are events in Last Tango in Halifax too bad to be true?
Does love run out when life runs out? Or does it intensify, touching and changing all around it? Two series…
The man who looks out for Obama's soul
Just in time for Advent, that season of preparation, of getting ready, of making sure we are in the right…
How I felt when I stepped inside the Hadron Collider
I have a new party piece. I can explain, with a degree of clarity and precision, how the Hadron Collider…
Collision course
I have a new party piece. I can explain, with a degree of clarity and precision, how the Hadron Collider…
Collision course
I have a new party piece. I can explain, with a degree of clarity and precision, how the Hadron Collider…
How to think like Chekhov or Turgenev
Immersion is the key to adaptation says Mike Poulton, who is bringing Turgenev and Hilary Mantel’s novels to the stage
In the National Gallery's Vienna show, it's Oscar Kokoschka who's the real revelation
The current exhibition in the Sainsbury Wing claims to be a portrait of Vienna in 1900, but in fact offers…
Martin Shaw's flaws make him perfect for Twelve Angry Men
Strange actor, Martin Shaw. He’s got all the right equipment for major stardom: a handsome and complicated face, a languid…
Ben Miller interview: 'Everyone was doing alternative comedy. I thought I'd distinguish myself by just telling jokes'
Lloyd Evans talks to Ben Miller about politics, physics and his part in The Duck House
Opera review: The Barbican's Albert Herring was a perfect evening
Of this year’s three musical birthday boys, Wagner has fared, in England, surprisingly well, Verdi inexplicably badly, and Britten, as…
Deborah Ross: If you don't enjoy Saving Mr Banks, there's something wrong with you
Saving Mr Banks tells ‘the untold true story’ of the making of the Disney classic Mary Poppins via the stand-offs…
Trading Places at 30 - one of the funniest films of all time
Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the release of what is, in my opinion, one of the funniest films…
Stuttgart Ballet - still John Cranko's company
Stuttgart Ballet’s rapid ascent to fame is at the core of one of the most interesting chapters of ballet history.…
Gary Bell is the real rudest man in Britain - and he's on your side
Gary Bell is the rudest man in Britain. I have known the bastard for years and no one —move over,…
Why didn't financial journalists blow the whistle on Paul Flowers? Robert Peston can't tell you
As I listened to Robert Peston early last Friday fluffing on about the Revd Paul Flowers and the possible effect…
Blackfish and the scandal of caged killer whales
If you were in a bathtub for 25 years, don’t you think you’d get a little bit psychotic? Well, yes,…
