THE BRAND GAME
"The Art Show" is where? Uh, "Skin Fruit"? What's with exhibition names that are unmemorable and uninviting? ... read more »
REMEMBERING ROSE GRAY
Christopher Hirst pays tribute to one of Britain's most important chefs ... read more »
PENN ON PAPER
Irving Penn photographed nearly every mover and shaker of the 20th century. A survey of his portraits reveals why they trusted him, writes Helena Douglas ... read more »
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE'S NOSE FOR FARCE
William Kentridge's unique staging of "The Nose", Shostakovich's take on Gogol's grimly absurd story, premieres at New York's Metropolitan Opera tonight. Vivien Schweitzer talks to the artist about his work ... read more »
THE FATE OF DELHI'S "MAGICIANS' GHETTO"
Bulldozers are soon expected to raze Delhi's Kathputli slum, home to the city's circus performers. Simon Wroe talks to locals who may soon be left homeless ... read more »
THE CV: MARTIN SCORSESE
It’s been an immense career, but an uneven one. With "Shutter Island" now proving to be Martin Scorsese's biggest box-office hit, Tom Shone draws up a list of his eight best films ... read more »
THE ART OF DISCOMFORT
Young Jean Lee wants to banish Disney from America's stages. The result is exciting and unnerving, writes Ariel Ramchandani ... read more »
RULES ON WRITING
"Using adverbs is a mortal sin," declares Elmore Leonard. "Prayer might work," offers Margaret Atwood. Does any of this help? Molly Young weighs in ... read more »
GAMING: TURNING BACK TIME
We all wish we could press rewind sometimes. Tom Standage looks at a few video games that make this possible ... read more »
BEAUTY AND THE (FAECES OF THE) BEAST
The art world no longer wonders what to make of Chris Ofili's dung-pocked canvasses. Instead, they wonder what he will make next. Melissa Goldstein surveys the work of a controversial artist in mid-career ... read more »
Comment of the moment
quote How could Mr. Ewing talk about board game renaissance without mentioning Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, which are far less repetitive than risk or monopoly and have been the true catalyst of the recent board game revival. ...