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We all wish we could press rewind sometimes. Tom Standage looks at a few video games that make this possible ...  read more »

The recession has encouraged many to reconsider the joys of playing with cardboard and plastic pieces. Alexander Ewing sets some ground rules ...  read more »

Club DJ-ing can’t be that hard, can it? Will Smith takes a class with DJ Daredevil ...  read more »

In 1989 James Fenton startled his friends by moving to a derelict farm to set about making a spectacular garden. Now he has surprised them again by selling up. Julie Kavanagh talks to Fenton and friends-and his gardener, Mike Collins ...  read more »

Can electric cars cope with rural conditions? Paul Markillie finds out ...  read more »

Jewellery doesn’t have to be treasure to be treasured. Liz Forsyth meets four young designers who make collectable pieces out of unpromising beginnings ...  read more »

How does one age within a style tribe? In her latest Dress Sense column, Linda Grant writes that the mods and punks still look good, but pity the poor hippies ...  read more »

Automatics are now so good, gearboxes may soon be history. Paul Markillie is a convert ...  read more »

In the second instalment of defining the style of this decade, Nick Coleman talks to the director of the Whitechapel Gallery and Tina Brown, among others ...   read more »

Cultural stereotypes, charged politics and a fraught colonial history make Africa a tricky setting for a video game. Brett McCallon describes his discomfort playing "Far Cry 2" and "Resident Evil 5" ...  read more »