PORTRAIT OF A POP MASTER
Artists are rarely as expressive on the page as they are on canvas. James Rosenquist is a fine exception. Avis Berman reviews his memoir ... read more »
TASMANIA, OUTER SPACE ON EARTH
Tasmania’s clear skies are made for eavesdropping on the stars. Nicholas Shakespeare went to live there and found some interesting links to the rest of this planet too ... read more »
ERIC ROHMER'S (ALL TOO) HUMAN COMEDIES
Eric Rohmer populated his films with pretty people making silly mistakes. Andrew Stout considers some of his earliest work ... read more »
USAIN BOLT WRECKED MY THEORY
Ed Smith had a theory that sprinters—like greyhounds and racehorses—were not getting any faster. But then came Bolt ... read more »
THE POET AND THE PLANTSMAN
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 »
QUARTERS: UNREFINED ROOMS
As part of our series on inspiring places to stay, Adam Roberts unearths hotels built of nature’s raw materials and little else ... read more »
DINING AT MCLAUNDRY
What restaurant could possibly follow a meal at the French Laundry? McDonald's, of course. Mark Vanhoenacker compares the two ... read more »
THE HISTORY OF NEWS
If news, as a commodity purveyed by reporters, is coming to an end, when and how did it start? Brian Cathcart finds out ... read more »
NO TIME FOR "RAGTIME"
When "Ragtime" was first adapted for the stage, it was a runaway success. A new production just closed on Broadway, millions of dollars in debt. James C. Taylor explains what didn't work ... read more »
CLICK CLICK, BUY BUY
At first buying fashion online seemed silly. Now e-tail is changing the way we choose our clothes, writes Linda Grant in her latest Dress Sense column ... read more »
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quote While non-belgians are able to vote in local elections, only 5-10% are registered to do so. And all those Eurocrats cannot vote at all for the Brussels regional government, as only Belgians are allowed to vote ib regional and national elections ...