LUST AND LONELINESS
Jennifer Szalai considers the uncomfortable art of Laurel Nakadate ... read more »
BUBBLY BASEL
Jubilant dealers, new buyers and some welcome signs of change at the renowned fair ... read more »
THE PLAYLIST: THIS YEAR'S BELTERS
Which songs will ring out most memorably at this summer’s festivals? Hazel Sheffield marks your card ... read more »
THE CV: KEVIN SPACEY
Superb on screen in the 1990s, mainly an actor-manager since, Kevin Spacey now tackles one of the great roles: Richard III. Jasper Rees picks his best work ... read more »
THE TIRED REVOLUTIONARY
Remembering the furious poetry of Gil Scott-Heron ... read more »
DINOSAURS AND ART-MAKING
Josh Smith talks to Ann Binlot about the biggest show he has ever done ... read more »
WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN
The rock star who wrote “Hope I die before I get old” is now 66. Pete Townshend of The Who tells Simon Garfield about life in a “celebration machine”—and the moment that was nearly his downfall ... read more »
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quote [Y]ou give the f word too much power. It has a wide variety of use outside the ivory towers of the middle class; uses including irony, self-depreciation, and mild frustration. I live in a world of parents who, unlike your anecdotal friends, found it very amusing and not the least upsetting ...