CLIFFHANGERS AND PRECIPICES
For a room with a view, it’s hard to beat a hotel on a cliff. Claire Wrathall picks out the best of them ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE WRITER'S LIFE
A survey of Britain's youth found that many aspire to become writers. They clearly don't know how hard it is, writes Alix Christie ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |FACE RAIDING BENEATH STARRY SKIES
Tom Standage expands his gaming column to cover apps and gadgets too, including an exceptional camera ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |SAVAGE BEAUTY, DARK NATURE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has staged a fitting tribute to Alexander McQueen, a complicated and brilliant man ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |FUN IN THE DARK
It takes skill to convince people to buy tickets to an undisclosed film in an undisclosed location. Lucy Farmer describes the appeal of Secret Cinema ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |SCARCE SUPPLY, FUSSY DEMAND
It seems few sellers care to gamble on an auction these days, to the dismay of discriminating buyers ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT ART
The Kimberley region of Australia is vast, remote, barely inhabited and strewn with ancient art. Jo Lennan takes a tour with a local elder to work out what it tells us about our distant past ... 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 ...