Carnage and wrecks. That was what Randy Bernard, chief executive of IndyCar, promised the sport would deliver its fans. And he was true to his word... more
While no one would compare Woody Allen's new film to his best, the light and airy Midnight In Paris is as good as anything he has done for a considerable time... more
Early masterpiece by Joan Miró that was so coveted by Ernest Hemingway he gambled for it is a highlight of the first British exhibition of the Spanish artist’s work in nearly half a century
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The end of the weekend has just become bearable again. Into the gap left by Downton Abbey steps TV drama Any Human Heart — starring the original book’s biggest fan... more
He's Britain's most successful jazz artist ever, is married to Sophie Dahl and puts on electric stage shows complete with exploding pianos. Is there no stopping Jamie Cullum, asks Christopher Silvester... more
Chapel Club are a bunch of boys from Essex, Swindon, London and Leeds who sound like the unlikely lovechild of Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine.... more
The Martin Amis/Anna Ford exchange about what may or may not have happened 22 years ago over the deathbed of her husband Mark Boxer is a storm in a tea cup... more
Charlotte Brontë's desk, where she wrote Jane Eyre at the family parsonage in Haworth, is up for auction next week. Sotheby's has put an estimated £10,000 price tag on its spindly legs and delicate frame... more
It wouldn't be summer without a bonkers musical project. Step forward Too Close to the Sun, a fictional account of the last days of Ernest Hemingway.... more
Some authors could give Olympic athletes a good run for their money. The Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has notched up an impressive 32 marathons since he took up the sport in 1982... more
Writers are getting it in the neck - literally, not figuratively. Over the weekend it emerged the Pride and Prejudice screenwriter Andrew Davies was headbutted and punched while out walking his dog... more
When Mena Suvari hit Malibu beach in a green string two-piece on Saturday it was hard to imagine her swimwear could get any skimpier. But the following day the American Beauty took to the surf in a scarlet strapless bikini that actually left even less to the imagination. The actress looked a figure of confidence as she again showed off her shapely physique while frolicking with her boyfriend Simone Sestito... more
Perhaps we should not be so surprised by the news that Alastair Campbell has become a novelist at the age of 50. After all, as a Downing Street spin doctor, he was renowned for telling tall stories and stretching credulity to the limit. To be published in November, his debut, All in the Mind, is the story of a psychiatrist, his patients and family and "the pressures they bring to bear on each other'' over a long weekend... more
La Bodeguita del Medio takes its name from a restaurant in old Havana of which Ernest Hemingway was a regular and where "everything but unhappiness is permitted". ... more
London has been shaken and stirred. A new wave of intimate and sophisticated bars and clubs now rule the night scene. As the season gets into full swing, we tell you where to party.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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