Feature: There's a new frankness about vaginas in popular culture, from The Inbetweeners Movie to needlework created by the feminist artists of the Shoreditch WI... more
Never mind the big society. What about the just society? The most important issue dividing Britain this week was not about child benefits but adult benefits and whether Cheryl Cole was right to axe Gamu Nhengu from The X Factor... more
Booking for this year's BFI London Film Festival opens next week. It's set to sell out fast, so to help you save time here's our pick of what to see... more
Two weeks ago my fiancée was giving birth to our daughter, and we went through an experience common to many first-time parents: we showed up too early at the hospital and were sent packing... more
As baggage restrictions on budget airlines are so mean, it’s crucial to choose your holiday reading wisely. Here are some books that truly deserve to make the cut... more
There is no winning formula for a rediscovered classic. The humorous exploits of a dowdy English governess over the course of a single day in the Thirties have become a huge hit for Persephone Books. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, by Winifred Watson, first came out in 1938 and has remained a bestseller since it was reprinted by the publishing house eight years ago. Now it's an American box-office success as well. But such hits have much to do with timing, fashion and serendipity... more
Carla Bruni's first English album is more of a dinner-party soundtrack than a record that will have an impact on the music scene. Then again, it doesn't make any promises.... more
The BBCSO negotiated its way deftly through the ambiguities of Judith Weir's tantalisingly suggestive score under the assured baton of Martyn Brabbins.... more
It is a measure of the respect and affection in which the late Gyorgy Ligeti was held that the QEH could be packed for this posthumous tribute.... more
A dance event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall was overshadowed by its own music when singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright stole the show from American choreographer Stephen Petronio. ... more
Proms review: Julian Anderson does not shirk his responsibilities. Faced with composing for chorus, he joined a choir so as to experience choral music from the inside, research that seems to have paid off, says Nick Kimberley.
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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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