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An artist's guide to Frieze

15.10.09

As London�s biggest contemporary art fair opens its doors, Alastair McKay asks conceptual artist Michael Elmgreen to help him make sense of the mountain of work on show and select his highlights... more

Baby boomers are the curse of my generation

07.10.09

The devil, as ever, is in the detail. And the devil, I am coming to believe, was born between 1946 and 1964, fully returns the Rolling Stones' sympathy and probably owns a second home in Provence. For the devil is a baby boomer... more

Praise poets and pass the exploding sugar

03.04.09

"Look," the novelist standing next to the buffet said, pointing down the room at the new winner of the 2008 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. "He's on his third helping." He sniggered. "That's poets for you."... more

Follow my leaders' tips to survive the big day

23.12.08

For a working mother, organising Christmas can be a challenge... more

Tsunami makes new waves in W1

22.10.08

What this latest branch of a Japanese favourite, Tsunami, lacks by way of welcome it makes up for with its authentic cuisine.... more

Nothing is sacred when it comes to being profane

26.08.08

Is nothing sacred? Children's novelist Jacqueline Wilson had her latest bestseller My Sister Jodie removed from Asda shelves after a complaint about the use of the word "twat" in the text... more

Candide is lost in translation

26.06.08

ENO's shiny new staging of Candide, Bernstein's 1956 operetta, has transformed this musical version of Voltaire's novella into a satire about post-war America.... more

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is slice of London history

29.01.08

An institution on Fleet Street, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese neatly encapsulates the last few hundred years of London history in a single lunchtime.... more

The London galleries to watch

18.01.08

Forget Tate Modern - if you want to find your way around the capital's booming arts scene, here's where to start.... more

A taxi opera

07.03.07

While they are unlikely to cause Pavarotti too much concern, London's black cab drivers are turning their hands to opera.... more

Citizens in the frame

05.02.07

When artists began to paint butchers and bakers as well as aristocrats and great thinkers, they were at the heart of a social revolution, as a new Royal Academy exhibition reveals.... more

The ultimate pub guide

20.12.06

Kate Moss has decreed that pubs beat parties, clubs or bars. Luckily, London has a fantastic array of watering holes. Here we select the best places to huddle this Christmas.... more

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