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Truth about the sex trade from Edward Kienholz

19.11.09
Edward Kienholz is the forgotten father of installation art - and his evocation of the red light district of Amsterdam captures the truth about the sex trade... more

Gywneth Paltrow feeds our appetite for caustic disgust

27.07.09
We live, friends, in strange times. They may be getting to me... more

He was my friend, my mentor – the greatest writer London had

21.04.09
JG Ballard – Jim to those who knew him – is considered by many to be the most significant author of the past 50 years. Here, one admirer pays tribute to his foremost literary inspiration and remembers an extraordinary and gentle man... more

'Saatchi of the North' show at Royal Academy

11.12.08
An art buyer dubbed "the Saatchi of the North" is to exhibit part of his collection at the Royal Academy... more

DAVID BOWIE: I went to buy some shoes - and I came back with Life On Mars

28.06.08
As The Mail on Sunday gives away his new album iSELECT, David Bowie reveals in his own words the fascinating stories behind the songs he personally selected for this unique CD.... more

Up close and personal with Annie Leibovitz

18.06.08
A new exhibition this autumn will show a more personal side to star photographer Annie Leibovitz... more

Jaws star Roy Scheider dies, aged 75

11.02.08
Roy Scheider, the American actor best known for his role as the police chief in Jaws, has died aged 75. A one-time boxer famed for his pugnacious acting style in films such as The French Connection, he died on Sunday in hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas... more

The kids are all right

28.12.07
Doomed youth is one of director Gus Van Sant's favourite subjects. But, he says, there's hope for the skater boys and girls in his latest film Paranoid Park.... more

Andy made me famous

25.05.07
John Giorno was Warhol's lover and star of his first film, Sleep. In London to introduce Tate Modern's historic screening of the 18-hour epic, he talks about the film that nearly didn't happen.... more

Stand-out CDs of 2006

22.12.06
The music world had something for everyone in 2006. Our pop critic David Smyth reveals the year's stand-out CDs.... more

Critic's Choice: Top Five Gigs

15.09.06
Texan singer-songwriter Jolie Holland plays the Roundhouse, the Scissor Sisters play free in Trafalgar square and Mekon are at Fabric. David Smyth selects the cream of this weekend's gigs.... more

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