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Relive the renaissance in Florence

19.11.09
Florence has moved on since Sarah Sands last visited - this time it was a hotel created out of two palaces that proved the highlight... more

Online shoppers promising Amazon a happy Christmas

23.10.09
Amazon’s UK arm predicted a very happy Christmas as Brits shun the High Street to buy their presents online ... more

You find a lot less poison in the Big Smoke

21.09.09
The countryside, rather than the city, has now become the locus of our collective anxieties and fears... more

Any advance on the peanuts paid to authors now?

10.09.09
Sometime in the next few days I will be writing one of the most beautiful four-letter words in the English language: ends... more

Christmas cheer hope at HMV

03.09.09
HMV is looking forward to a bumper Christmas as games console prices have been slashed, new top video game releases hit the shelves and its Waterstone’s book chain stocks up on new publications from the likes of Jamie Oliver and Dan Brown ... more

Chun Yi is worth seeing for the performers

31.07.09
Chun Yi is a kung fu caper, with 40-or-so high kicking, air-punching, ye-ha-ing performers... more

As retailers fight recession, rising jobless rate is threat to recovery

06.07.09
It's a tale of two High Streets. While supermarkets, budget clothes shops and HMV have emerged as recession-winners, most of their rivals remain in the doldrums, praying for the recovery to come ... more

From soaps to the Booker

18.08.08
When Tom Rob Smith's first novel made the longlist for our most prestigious literary prize it caused a publishing storm. Here he hits back at his critics ... more

The curse of Harry: rich publishers, poor authors

25.04.08
Joanna Trollope has left her publisher of many years, Bloomsbury. It's reported that Trollope felt that the firm has become so preoccupied with its great money-maker, JK Rowling, that it has neglected its bread and butter authors and lost its way... more

Sacre bleu! That Sarko is a Sartre-free zone

25.03.08
Nicolas Sarkozy, visiting the UK this week, is said to be the least literary French president in living memory... more

Not enough of Wagner's drama

07.12.07
This production of Wagner's Parsifal is a showcase of some magnificent music and has some excellent performances, but fails to capture the drama of its story and its characters.... more

Suchet's act of faith

19.06.07
A thriller based on the death of Pope John Paul I could become the West End's least likely hit. The story will continue to fascinate, says its star David Suchet... more

Londoners buy a quarter of all cinema tickets

23.04.07
A quarter of all cinema admissions in the Britain were in London last year with Casino Royale, the latest James Bond, the most popular film.... more

Depp pirate sequel sails to top of UK movie chart

21.12.06
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and the Da Vinci Code are among the most successful films of the year - despite receiving lukewarm receptions from critics.... more

Inspiration from nature

15.09.06
From sketch to floorplan to map to anatomy, the V&A's exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings highlights the genius of an artist with many talents and makes it accessible for the masses.... more

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