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Athens unveils its bid for the Marbles
Greece’s new Acropolis Museum has renewed debate about the Elgin Marbles.
U2 at Camp Nou in Barcelona
The start of U2's world tour at the Camp Nou in Barcelona saw them reconnect with their fan base and live audience with an exhilarating live show.
Singing is about more than notes
As Jackson dies, Springsteen plays Glastonbury and Hyde Park and Bono opens U2's new world tour, Neil McCormick says great singing is about more than hitting the right notes.
Nan Goldin: unafraid of the dark
The photographer Nan Goldin pulled no punches in her studies of the drag queens, junkies and prostitutes that made up her dysfunctional New York 'family’.
Jackson vs Springsteen
Jackson was as talented a human being who has ever taken to the stage, but he entered into the fantasy side of showbusiness, says Neil McCormick.
Jackson family 'could perform in tribute shows'
Michael Jackson's tour promoter, Randy Phillips, said he hopes to turn the dead star's ill-fated comeback shows into a tribute concert featuring his family.
Photographs of last rehearsal
Michael Jackson was full of energy hours before his mysterious death and "so excited" by London comeback preparations according to his friend, the photographer Kevin Mazur.
Tate's 'scribble in space'
Largest ever work at gallery is 250ft-long "scribble in space" sculpture.
Brüno angers LA school
Brüno, Sacha Baron Cohen's gay Austrian fashionista character, has left the chief of the Los Angeles school district fuming after he organised a magazine photo shoot with a high school's American football players.
How we survived Iraq
In a new book, The Junior Officers' Reading Club, former solder Patrick Hennessey explains how he and his fellow officers survived Iraq by reading books.
BBC rank and file staff criticise senior managers over expenses
BBC rank and file staff have criticised senior managers at the corporation for their "greedy" expenses and large salaries.
The Elgin Marbles' home is here
The Greeks should erect a statue of Lord Elgin near the Parthenon to thank him for saving the Marbles, says Richard Dorment.
Opera singer's wife demands improved divorce terms
One of the world's leading opera singers is being pursued in a British court by his first wife, a former ballet dancer, for a greater share of his million pound fortune.
Lady Gaga back to support Take That
Lady Gaga has confirmed she will be back to support Take That on their tour, after pulling out of two gigs in Manchester.
Avenue Q, at the Gielgud Theatre
This fun show about furry puppets living in an outer borough of New York, is let down by its soppy ending. Rating: * * *
Für Elise: face that launched a thousand piano lessons
Identity of Beethoven's Für Elise revealed by music expert.
Pina Bausch: a bold and committed pioneer
Even if you think you have never seen a Pina Bausch work, you are likely to have seen something that has been influenced by her.
Culture Clinic: Alan Carr
Comedian Alan Carr loves Mark Twain and Nuts in May, and dreams of being stranded in Italy.
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