Magazine
- Cover story The British Army’s elite equine display team thrills spectators with its drills and is preparing to wow Abu Dhabi.
Domestic product
Books Six years ago, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidency by promising radical reform for the country’s structural problems. But since then, Gabriel Paquette writes, he’s opted for business as usual.
Curators of culture
Meet the winners of the 2010 Araaj Capital Art Prize, which rewards unique partnerships between artists and museums.
The building blocks of fame
The artist Mike Stimpson recreates famous images out of Lego pieces.
Film
Cinema with currency
Filmmakers take on the economy and corporate culture at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Maternal instincts
Françoise Yip, the former model and actress who broke through with Rumble in the Bronx, talks about her wide-ranging career, pregnancy and her new film, Motherland.
On stage
Millennial music
The Pogues’ Jem Finer talks about Longplayer, his unique sound installation that is designed to last for 1,000 years.
Embracing the Middle East
At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, audiences are invited to bridge the gulf between East and West.
Most popular stories
The rhythm of the tanks
Books A new book goes searching for insight in the iPods and rap lyrics of American soldiers in Iraq. Spencer Ackerman considers the limits of scholarly playlist analysis.
Books
Trauma police
Books After September 11, fear of the next attack gave way to another worry – fear of inadequate solemnity. Christian Lorentzen on Hollywood’s awkward attempts to ‘get serious’ about terrorism on screen.
Mike hammered
Books Thomas Pynchon sends his stoned private eye down the mean streets of a California whose dreams are about to turn nightmare, to find that freedom’s just another word for what you lease.
Music
Now hear this
A panel of performers, DJs and others in the know pick their favourite new musical success stories and next big things.
Time to shine?
Whitney Houston's record company says she's making a comeback. But is the fragile-looking star up to it?
Arts columnists
Film news
Rossellini tapped for award-winning story
Nicolas Cage cast in two Louisiana films, The Hobbit good to go, and more.
Ikea, Verdana just isn’t your type
OMG! It's not just a font change, it's...it's...the maximum visibility in the worst conditions and it's from Microsoft.
Arts life: Paris
Trouble with the Lambert
Hannah Westley: The restoration of the Hotel Lambert in Paris has ignited controversy.
Cultural calendar
Artists align for a series of shows
- Through the Lenses of Five Palestinians at the Courtyard Gallery offers a second chance to see an exhibition that ran in Art Dubai last March.
DVD review
- Though fans of the original BBC miniseries may be slightly disapointed, State of Play is a thought-provoking, suspenseful drama.
Live review
- A sophisticated music series is about to go on hiatus, leaving high hopes for its fall season.
Exhibition review
- The artist Rena Begum continues her exploration of colour and form with a new show at The Third Line.
In cinemas
- Sophisticated ideas and cheesy schmaltz collide in this not-entirely-successful cinematic adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife.
