Who needs an Italian beach when we have our own lidos?
With the continent now unbearably hot, these magnificent temples of swimming are experiencing a welcome revival, says Tom Fort
The inspiration for David Lynch’s mysterious, disquieting world
A bizarre experience in the filmmaker’s adolescence involving a woman’s escape from domestic violence seems to have left an indelible mark
The mystery of Werner Herzog
The film director treats us to a dervish dance of anecdotes but still keeps his real life secret, says Peter Bradshaw
Moments of absurdity
The bestselling humourist and New Yorker essayist David Sedaris is renowned for an almost hypnotic deadpan drollery and maybe especially…
Desperate liaison
Six years ago, the Canadian author Clancy Martin made a splash with his autobiographical novel How to Sell, based on…
