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The man who saw further
Alan Turing, the man who developed the Enigma code that saved the Allied war effort, was not merely disregarded by…
The man who saw further
Alan Turing, the man who developed the Enigma code that saved the Allied war effort, was not merely disregarded by…
Reel lives
Here’s a documentary called Chronicle of a Summer. Which summer? Why, the summer of 1960, in Paris, when fag-end colonial…
Reel lives
Here’s a documentary called Chronicle of a Summer. Which summer? Why, the summer of 1960, in Paris, when fag-end colonial…
The secret’s out
The word ‘concert’ means different things to different people. For some it evokes dinner jackets and not clapping between movements;…
Carry on up the jungle
‘I am the wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble.’ Not my words, Mr Speaker,…
Carry on up the jungle
‘I am the wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble.’ Not my words, Mr Speaker,…
Curiouser and curiouser
An oversized St Bernard’s body masked with a sheep’s head and a regal peacock with penguin feet and flippers punctuate…
Curiouser and curiouser
An oversized St Bernard’s body masked with a sheep’s head and a regal peacock with penguin feet and flippers punctuate…
Houghton revisited
When the Marquess of Cholmondeley inherited Houghton Hall, the Palladian palace by Colen Campbell and James Gibbs, he started rootling…
Houghton revisited
When the Marquess of Cholmondeley inherited Houghton Hall, the Palladian palace by Colen Campbell and James Gibbs, he started rootling…
Losing firepower
Man, I love the Flaming Lips. Psychedelic rock sublimity. They movingly address the deepest human concerns without a whiff of…
Losing firepower
Man, I love the Flaming Lips. Psychedelic rock sublimity. They movingly address the deepest human concerns without a whiff of…
The Stamp of quality
If ever a director’s decision to cast an actor based solely on looks could be excused, it would be Pier…
The Stamp of quality
If ever a director’s decision to cast an actor based solely on looks could be excused, it would be Pier…
Knights on wheels
A knight and his lady awaken, naked in the forest. She pins up her embroidered gown while he begins his…
Knights on wheels
A knight and his lady awaken, naked in the forest. She pins up her embroidered gown while he begins his…
Double vision
There were two Joan Eardleys, according to a new biography of the Scottish painter by Christopher Andreae. There was ‘the…
Double vision
There were two Joan Eardleys, according to a new biography of the Scottish painter by Christopher Andreae. There was ‘the…
Trading places
The Philippines: An Archipelago of Exchange at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris (until 24 July) brings together an impressive…
Trading places
The Philippines: An Archipelago of Exchange at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris (until 24 July) brings together an impressive…
Champion of the people
Welsh miners, Basque child refugees (above), Tyneside shipbuilders, Paul Robeson: In the Shadow of Tyranny at the Scottish National Portrait…
Champion of the people
Welsh miners, Basque child refugees (above), Tyneside shipbuilders, Paul Robeson: In the Shadow of Tyranny at the Scottish National Portrait…
Bracing Beethoven
Established 32 years ago in Salzburg, the Hagen Quartet can fairly be described as venerable. It may be said equally…
Bracing Beethoven
Established 32 years ago in Salzburg, the Hagen Quartet can fairly be described as venerable. It may be said equally…
