Starr quality
On the eve of his 75th birthday, it's time to celebrate the musical contribution Ringo Starr made to the Fab Four
Thinking inside the box
People found it hard to classify his wooden cases filled with bric-a-brac, but their influence - and charm - has lasted
Glastonbury knight
Despite a few disappointments (notably Kanye West), James Delingpole's trip to Glastonbury is transformed by an encounter with The Who
Show and Tell
The booers have ensured we focus on one scene, when in fact we should be talking about how lazy and ugly the rest of the production was
Bid low, break even
Plus: a 40-year-old play that will appeal to anyone whose parents spent the 1960s feuding and the 1970s decoupling
Eyes wide shut
Asif Kapadia's new documentary is painful to watch but, like Senna, also gripping. And he doesn't shy away from pointing the finger of blame
Anniversary fatigue
And should we be more optimistic about the Arab Spring? The War that Changed the World, a new series on BBC World Service, offered the long-view on today's upheavals
The bankers’ darling
Plus: is Jeff Koons the heir to Duchamp or a self-promoting chancer? Alan Yentob is in less sycophantic mode than usual in his latest episode of Imagine...
High life
I offended Prince Charles, danced in the bosom of the Queen of Denmark, and propositioned Selina Scott (she was having none of it)
Low life
When I’m feeling forward, I can take praise all day; when I’m feeling reticent I recoil in horror
Real life
I’m about to pay the best part of a million quid for two up two down I’ll have to pour myself into
Bridge
I had no idea until last week that Burt Lancaster was a passionate bridge player. I found out after meeting…
Magnus toppled
Last week, world champion Magnus Carlsen suffered a devastating defeat in the first round of the Stavanger super tournament when…
No. 369
White to play. This is from Anand–Hammer, Stavanger 2015. White is a pawn up with a good position and his…
Court report
In Competition No. 2904 you were invited to take as your first line ‘There’s a breathless hush on the centre…
2218: Fab!
The unclued lights (two of three words and two of two words) can be preceded by the same word and…
To 2215: IVOs
The unclued lights include at least four Os (IV Os), and other clued solutions contain two or three. OROONOKO at…
Giving up alcohol is not as much fun as I’d hoped
There is pleasure in the self-denial, but all the joy has gone
Just giving
For years after people receive this year-long influx of funds, they earn more, own more, work more and are happier
