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  • PAINTING IN STONE

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    Long ago Margaret Drabble fell for the colours of Florence. Now it’s the semi-precious stones that especially delight her ...  read more »


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  • IN SEARCH OF NELLY

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    Northern England, 1936: a boy of six suddenly hears that he once had a mother. All that survives of her is a handful of photos and her sheet music. Only later does he piece together her story. A memoir by Irving Wardle ...
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  • THE AMERICAN FRONTIER

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    Few know of Timothy O'Sullivan, though he was one of the first photographers to chronicle the American west. Alexander Ewing surveys a show of his work at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC ...  read more »


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  • BOOK CHOICE: A NEW COLUMN

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    In "Book Choice", the first of a series, Maggie Fergusson, secretary of the Royal Society of Literature in London, tells us what good books she's read lately ...  read more »


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  • A TIME-CAPSULE IN ARLES

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    Art.view visits a charming museum of life in a French village in the 19th-century ...  read more »


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  • FRANCIS BACON'S HORROR SHOW

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    Francis Bacon believed there was beauty in the colour of meat, and it was possible "to be optimistic and totally without hope." This year, the centennial of his birth, is a fine time to revisit his insights on art, writes Megan Buskey ...  read more »


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  • WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW THE NAME HAL ASHBY

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    Despite having one of the best filmmaking streaks of the 1970s, Hal Ashby is largely unheard of. But with a new biography and some vocal acolytes, the director may be finally getting his due, writes Daniel Arizona ...  read more »


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  • LEONARD ROSSITER, MY FATHER

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    To the public, he was Reggie Perrin and Rigsby–and still is, long after his death, with repeats continuing and remakes planned. To Camilla Rossiter, he was just Dad ...  read more »


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  • I AM IN LOVE WITH A SOCIOPATH

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    During these cold months, Molly Young is keen to cosy up at home with her new friend Dexter, a humble, introspective serial killer. Really, he's a mensch with just a bit of blood on his hands ...  read more »


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  • THIS WEEK: A SELECTIVE GUIDE


    GROWING PAINS, THE NIGHT SKY AND THE DOCTOR IS IN | July 29th 2008

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    Our guide to what's on around the world, compiled by Ariel Ramchandani  read more »


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