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FANGS AND FLUTTERS

Capaldi Local Hero.jpg The Visual CV: Peter Capaldi, best known as a mad spin doctor, is heading for “The Hour”. Matthew Sweet picks his best work... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtscultureJuly/August 2012Matthew SweetThe Visual CV

MITCH DOBROWNER'S LA

Los Angeles Cloud.jpg Show him a sprawling city, and Mitch Dobrowner will find a way of dwarfing it. Simon Willis finds out what drew him to Los Angeles, captured in our latest photo essay... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT AmericaArtsFEATURESJuly/August 2012Photo EssayphotographySimon Willis

SANCTUM IN THE CITY

Frick.jpg Authors on Museums: amid the frenzy of New York, the Old Masters of the Frick hang in contemplative calm. The poet Don Paterson revisits his favourites... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT Artsauthors on museumscultureDon PatersonJuly/August 2012

THE DESIGNER WHO MAKES BUILDINGS

0511ILST13.jpg He makes pavilions from seeds, breathes life into buses, and has just won an award for his Olympic cauldron. Bryan Appleyard meets Thomas Heatherwick, whose quirky style points to a new kind of architecture ... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArchitectureArtsBryan AppleyardJanuary/February 2012STYLE

FROM HAMLET TO GOLD WATCH

Jonathan Pryce Hamlet2.jpg This Season: Irving Wardle looks forward to Jonathan Pryce's well-timed King Lear, while Isabel Lloyd picks the best of the rest in theatre... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsIrving WardleIsabel LloydJuly/August 2012theatreTHIS SEASON

SPOOLING SPANISH SENTENCES

Marias.jpg Found in Translation: Javier Marías's books are now becoming Penguin Modern Classics. Simon Willis picks the best, "A Heart So White"... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsbookscultureFound in translationJuly/August 2012Simon Willis

BOUTIQUE ENGINEERING

Boutique engineering.jpg Behind every new stadium or giant artwork is a team of engineers doing things that could not have been done a decade ago. Samantha Weinberg watches them at work... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtscultureDesignJuly/August 2012Samantha Weinberg

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