Culture

A STONE SHIP GONE ASHORE

Gable-end to the Atlantic, the Stromness Museum is packed with the flotsam and jetsam of Orkney’s past. The poet Kathleen Jamie combs through its treasures read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT Artsauthors on museumsKathleen JamieMarch/April 2013Places

BOWIE'S EYE

The Line of Beauty: as the V&A showcases David Bowie's iconography and his new album soars up the charts, Matthew Sweet pinpoints his looks and guises, from Aladdin Sane to family man... read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsJanuary/February 2013Matthew SweetMUSICSTYLEThe Line of Beauty

7,999 WORKS ON THE MOVE

This Season: Olivia Weinberg's pick of the exhibitions is the spectacular re-opening of the Rijksmuseum read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsExhibitionsMarch/April 2013Olivia WeinbergTHIS SEASON

COMETH THE SHOWER

Mood music: for singers and songwriters, raindrops keep falling on their heads. Richard Williams picks the best rain songs read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtscultureMarch/April 2013Mood MusicRichard Williams

A MODEST MODERNIST

This Season: a new work by a "fanatical" craftsman stands out as the highlight for Michael Church  read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsClassical MusicMarch/April 2013Michael ChurchTHIS SEASON

GOOD PEOPLE GONE BAD

This Season: for his cinema highlight, Nicholas Barber picks one theme and two films read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsfilmMarch/April 2013Nicholas BarberTHIS SEASON

THE SAVAGE THRIFT OF J.M. COETZEE

Notes on a Voice: Simon Willis unpicks a lean and menacing prose style read more » COMMENTS: Comments | ADD NEW COMMENT ArtsIssues and ideasMarch/April 2013notes on a voiceSimon Willis