THE FATE OF DELHI'S "MAGICIANS' GHETTO"
Bulldozers are soon expected to raze Delhi's Kathputli slum, home to the city's circus performers. Simon Wroe talks to locals who may soon be left homeless ... read more »
REMEMBERING ROSE GRAY
Christopher Hirst pays tribute to one of Britain's most important chefs ... read more »
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE'S NOSE FOR FARCE
William Kentridge's unique staging of "The Nose", Shostakovich's take on Gogol's grimly absurd story, premieres at New York's Metropolitan Opera tonight. Vivien Schweitzer talks to the artist about his work ... read more »
OF MYTHS AND MUSEUMS
In honour of Charles Darwin's birthday, Natasha Lennard reports from a creationist museum in rural America ... read more »
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: A CONTINUOUS FORCE
William Wordsworth didn’t just live in the Lake District—he helped define it. For the sixth in our series of favourite museums, Ann Wroe celebrates Dove Cottage, once his home, now his memorial ... read more »
MEXICO'S HIDDEN BLACKS
The black descendants of slaves in Mexico struggle against entrenched racism. Alexis Okeowo explores the so-called first free slave town in the Americas ... read more »
RETURNING TO TIBET
Much of Lhasa was ransacked by Tibetan rioters in 2008. Life in Tibet is finally returning to normal, sort of. The Economist's Beijing correspondent reports on his first visit back ... read more »
Comment of the moment
quote How could Mr. Ewing talk about board game renaissance without mentioning Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, which are far less repetitive than risk or monopoly and have been the true catalyst of the recent board game revival. ...