summer 2009

THE PAIN OF PLAIN

Linda Grant — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:21:07 +0000

Why so frumpy, asks Linda Grant. She launches an attack on beige sacks and other garments that are not out of date but never fashionable in the first place ... read more »

PLINK, PLONK, BOOM

Tom Standage — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:47:14 +0000

Playing "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Edition" on the child-friendly Nintendo DS is a bit like "putting vodka in a baby’s bottle," writes Tom Standage in his latest gaming column ... read more »

THE CV: DAMON ALBARN

Laura Barton — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:15:38 +0000

He’s the Britpop boy who grew up to be a rock renaissance man. Laura Barton charts his leaps and bounds ... read more »

BEING THERE: EDINBURGH

Jackie Hunter — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:33:41 +0000

To the outside world, it’s a festival, a castle, a university, a tin of shortbread and a drone of bagpipes. To Jackie Hunter, it’s home, and it’s more about coping with the weather ... read more »

WHEN DRIVERS ARE PASSENGERS

Paul Markillie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:35:51 +0000

Before long, your car could be driving you. Paul Markillie gets a foretaste ... read more »

ONE YUAN, ONE VISION

Matthew_Bishop — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:03:31 +0000

A film star has a new role: selling philanthropy to the Chinese. Jet Li talks to Matthew Bishop and Michael Green ... read more »

SAILING ON DRY LAND

Rebecca Willis — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:50:44 +0000

To many visitors, and locals, America is the sum of its roads, but these days its long love affair with the car seems less of a gas. Rebecca Willis and family take a trip through the Rockies ... read more »

THE PLAYLIST: MASOCHISTIC PIANISTS

Irving Wardle — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:09:37 +0000

Satanic climaxes, perilous fireworks, duelling fencers: there's nothing quite so seductive to piano students as a nearly unplayable piece of music. Irving Wardle finds some models on iTunes ... read more »

SUSTAINABLE SUSHI: THERE'S A CATCH

Natasha Loder — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:53:25 +0000

How green is your sushi? Natasha Loder takes a marine biologist to lunch at Nobu to find out ... read more »

ROOM SERVICE

Tim Atkin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:42:37 +0000

The Hotel du Vin chain of boutique hotels take their alcohol seriously. In his latest column, Tim Atkin heads to one in Birmingham to sniff the 750-bin wine list ... read more »