Winter 2009

THE LAUNDRY CLEANS UP

Tim Atkin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:47:29 +0000

The French Laundry in California is a foodie Mecca. But with all its emphasis on the food, the restaurant's wine takes second place. Tim Atkin considers what's on offer in his latest wine column ... read more »

THE CV: MARTIN SCORSESE

Tom Shone — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:11:15 +0000

It’s been an immense career, but an uneven one. With "Shutter Island" now proving to be Martin Scorsese's biggest box-office hit, Tom Shone draws up a list of his eight best films ... read more »

GAMING: TURNING BACK TIME

Tom Standage — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:15:40 +0000

We all wish we could press rewind sometimes. Tom Standage looks at a few video games that make this possible ... read more »

THE MISSION: LEARNING TO BE A SCRATCH DJ

Will Smith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:28:13 +0000

Club DJ-ing can’t be that hard, can it? Will Smith takes a class with DJ Daredevil... read more »

CHEESE: A GOLDEN AGE

Christopher Hirst — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:09:38 +0000

Is it possible to pinpoint the world’s best cheese? Christopher Hirst consults the experts and holds a week-long tasting ... read more »

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: A CONTINUOUS FORCE

Ann Wroe — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:31:40 +0000

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 »

TASMANIA, OUTER SPACE ON EARTH

Nicholas Shakespeare — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:11:39 +0000

Tasmania’s clear skies are made for eavesdropping on the stars. Nicholas Shakespeare went to live there and found some interesting links to the rest of this planet too ... read more »

USAIN BOLT WRECKED MY THEORY

Ed Smith — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:39:39 +0000

Ed Smith had a theory that sprinters—like greyhounds and racehorses—were not getting any faster. But then came Bolt ... read more »

THE POET AND THE PLANTSMAN

Julie Kavanagh — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:28:32 +0000

In 1989 James Fenton startled his friends by moving to a derelict farm to set about making a spectacular garden. Now he has surprised them again by selling up. Julie Kavanagh talks to Fenton and friends-and his gardener, Mike Collins ... read more »

REPASTS: REGENCY-ERA ROUT CAKES

Jon Fasman — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:41:40 +0000

Rout cakes have faded into obscurity, as podgy and forgettable as Joseph Sedley of "Vanity Fair", writes Jon Fasman ... read more »