James Tissot • Portsmouth Dockyard c.1877 • © Tate

  • Migrations 3 Feb 12

    Penelope Curtis’s very thoughtful introduction to the accompanying book explains the thinking behind Tate Britain’s new exhibition, flagging up how much of ‘British’ art is not ‘British... Read More

  • The Great Experimenter 3 Feb 12

    David Hockney, at rising seventy-five, is now the unofficial Grand Old Man of British painting. There are three criteria, aside from personal antiquity, that have to be met to be worthy of such a... Read More

  • The Return Of St George 20 Jan 12

    They say that the Golden Age of Hollywood has been dead and buried for decades – but that only with the recent passing of Elizabeth Taylor has the death knell officially been sounded. Tinseltown... Read More

  • Caching In 20 Jan 12

    I even bought them a puppy – but he ended up lazier than they are. Despite the combined transportation power of ten legs – six human and four canine – getting my three children out for a... Read More

  • Please, Sir, I Want Some More… 6 Jan 12

    It’s going to be an eventful year in London in 2012. You won’t be able to breathe for hype about the Olympic Games, but those for whom the goings-on in Stratford hold minimal interest can look... Read More

  • MIrages In The Desert 16 Dec 11

    Dubai has long intrigued and fascinated me. Vivid images of the city’s spectacular firework displays celebrating the latest in apparently uncapped luxury and architectural-defying innovation spring... Read More

  • An Annual Demise 16 Dec 11

    Justin Bieber… Homer Simpson… Chelsea Football Club… Against such opposition the Blue Peter annual is bottom of the pile. In 2007, Santa delivered 59,941 copies. Last year he barely broke a... Read More

  • In Search Of The Perfect Photo 2 Dec 11

    One of the most important things you should do before embarking on your trip abroad is some thorough research. It’s essential to know where you’ll be going and what to expect when you get there... Read More

  • The Gift Of The River Nile 2 Dec 11

    While the protesters fought in Cairo last week, I was being escorted around the new Galleries of Ancient Egypt and Nubia in Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum by a curator whose mind was as much on his... Read More

  • The Unseasoned Travellers Guide To Marrakech 18 Nov 11

    Ah, Marrakech. City of grand spires, silken slippers, more silver than a king’s dining room… and absolute, interminable chaos. There are no street names. There are no prices. There are no... Read More

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