Opinions & Analysis
A greeting card Christmas
Britain has the most successful greetings card industry in the world. We spend more on them than we do on…
Keeping it clean
"I have been leading an immaculate life since being a new act comic. I don't drink, I don't take drugs…
The Middle East film festival season kicks off
For many nations in the Middle East the retreat of the blazing summer heat in about October each year is…
Platform 5: Trains & Boasts & Plans
The London Transport Museum re-opens tomorrow with design as its focus. So what better time to hear from Gordon Haynes…
Are you done yet?
Ralph's been writing his novel for 2 and a half years, since April 2005: "Think of how long ago that…
Platform 4: A Tawdry Heritage on the South Bank
"I’ve never been convinced that the complex of arts-based venues known as London’s South Bank matches up to a genuine…
Independent Galleries and Dubai: The XVA Gallery
Beyond the shopping malls, there's art in Dubai, and plenty of it. Gordon Finlayson talks to the MD of one…
The library problem
While the book industry has sunk deeper and deeper into the thrall of celebrity culture, there has always been one…
Platform 3: To BA or not to BA
Gordon Haynes gets controversial about arts education, and opens a can of worms. Do you agree?
Come back Karl. All is forgiven.
Once upon a time, in a dark night for capitalism, we used to ask difficult questions of ourselves, our friends…