Sunday, 18 January 2015

Zuckerberg's next book pick: Pinker's 'The Better Angels'

NEW YORK (AP) " Mark Zuckerberg has made his next book club pick, a release he considers especially timely after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.The Facebook CEO announced Saturday he would take on Steven Pinker's "The Better...


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New Fox TV chiefs look for showmen to rescue network

PASADENA, California (AP) " Producers capable of making "big, bold" series such as Fox's freshman drama "Empire" are key to rescuing the network from its ratings slump, its top executives said Friday.Dana Walden and Gary Newman,...


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The Decemberists, The Waterboys, B.C Camplight: Album reviews





WHAT A Terrible World... Is The Decemberist's best yet, Modern Blues is the most intimate, personal offering from Waterboy-in-chief Mike Scott to date, while B.C Camplight's How To Die In The North is a confessional borne on breathy harmonies and sumptious power-chords


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Broadchurch's Matthew Gravelle: 'I guess people accepted that I wasn’t actually a killer'





THE ACTOR, 38, alleged killer Joe Miller from Broadchurch, talks about the reaction to his revelation in the ITV series that he was “not guilty”...


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Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and Schubert’s Winterreise: Opera reviews





MICHAEL Boyd's L’Orfeo brings opera to new audiences with an excellent cast, while Ian Bostridge gives a transfixing performance in Schubert's Winterreise


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Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown and The Railway Children: Reviews





WOMEN On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown is an undistinguished adaptation of Pedro Almodovar’s cult film, while The Railway Children is a skilful adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s classic novel


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Call The Midwife's Jenny Agutter: 'It’s not a show about religion, it’s about faith'





THE LADIES of Nonnatus House return for a fourth series of the delivery drama. David Stephenson talks to cast members old and new


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Young Men by BalletBoyz at Sadler's Wells: Review





13 DANCERS including two women presented in Islington the world premiere of Young Men, choreographer Ivan Perez’s concept of World War I


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Raw and deeply personal: Wild review and trailer





WILD is raw and deeply personal but interrupted by too many flashbacks to properly find its feet


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'Thought-provoking and highly original': Whiplash review and trailer





A BRACING and uncomfortable viewing but tense, thought-provoking and highly original


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Gripping story of the most lethal sniper in US military history: American Sniper review





A COOLLY even-handed and thoroughly absorbing look at a morally ambiguous modern conflict and the toll on all sides


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It's a wrap: The best cover-ups





YOU'LL warm to these cosy cover-ups, says Anna Woodham


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Playful, bold and useful: The things we are lusting after this week





THERE'S something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection


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Quirky, fun and colourful: Mix and matched patterns and fabrics





BLEND this season’s fabrics, textures and patterns for a look that’s all your own


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Toe the line: Get your feet into tip-top condition





GET into step this winter and make sure your feet are ready for spring with this pick of perfect pampering products, says our Beauty Editor


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True reflections: 12 of the best mirrors for your home





REFLECT your good taste with these dazzling designs


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I'm sick of being his back-up girl: Our agony aunt answers your questions





OUR agony aunt gets to the heart of your sex and relationship problems


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Extra texture: Luxurious home accessories





FROM delicate embroidery to subtle embossed design, this season is all about the detail, says Victoria Gray


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Sweet, crisp and fresh: The best organic wines





RAISE a glass to Mother Nature with this week’s top-notch organic wines


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Wizards of Oz: Alan Titchmarsh shares his tips on growing exotic Australian plants





DIG down under to discover an amazing world of garden exotica, says Alan


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