Category: People
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A life in the day of blogger Annie Bean
How I found out what it takes to become a popular blogger
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The great Picasso cover up
If Les Femmes d’Algiers moves to Qatar, it won’t be on display
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Cannes puts spotlight on global warming
David Puttnam announces return to action at Cannes Film Festival with a film about climate change
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Where’s the most loved garden?
A garden doesn’t have to be big to make a big impression
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The ultimate ride
IN 2010 a young designer unveiled what could be called, literally, the very last thing in theme park development. It was the Euthanasia Coaster which, reaching speeds of 22mph from a drop height of 1,670 ft was guaranteed to wipe out anyone on board. Lithuanian art student Julijonas Urbonas, who had worked at an amusement […]
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KP goes nuts
The London catering chief takes on Zaha Hadid.
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James Brown: The Big Payback
Last November in Augusta, Georgia, thousands of needy people ate a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner – as they do every year – thanks to James Brown. In December, Brown’s daughters handed bags of Christmas presents to over a thousand underprivileged children. Their new academy is helping to secure college scholarships for budding young musicians. Charles Thomson speaks to the Godfather of Soul’s friends and family about their efforts to continue his little-known humanitarian work.
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Russian Tourists Invade Cyprus
SUNNY Cyprus was once a safe-haven for the English, a place where we felt at home because it was, after all, once ours. Ever since Lord Kitchener came here as a young engineer, the island has been subjected to merciless Anglicization which reached its peak in the mid-80s with the onset of mass tourism.