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'As dangerous as possible — the best way to be’: Political satirist Ralph Steadman on cartoons and working with Hunter S. ThompsonRalph Steadman is among the most celebrated illustrators that this island has ever produced, says James Fisher — who meets the artist ahead of a retrospective of his work.
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Teddy bears, dog collars and garden gnomes: The strangest museums in the UK revealedOn this green and pleasant isle, we have a museum for almost anything.
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Will a tourist tax serve those who pay it?The Overnight Visitor Levy will provide welcome financial relief for councils that enforce it, but is the juice worth the squeeze?
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When is a pipe not a pipe? When it is the painted paradox of René MagritteA new London exhibition explores how the artist's influence extended far beyond his own lifetime.
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David Shrigley: ‘Very strange, figurative, slushy, squishy paintings — I love that aesthetic'Lotte Brundle meets the visual artist at his studio in Brighton.
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Lights, camera, don't move! The new wave of English still-life paintersIn the final feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the artists standing still.
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The Bayeux Tapestry is an exhibition to rememberDisplaying the story of the Norman Conquest was always going to be a Herculean task, but it's one that the British Museum has executed well.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Why do art's insiders skip Frieze — and where do they go instead?The late David Hockney is among the artists exhibited as part of this year's show — a favourite for connoisseurs eager to skip the madness of crowds.
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Angela Hartnett: ‘My husband is a better chef than me. He has a little extra edge’Lotte Brundle meets the chef, restaurateur and podcast host.
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What would Turner think? Meet Britain’s new landscape paintersIn the fourth feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the landscape artists.
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'I rented it from the parents of a friend — they were perfect landlords who charged peppercorn rent': Sir Nicholas Coleridge on his first house in the countrySir Nicholas Coleridge's first foray into country life was in a picture-book cottage in a charming Cotswolds village.
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A new exhibition in the Hampshire forest is setting tongues wagging — and wooing young collectorsArina Izmestieva's gallery, Funny Weather, has launched an outdoor exhibition that celebrates the materials found in our national landscapes.
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What is everyone talking about this week: How Yotam Ottolenghi inspired a vogue for harvest partiesThe chef who taught Britain how to love vegetables is now celebrating them with an annual back-to-school party. Others are following suit.
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Lights, camera, countryside: The best rural cinemasCinemas aren't just for cities, there are plenty in the countryside too, says Madeleine Silver. Illustrations by Bryony Fripp.
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The new school of English painters following in the footsteps of Sir Joshua ReynoldsIn the third feature of a five-part series of the new school of English painting, Charlotte Mullins meets the history boys.
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'I went out of my way to make it as 1980s as I could. It is now shades of salmon and apricot': Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on his first house in the countryLaurence Llewelyn-Bowen, the undisputed king of the countless interior design television shows that hit screens in the 1990s, has long lived a happy country life in Gloucestershire. He spoke to Julie Harding.
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'Grow some balls and jump a clear round': Scott Brash and Harry Charles on grit, Grand Slams and growing up in the saddleSusanne Madsen meets the master and the new kid on the block of British showjumping.
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Yotam Ottolenghi: ‘I still get stressed about hosting a dinner party'Lotte Brundle meets the chef and restaurateur.
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What is everyone talking about this week: We know how to fix Britain's trainsOne-time symbols of industrial advance have become a laughing stock, plagued by cancellations and unable to withstand any weather that deviates from the norm. Plus, a parliamentary heist and chiropteran ironies.
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Dovecotes, deer, vineyards and lots of castles.... apart from that, what did the Normans ever do for us?A great deal, says Jason Goodwin, who takes a closer look at the ways the conquerors fundamentally changed the character of England and, by extension, the world.
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'More barrels than a Gatling gun' — how posh is your name?Double-barrelled or triple? Von or du? Hyphen or no hyphen? So many questions. Thankfully, Adam Hay-Nicholls has the answers.
