Glastonbury 2014: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich says ‘staying sober is biggest downside to headlining’
Sobriety may seem anathema to rock bands with a high octane lifestyle, but the drummer from Metallica has...
Glastonbury 2014 weather: After thunderstorm stopped the music, revellers warned of more lightning and torrential rain expected on Saturday
Glastonbury will be hit by more storms and torrential rain on Saturday as Metallica and the Pixies take...
Bobby Womack dies aged 70: Soul legend who influenced Rolling Stones and Damon Albarn
Bobby Womack, the R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has died aged...
Bobby Womack dead: Legendary soul singer dies at 70
Legendary Bobby Womack has died at the age of 70, according to reports.
Learning to make an Oud in Nazareth by Ruth Padel, book review
Ruth Padel's new book follows her verse biography of Darwin, and The Mara Crossing, an astonishing synthesis of science...
The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA and the Battle over a Forbidden Book by Peter Finn and Petra Couvée, book review
"The book has great propaganda value." So read a 1958 memo to all branch chiefs of the CIA Soviet...
Chef, film review: Comfort food in generous portions
"I get to touch people's lives with what I do," says gourmet chef Carl Casper in this likeable road-trip...
Classic reissues: Fresh outings for the gifts that keep on giving
It isn't just new books that can spring surprises. The Cyberiad (Penguin, £), a collection of stories from Stanislaw...
Thérèse Raquin and La Bête Humaine by Emile Zola, book review, book of a lifetime
Two lovers who can't keep their hands off each other's bodies and who have sex on the floor; an...
Learning to make an Oud in Nazareth by Ruth Padel, book review
Ruth Padel's new book follows her verse biography of Darwin, and The Mara Crossing, an astonishing synthesis of science...