Legends of the Urban Landscape
A provocative new book by Jonathan Meades asks us to reassess the value of the under-appreciated metropolitan environment
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
The Art of the 64 Squares
While not all artists are chess players, all chess players are artists. So said Marcel Duchamp, a mean player himself
It’s Not Elementary, My Dear Watson
If you think that the discovery of the Higgs Boson solved all the mysteries of particle physics, think again
Taking a Liberty
The financial crisis has produced a new wave of young libertarians but these radicals champion freedom over and above virtue
Hops and Glory
The revelation that Obama's White House brewery is using Kentish hops shows America's changing attitudes to cask ale
Olympian Angst
'Germans longed for Olympic medals as validation, but were surprised at how London rose to the occasion'
Reach For the Sky
While woeful arts coverage on ITV and the BBC looks beyond saving, the two Sky Arts channels offer brave, and often unpredictable, film-making
Going Mainstream
Television networks have long since abandoned chess but a multi-millionaire promoter plans to catapult it back into the limelight
Get Hooked On Oily Fish — Or Else
Omega 3s may be overhyped by some of their supporters, but they are vital to our health and wellbeing
Festival of Britain
For too long the Proms showcased foreign music. Now, under Roger Wright, it is well and truly a Great British festival
Collusion in Curaçao
In 1962 Bobby Fisher claimed "the Russians have fixed world chess". He was certainly paranoid but was proved to be partially right
Accelerating the Debate on Motion
Einstein's biggest breakthroughs came after he had made an effort to learn from his earlier mistakes