Columnists

Tones of home: works by Paul Nash, like Bomber in the Corn, use muted colours to great effect

Tom Sutcliffe: The colour of muddy

The Week In Culture

Inside Columnists

Brian Viner: 'Villages and their pubs seem to have volatile marriages these days'

Thursday, 18 February 2010

There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth here in north Herefordshire – at least among those of us who valued The Bell at Yarpole for its reliably fine food – at the news that it's changing hands as the previous management has pulled le plug.

Jaci Stephen: 'Had I remembered the name of the pub, I might just have met my idol'

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Way Out West

Alex James: A pizza farm – with all the toppings

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Rural Notebook

John Walsh: 'The classroom of the future will be very odd if the Tories have their way'

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Tales of the City

Tom Sutcliffe: Rape should not just be an issue for women

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

I wonder whether the Haven rape centres will feel that they got value for money with the online opinion poll they commissioned to mark the 10th anniversary of the support service they offer for rape victims? On the one hand, "Wake Up To Rape", the report that resulted from the survey, did get quite a lot of coverage in the media – which is always part of the point of such operations. On the other hand, the findings appeared to suggest that social attitudes to rape remain hopelessly confused, despite decades of campaigning on the issue.

Tim Walker: 'Chat Roulette is like some bastard child of Skype and StumbleUpon'

Monday, 15 February 2010

The Couch Surfer: One of my friends had a short play performed for her by two Spanish aspiring theatricals

Dom Joly: Five amazing secrets of the Frisbee

Monday, 15 February 2010

Weird World of Sport: Iraqi bakers started the practice of throwing the boiling hot bread from person to person

Dom Joly: If you think I'm odd, you should meet my cat

Sunday, 14 February 2010

My cat, Dr Pepper is becoming a problem. When he first arrived in our family, it was against the wishes of my wife. She is not a big cat-lover and would contend that the only proper cats are the ones that live outside and chase mice and do other cat-like activities.