Eric Joisel, Master Origami Sculptor, Dead at 53"Unlike traditive origami, where every step is precisely defined so that folders can produce accurate copies, Joisel's sculptures were always partially improvised, with ...

Alfred Brendel At (Almost) 80"Whereas personally his friends delight in his clever, zany humour and mercurial intellectual energy, his public persona can seem a little remote. Today, however, suitcase problems ...

Adonis, the Poet Who 'Ruined Arabic Poetry'While his character is unfamiliar in the US, in the Arab world he "is a remarkable figure, if not everywhere a beloved one. He ...

David Mamet without interrupti~ Parental Advice"You look at the children about to leave the home and you declaration, 'I've done everything wrong, I was lenient when I should possess been ...

Why Laurie Anderson Plays Her Violin Onstage"Your be obedient to just processes [different media] so differently. So for example, I'll explain to a story and there will be a violin ...

Rushdie Writing Account Of His Life Under Fatwa"Salman Rushdie has revealed that he has already written 100 pages of the memoir that will tell the recital of his decade in ...

Magazine Editors Poll: JK Rowling Is Britain's Most Influential Woman"The 45-year-worn out writer beat the Queen into third place, ahead of celebrity fashion designer Victoria Beckham. The list was compiled ...

Remembering Joan Sutherland"The greatest discant of her time, Joan Sutherland was blessed with formidable technique, a distinctive character that brought her the title La Stupenda, and an unspoiled Australian intellect ...

Solomon Burke, the Real Father of Soul, Dies Suddenly at 70While he was eternally admired by music insiders, Burke's music was better known to the national via other singers' versions ...

Unknown Ted Hughes Poem About Sylvia Plath's Suicide Published"'Last Letter,' which has finally been published today, is a long Hughes poem that constitutes his sole known account of the events ...