HE NEVER APPEALS
Darcy at 200: the novelist Penelope Lively is entirely resistant to his charms...
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LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX
This Season: Nicholas Barber's highlight is a film that deals in naked truths
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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DARWIN
The Galápagos gave Darwin a free rein and ample inspiration. Now, Rebecca Willis finds, they are tightly policed—and make you think about the destruction of species...
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BOWIE'S EYE
The Line of Beauty: as the V&A prepares to showcase David Bowie's iconography, Matthew Sweet pinpoints his looks and guises, from Aladdin Sane to family man...
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THE BEST MONTH IS BRUMAIRE
The Big Question: in the final choice from our six writers, Ann Wroe picks a month that was invented during the French Revolution... read more »
THE GIFT OF ASTRINGENCY
Darcy at 200: the novelist Ali Smith believes that Elizabeth Bennet gets what she deserves... read more »
SPRECHEN SIE DU?
American-style informality has reached Germany, and it is producing some friction. Andreas Kluth, back home from California, speaks from experience... read more »
THE MASTER OF PEMBERLEY
Darcy at 200: "Arrogant", "over-fastidious" and "abominably rude"—the crime writer P.D. James delivers her verdict on Elizabeth Bennet's future husband... read more »
THE BEST MONTH IS JULY
The Big Question: the poet John Burnside celebrates the heat and eroticism of summer's true lease... read more »
THE MEZZO WITH THE MOST
This Season: Michael Church picks Joyce DiDonato's "Maria Stuarda" at the New York Met, a role to suit her flaring personality... read more »
NOT A BAD BOY
Darcy at 200: the short-story writer Helen Simpson sees a man of integrity... read more »
Comment of the moment
quote Since it was resurrected by Bob Fosse in 1979 for his film "All That Jazz", it has featured in no fewer than 22 movies, including three Woody Allens.