CONTENTS AUTUMN 2008
FROM THE EDITOR
CONTRIBUTORS
LETTERS
THIS SEASON
Kenneth Branagh, Terence Davies, Jenny Uglow and the Frieze Art Fair star in our selective guide to autumn. Plus a quick word with Bond’s producers
INTELLIGENCE
THINKING | Helen Joyce goes to a test-tube-baby reunion and looks into IVF's future
HISTORY | Andrew Marr's new column: no time like the present
FOOD | In search of the perfect cebiche: Michael Reid reports from Lima
RePasts: jonnycakes, as recommended by Benjamin Franklin
SPORT | Ed Smith on the wiles of Arsène Wenger
THINKING | Move over, management gurus--the journalists have taken over
GAMING | Tom Standage on Spore and user-generated content
GOING GREEN | Robert Butler's new column: little ideas that make life better
ESPIONAGE | Enigma's secret twin, unearthed by Alan Judd
CARS | Paul Markillie does his best to drive economically
WINE | Fortnum's now has a sampling bar. Our Wine-List Inspector calls in
GIVING | Matthew Bishop hits the road with the new Bono--Shakira
ZEITGEIST | Marcus Berkmann on the rise and rise of the suitcase on wheels
FLAIR
SHOOT | Well hello, Dalí: fashion meets surrealism, introduced by A.S. Byatt
FASHION | Catherine St Germans's new column: the point of stilettos
A woman's guide to men's jeans, by Mary Fellowes
SHOPPING | Bikes with a difference: Paris gets a taste for souped-up cycles
Dress Sense: François Nars on red lipstick
Insider Trading: how to buy wood
One perfect...shade of grey, chosen by Gavin Houghton
FEATURES
COVER STORY | PRINCE CHARLES
He's about to be 60, and 56 of those years have been spent as heir to the throne. We feel we know him, but do we? J.M. Ledgard scrapes off some prejudices to take a fresh look
AUTHORS ON MUSEUMS
A new series begins with Julian Barnes choosing a personal favourite--a little-known museum in Sicily--partly on the strength of two porcupines alone
INDEPENDENT SCIENCE
It ought to be about thinking for yourself, but science has become highly institutional and even corporate. Susan Blackmore reports from outside the system
PHOTO ESSAY | A NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS
Britain used to be full of funny little shops; now they are being homogenised out of business. Nick Dawe has been photographing them for years
FREEDOMS LOST AND GAINED
Sixty years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, liberties are being taken with your liberties. We ask 11 people which freedom lost, and gained, means the most to them
THE COUPLE CRUNCH
How a couple manage their money says a lot about their relationship. As recession looms, Joanna Moorhead talks to couples and counsellors, while Simon Cox explains home economics
ARTS
ART | A walk in the mud with mud with Richard Long, by Robert Butler
MEMOIR | Julie Kavanagh remembers working with Richard Avedon
VISUAL CV | Matthew Sweet on Emma Thompson, from hoofing to "Brideshead"
BOOKS | Little known but much revered: Marilynne Robinson interviewed
FILM | The joy of "Local Hero": Jasper Rees talks to its makers
MUSIC |The Playlist: the very best of Alfred Brendel
PLACES
FEATURE | Going to America for the history: Stephen Budiansky in Gettysburg
OUT THERE | The most scenic train journeys, chosen by the man in Seat 61
BEING THERE | James Hopkin on the life of an expat in Krakow
SEVEN WONDERS | Ilse Crawford, hotel designer, on the places she loves
SNAPSHOT | Boys on the lookout in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia
THE MISSION | Will Smith takes up bridge
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