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Post-work drinks in Britain must be tackled the Mediterranean way

A fountain pen gives an almost pervy sensation of smooth abandon as the nib unspools the long line of effort and beauty

Once the toast of New York society, the mystery of why she did what she did remains

Sadly, the main four branches of the Iranian language are synonymous with areas currently involved in political and ethnic conflicts

A long (and brilliant) article about Steve McQueen’s long (and brilliant) documentary about Amsterdam under the Nazis, Occupied City

Serge Gainsbourg’s novel was unquestionably a stinker, but a surprising number of novels by famous people stand up to scrutiny

How an illiterate model reinvented herself as one of Italy’s greatest modern painters

A trip to Staffordshire yields a worthy Nando's tribute outfit

Our editor-at-large's brand-new rundown of the pick of the week's theatre, film and TV

There is no question in my mind that Grant is the greatest film actor of all time

Residents of one south Italian village are reversing the negative meaning of being a "cuckhold"

A row with the Musicians’ Union threatened to overshadow opera’s premiere

The King And I contains a powerful message about power and decency

Real-life couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker fail to spark in Plaza Suite

When ordering from a Japanese bakery a lot can be lost in translation

The singer almost came to embody the nation’s revival before it all ended at the dawn of a decade that could have been made for him

Both Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas had interesting linguistic backgrounds, which may have contributed to their creativity with words

Porridge might not sound exciting but this one contains dates providing sweetness, the seeds a nice crunch and the coconut milk adding creaminess

The artist's landscapes inspired German romanticism and are now turning him into a green icon

A Russian author is declared a ‘terrorist’ for opposing Putin. American writers are banned in right-wing states. Where will this end?

Sixty years on, are the Pink Panther films still funny?

In a bold reinvention, Sam Spade, the hardboiled San Francisco private eye made famous by Bogart, surfaces in 1960s France

Satire, sadness and the home truths about a divided nation

These are the roots of the traditional feast to celebrate Rabbie Burns

A hugely ambitious exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art shows how a burgeoning sense of nationhood gripped many European countries in 1918

It would do men a lot of good to go out in a dress for a few days and feel the wind of change it occasions

The works of Robert Burns are known the world over, but many English speakers only have a vague understanding of the language he used

There isn’t a flavour like the Arbroath smokie. It is salty, buttery and soft, bold and concentrated but to a remedial, soothing degree

The role of Rico in Little Caesar proved as career-defining for Robinson as Frankenstein’s monster was for Boris Karloff or Dracula for Bela Lugosi

In JA Bayona, the survivors of the 1972 crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 had the right man to tell their story

French Resistance spy Boulle took up writing almost on a whim – then created the basis for two all-time classic films

A star is born in this high school musical with roots in French literature