Sunday 17 August 2014

EXCLUSIVE: Coffee 'Cancer threat' to unborn babies





PREGNANT women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day are putting their baby at greater risk of developing cancer.


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Bright and breezy: Light maxi dresses to beat the heat





KEEP your cool this summer in sheer chiffon and floaty frocks


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Golden wonders: Products to protect from and correct sun damage





OVERDONE the sun? Peeling isn’t the worst that can happen to your skin. Our expert lines up the latest clever products to limit the damage


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In the closet with Hollyoaks actress Sophie Austin





SHE’S a tomboy on screen, but the soap star’s own wardrobe tells a different story


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Sarah-Jane Crawford: Life as I know it





SARAH-JANE, 29, is the new host of ITV2’s The Xtra Factor and a BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ. She lives in Kent with her boxer boyfriend Ross Harland


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F is not for failure: How top writers turned setbacks into success





IT’S results time again, and for some students the news will be disappointing. But making the grade isn’t everything – in fact, failure can be the first step towards a brilliant career, as four of our favourite writers reveal


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From zero to hero: How to enjoy milestone birthdays while ageing gracefully





FAZED by your next big birthday? Stars from Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham to Judi Dench and Maggie Smith are all entering a new decade this year. And far from being a disaster, that milestone could be the making of you


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Go with the flow: Easy water features to make for your garden





A STRIKING water feature adds interest to any garden, says Alan, and it’s surprisingly simple to create


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The future is bright: Orange wines to see in the last of the summer





OUR expert shows you which orange wines are guaranteed to impress


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Victoria Gray’s best... lunchboxes





MAKE it a fun-packed day with these brilliant back-to-school designs


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Love, sex and longing: The summer's best women's fiction





THESE tales of lust, romance, mystery and family will keep you glued to your sun-lounger...


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Murder, mystery, suspense! The summer's best crime fiction





THERE's still time to load your suitcase - or e-reader - with the most page-turning books of the year. Our writers have chosen their favourite murder mysteries, chillers and thrillers. Just don't expect to be able to put them down...


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Being Human's Damien Molony on Suspects: 'Just brilliant craic'





FROM vampire to policeman, Damien Molony tells us about starring with an impressive cast including Cold Feet's Fay Ripley on Channel 5's cop drama


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'The Doctor is closer to me than Malcolm Tucker,' says Peter Capaldi





PETER CAPALDI talks Doctor Who, why he would never wear velvet and what it's really like in the Tardis...


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Prom 35 review: Sibelius' Fifth and William Walton's Violin Concerto





SIR Peter Maxwell Davies and William Walton were up against Jean Sibelius at the Royal Albert Hall this week


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How Doctor Who got its sound: Meet the tech wizards behind the Timelord's tune





WE TALK to ex-members of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who created the iconic Doctor Who theme tune


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TV round-up: Boomers, The Village and James May's Cars Of The People





BBC1's new sitcom Boomers starring Alison Steadman and Stephanie Beecham is encouragingly funny.


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Rossini Opera Festival: Aureliano in Palmira, Barber of Seville review





ROSSINI's Aureliano in Palmira stars a masterful Michael Spyres as a swaggering, confident Roman emperor with a ruthless glint in his eye.


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Theatre reviews: 'Life-enhancing' Porgy And Bess; Dessa Rose has a 'rich and varied score





GEORGE GERSHWIN's epic love story set in dirt-poor 1920s South Carolina brings magnificent energy to Regents Park.


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Saturday 16 August 2014

Lessons of stigmas, stereotypes in Williams' death

Jamie Masada, the owner of the fabled Los Angeles-based comedy club the Laugh Factory, vividly remembers a warm exchange with comic Richard Jeni of the two sharing words of encouragement and gentle ribbing."The next day I heard...


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