Venice Biennale: In every pavilion, a parallel universe
There are always new artists to discover at the Venice Biennale, but usually you find them in the group show at the Arsenale or in some godforsaken palazzo way off the beaten track. This year, the work that impressed me most was shown in the national pavilions of Great Britain, Germany and Japan – in each of which the artist created a world-within-a-world, immersing visitors in a parallel universe and sweeping them up in the intensity of the artist’s imaginative vision.
Three-way shootout: noise-cancelling headphones
PILOTS have been using noise-cancelling headsets for years but it took a while for the message to filter back to the passenger cabin. Now you see people wearing noise cancellers on every flight and the market is crowded.
Eat broccoli to live longer: study
Plants from the mustard family – including broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower – seem particularly beneficial, although the study can’t prove that eating more vegetables automatically increases longevity.
Kate Middleton recycles old coat for Duke of Edinburgh’s 90th birthday celebrations
The Duchess of Cambridge may be one of the world’s most-watched women but she showed her thrifty side yesterday by “recycling” an old coat for the Duke of Edinburgh’ 90th birthday church service.
The clean look
If the high-maintenance look is too difficult, don’t worry. Going minimal is the new make-up mantra, writes Natasha Silva-Jelly.
uDraw the worst gaming peripheral ever?
Products like Wii Fit and the Wii Zapper consistently sell well because of the effective and intelligent manner Nintendo market their product to specific demographics. They know their market and aim their products solely at those crowds.
The cat who got the Cole: A relaxed Nicole Scherzinger leaves X Factor storm behind her to join the stars at Monaco Grand Prix
Last week, she found herself at the centre of a growing storm when it emerged she had replaced Cheryl Cole as a judge on the U.S. version of the X Factor.
Hay Festival 2011: photographer Taryn Simon explores the bloodlines of bunnies
The rabbits pictured here are descendants of an original cargo of 24 that travelled from Europe to Australia in 1859, on the whim of man with a penchant for hunting, and little regard for the future, writes Lucy Davies.
HP: ‘Touchpad will be better than number one’ tablet
HP will emulate its PC market success in the tablet world when it launches the Touchpad over the summer, the company’s European head Eric Cador has claimed.
Tracey Emin: Love Is What You Want, Hayward Gallery, review
With almost daily bulletins in the press recording her every passing thought, Tracey Emin is so overexposed that when I heard she was having a full-scale retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, I couldn’t imagine what she could possibly show or write or say in it that I hadn’t already seen or read or heard. She’s told the whole world the story of her progress from small-town slag to notoriety on television, media celebrity, a Turner Prize nomination, financial success and critical acclaim.
