Apple iPad 2 will cost less than iPad 1 in the UK

The iPad 2 will go on sale in Britain at 5pm on Friday with prices starting at £399 for the 16GB wifi model – £30 less than the launch price for the same model of the original iPad last year.

Gisele too sexy for the Middle East

Confirming what we’ve all suspected for some time now, H&M has officially declared Gisele Bündchen too sexy.
The Swedish retail giant has been forced to digitally enhance the Brazilian supermodel’s modesty in campaign images destined for the Middle East market, adding extra fabric, and in some case extra garments, to the ‘revealing’ spring looks.

Mitsuko Uchida: give me music, not marketing

The recent Grammy winner Mitsuko Uchida tells Adam Sweeting why standards matter more than PR .Renowned for the sort of implacable commitment to the pianist’s art you’d associate with such names as Alfred Brendel or Murray Perahia, Uchida is at the opposite pole from those who believe the future of classical music lies in getting people who look like supermodels to play it in “chill-out” clubs.

Elizabeth Taylor: famous like no-one else

Even when judged by the absurd extent to which the cult of celebrity has intruded on life today, Elizabeth Taylor was famous like no-one else. And apart from the Queen, no woman on earth had been famous for so long.

Artangel: Frontline warriors

In 1991, two young men decided it was time art broke out of the gallery – and become an event in its own right. John O’Mahony meets the Artangel revolutionaries who changed Britain

Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v

Over the next few months, brands like Samsung, Motorola, Acer and Viewsonic will show Apple that it’s not the only game in town when it comes to tablet computers.

Beauties embrace the Mad Men look

IT WAS all about old Hollywood glamour at the dawn of the Sydney Carnival at Rosehill Gardens. One of Sydney’s most stylish races, Myer Ladies Day, was ushered in yesterday by racing ambassadors Rebecca Judd and former Miss Australia Laura Dundovic.

Killer sex a heart-breaker

Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity – such as jogging or having sex – significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, US researchers said on Tuesday.

James Franco bites back at Oscars criticism

Most of the time, James Franco seems to be working on being the epitome of cool – most of the time, that is, when he isn’t acting, painting, studying for his PhD or teaching other Ivy League students.

Much Ado About Nothing

Shakespeare’s title is as witty and profound as the play it describes. Who is not at their most foolish when in love and at the same time suffers most pain? This sparkling comedy seems light as a feather until it plunges to earth and reveals the darker side of passion – treachery, jealousy and death itself overwhelm frivolity and tragedy threatens. Then Shakespeare changes gear and brings in the clowns – a magnificent gang of incompetent policemen save the day – and, with the aid of deception – love triumphs. This is probably Shakespeare’s finest comic plot and introduces two of his finest lovers: Benedick and Beatrice – each masters of wit who discover the limits of that wit. Here is Shakespeare’s genius – the play itself explores the boundaries of comedy while its two chief characters discover a depth of feeling beyond the dry humour with which they protect their hearts. Cupid triumphs with an arrow not a smile.