Scotland has unveiled a set of giant Olympic rings as it prepares for its role in the 2012 Games. The three-tonne structure went up in George Squar...
A new photography exhibition about to open in Los Angeles features subjects who have had extreme plastic surgery arranged in Renaissance style portrai...
A new photography exhibition about to open in Los Angeles features subjects who have had extreme plastic surgery arranged in Renaissance style portrai...
When Damien Hirst unleashed his diamond-encrusted skull onto an unsuspecting public in 2007, most of us gasped in horror at the sheer vulgarity of an ...
Over the next few months, thousands of extra visitors from around the world will tread London's streets in search of Jubilee or Olympic thrills - but ...
A wall previously daubed by graffiti artist Banksy has been re-painted with an image of the Queen as diamond jubilee celebrations take hold of Bristol...
Crime writer Ian Rankin has confirmed Inspector Rebus will return in a new novel out later this year called Standing in Another Man's Grave. The Ed...
Spectacular sandcastles have been built as part of the biggest sand sculpture festival in the world. Around 40 'sand artists' from around the worl...
My word, we've seen a lot of the Queen over the past four days. But as the bunting comes down and the people of Britain reluctantly shuffle off bac...
Shakespeare experts have hailed the "thrilling" discovery of remains of the predecessor to The Globe theatre. Plays including Henry V were first pe...
Ray Bradbury, the author of more than 27 novels and 600 short stories, who described the outer reaches of our universe with an imagination that was no...
It’s far from the late painter’s most sophisticated work, but that shouldn’t stop this painted egg by Lucian Freud from selling for up to £100,...
Every summer in Britain we flock in our thousands to outdoor festivals promising music, comedy and theatre, always hoping to experience those sublime ...
The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired a portrait painting of what was almost certainly Britain's first famous male transvestite. Yes...
Sally Jenkinson runs Poetry Pulpit, an open-mic poetry night in Bristol. “Lullaby is about that weird insomnia-hinterland where you find yourself...
James Corden fought off a host of Hollywood heavyweights to win a Tony award for his hit show One Man, Two Guvnors. And while he’s been flying th...
In contrast to the extravagance and scale of much modern art, there is something about the purity of working with nothing but a pot of paint and some ...
Sainsbury's has launched itself into the e-book market with a deal to buy HMV's stake in online digital book retailer Anobii. The UK's third larges...
Churning out inspirational quotes about writing has been a favourite past time of authors and poets throughout the ages. Like many creative types, ...
A book of Edward Lear's limericks that comedian Ronnie Barker changed to make funnier is tipped to sell for around £1,500 at auction. The much lov...
Masterpieces by the likes of John Constable, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Francis Bacon, together valued at more than £200 million, were assembled this ...
A British writer has scooped the largest prize in the world for a novel published in English. Even the Dogs, by Jon McGregor, has been announced as...
Reading a good book has always been a bit like entering an alternative world contained within their pages. Until we saw the world of artist Guy Lar...
Whoever said book lovers were prudish types? As the rib-botheringly brilliant #eroticclassics hash tag game rippled through a Twitter audience clea...
