Background: Hilary Mantel said some interesting things about our fascination with the breeding habits of the monarchy. I liked the observation about how writing about the wives of Henry VIII tends to fit with moral trends of the author's time. The Daily Mail (and others) preferred the bit about Kate...

I read the news that one of Mark Rothko's Seagram murals (Black on Maroon, 1958) had been vandalised at Tate Modern while I was at its sister gallery, Tate Britain, wandering the Pre-Raphaelite exhibition.

According to a statement released by...

From knits made from milk protein and glowing handbags made from fibre-optic weaving to clothes that self-clean in sunlight and deliver medication straight to your skin, we've rounded up some of the most intriguing technological developments in textiles:

I've always had mixed feeling about Damien Hirst. Sometimes his work is provocative, interesting or beautiful. At other times I think he, more than anyone else, is flying the (invisible flag) for the Emperor's New Clothes.

With the major survey of 20 years of his work opening at Tate Modern...

Gaming inventories are both a blessing and a hideous curse.

Let's dispense with the 'blessing' part of this quickly. Inventories exist to allow the player freedom to collect all manner of gubbins to aid them in their quests. Developers usually put a limit on said inventory (be it weight, quantity...

Reality television is much like junk food - you start off thinking there's nothing wrong with a plate of chips every now and again and then you start to talk yourself into believing that the wilted and slightly greasy salad in your burger has valuable vitamins and minerals to offer,...

The winner of the 2011 Turner Prize will be announced on tonight live on Channel 4 but, at 27 years old, how is this annual art event still capable of causing outrage?

Before we dive in, what is the Turner Prize? Tate offers a very basic and easy-to-understand definition: "The...

To help guide you through the morass of mediocre Twitter accounts, we've curated a list of ten UK Twitter feeds you should be following right now.

We're not going to rattle through the usual Brit Twitterati - chances are if you've got as far as setting up your Twitter account...

There comes a point in everyone's life when they have to make an important decision: which song to sing at karaoke.

Unless you're an X Factor finalist, in which case you should have got the art form all worked out, chances are you're not a natural on stage so in...

I'm a fan of reality television.

I loved it back in the early days when you could try to pass it off as having an interest in psychology and I love it today when everyone who owns a telly knows how to have a media-friendly reality TV journey.

One thing...

It is with sadness that we announce the end of our marriage/relationship*.

*delete as applicable

Haute couture is one of those things that separates a fashionista from her [wonderful but hopelessly non-style-obsessed] friends.

After all, the majority of us can appreciate the need for a pair of trousers that fit well (even if 'well' sometimes means 'sort of') or a pair of shoes we can...