Everyone is just, like, so into He’s Just Not That Into You
Press review: Trendspotting.
Deconstructing the work of Derrida
Letters: Your leader express a gratitude to Jacques Derrida for impugning the idea of a literary "canon" (October 11).
What to say about …
Press review: ... The death of Derrida.
Jacques Derrida
Obituary: Controversial French philosopher whose theory of deconstruction gave us new insights into the meaning of language and aesthetic values.
Our debt to Derrida
Leader: Jacques Derrida, the French scholar who died on Friday, had a dramatic impact on the study of literature in the postwar period.
Solved: the case of the blockbuster that nobody wrote
The identity of the writer of Man on Fire, the bestseller that hits the big screen in Britain this weekend, has been a riddle for a quarter of a century. Until now.
Dangerously funny
Post-revolution Russia needed great plays. Nikolai Erdman provided them with his savage political satires. But Stalin was not amused.
The whole truth
Women the world over were wowed by The Vagina Monologues, and 'vagina lady' Eve Ensler became an unlikely star. Now she is at it again, with a new play that aims to reveal the bigger picture. But will an audience with the author (and a revelation by Jane Fonda) help a sceptical Decca Aitkenhead see the light?
Austrian writer wary at scooping Nobel prize
The Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek has unexpectedly won the $1.3m (£750,000) Nobel prize for literature.
‘Someone like Erika comes along only once’
Read an extract from Elfriede Jelinek's novel 'The Piano Teacher'.
Anger, rage and disgust at a world which cannot be made better
Bob Corbett: The powerful writings of Elfriede Jelinek made me sit up and take notice.
The real truth about Camp Delta
America's prison camp at Guantánamo Bay holds detainees in extreme conditions. But David Rose, in this extract from his remarkable new book, says the intelligence gathered has failed to stop any terror attacks.
Our casa, your casa
They’re chefs, they’re married but, according to both Sams (Samuel and Samantha Clark) food is one thing they never argue about. Their Spanish cuisine with a Moorish tinge has made Moro, their restaurant, a huge draw. And anyone can do it: they tell Matthew Fort about the inspiration in the Andalusian hills for their new cookbook. Plus six superb recipes.