My friend Edward
Christopher Hitchens remembers Edward Said, polymath, academic powerhouse, consummate musician and the most passionate advocate of justice for Palestinians.
Scholar Edward Said dies
Edward Said - scholar, literary critic and the most eloquent supporter of the Palestinian cause - died in New York yesterday after a long battle against leukaemia. He was 67.
Edward Said
Controversial literary critic and bold advocate of the Palestinian cause in America.
New world potion that was poison to Dr Sam
Clinton adviser Joseph Stiglitz tracks the genesis of anti-Americanism in our second extract from his new book.
The fruits of irrationality
In the first of two extracts from his new book, the Roaring Nineties, Joseph Stiglitz how the boom sowed the seeds of the US's present economic difficulties.
Reagan’s letters show love of Snoopy and guilt at sex
A collection of 5,000 pieces of correspondence from former president Ronald Reagan will be published this week
The Kabul bookseller, the famous reporter, and a ‘defamation’ of a nation
An international bestseller has caused fury in the Afghan capital - and the man on whom it is based has flown over to defend his name.
Kitchen confidential
When the smooth-talking son of his boss comes to stay, the 15-year-old Nigel Slater has a life-changing experience - an awakening matched only by his first taste of posh potatoes. In this extract from his youthful memoir, Toast, our award-winning food writer tackles the end of his salad days.
Miller’s crossing
For years, Lee Miller was Man Ray's lover and muse. But what happened when she decided to become a photographer herself? By Francine Prose
‘I would have given up my career to save my marriage’
There are some remarkable revelations in Madeleine Albright's new memoirs. Sharon Krum reports.