Hergé’s Tintin is one of the great Âcreations of the 20th century, which makes the dismal Hollywood film version little more than murder, says a fan.
Nicholas Lezard ponders the merits of the prequel to <i>The Lord of the Rings, The Children</i> of Hurin by JRR Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher
JK Rowling’s fifth instalment of Harry Potter delivers more of the old charm, writes Nicholas Lezard.
The news that British politician Mark Oaten blamed his baldness for his midlife crisis parted the nation’s opinion neatly down the middle. There are some who feel that losing one’s hair is hardly an excuse to inaugurate a same-sex relationship behind one’s wife’s back at around the same time as one is running for the leadership of one of the country’s major political parties.