Game of Thrones – Review: Second Sons
It was a week of alliances – some more unlikely than others – including the world’s most depressing wedding
Could WordPress be the next Tumblr?
The tech world has seen a lot of major acquisitions, but WordPress stands out because of its open, yet profitable platform
Yahoo-Tumblr deal: Internet giant promises not to ‘screw it up’ over $1.1bn deal
Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site’s 26-year-old founder tells staff: ‘Fuck yeah’
Has Doctor Who really lost its way?
The fans love to moan, but as the season seven finale approaches, Doctor Who is as good as – if not better than – ever before, argues Dan Martin
Samsung’s 10m S4s, NFC’s double counts, Google’s un-openness, and more
Plus Nokia Asha’s unique selling point, the point of a Google Music service, what Apple needs at WWDC, and more
How do you organise your books?
Tate Britain has rearranged its paintings in chronological order – can that teach those of us with chaotic bookshelves anything?
Inferno by Dan Brown
Infernal prose flows again from the bat-thronged belfry of Dan Brown’s demented brain
Game of Thrones – Preview: The Rains of Castamere
HBO hat den Previewclip zur vorletzten Folge der dritten “Game of Thrones”-Staffel veröffentlicht. Die Folge heißt “The Rains of Castamere”:
The best wines to serve with vegetable dishes
The trick is to find flavours that complement your food or contrast with it
JD Salinger’s secret life exposed in new documentary
Film promising revelations about reclusive Catcher in the Rye author has been snapped up by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein
Nigel Slater’s sandwich recipes
All too often a sandwich is nothing more than a quick fix, but a little time and imagination will transform the snack
One tax law for us and another for Amazon
Britain’s reluctance to pursue multinationals risks turning us into another Italy
Cannes 2013 – Review: Inside Llewyn Davis
The best of the fest so far sees the Coen brothers meditate on mediocrity and modernity in the 1960s New York folk scene – but not be so sombre as to forget the laughs
Wine: What to buy at Tesco
With 25% of the UK market, it has something for everyone
The most powerful Brit in Hollywood: Col Needham, creator of IMDB
This man has seen 8,524 movies. How does he know? Because he invented the Internet Movie Database – the indispensable cinema encyclopaedia – and put Bristol on Hollywood’s map
How to make the perfect Victoria sponge cake
It took the invention of baking powder to make such rich, buttery cakes possible. Since then the British have had plenty of time to perfect it
