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?
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
Facebook traffic may have plateaued but profit potential is looking up
Younger users may be leaving for apps such as Instagram or WhatsApp but data shows Facebook is still very strong
Dan Brown’s Inferno: A secret I had to hide from all prying eyes
A first look at the new book, a Dante-themed novel, reveals a tasty cocktail of high culture and low thrills
The Great Gatsby never makes a great movie
There have been plenty of failed F Scott Fitzgerald adaptations already. Besides, who needs films based on 20s literature when their themes resonate through so much film and TV anyway?
Lionel Shriver: ‘If you’re thin, you are a kook; if you’re fat, you’re a failure’
The rise of Lena Dunham, Adele and Christina Hendricks might challenge the tyranny of thin, but our obsession with body size is still out of control, argues Lionel Shriver
Which literary novels should daredevil film directors adapt next?
The same daredevil spirit that has informed many an apparently insane film or TV version over the past decade has seen adaptations of literary novels
Make your own lime rickey
Angostura bitters and lime combine in this refreshing classic
The Fall is one of the best BBC dramas in years
Devoting equal time to hunter and hunted, Gillian Anderson stars in this gripping psychological thriller
Star Trek Into Darkness: How it was made, by the people who made it
JJ Abrams got ‘the band back together’ for his big budget sequel. We meet the key players to talk period hair, blue drinks and ‘sexy Klingons’
Mud
Jeff Nichols’ slice of Americana is rich and engaging, and Matthew McConaughey is getting better all the time
JJ Abrams on Star Trek: ‘I’ve come to love it by working on it’
The director took some flak after his first Trek film by admitting he wasn’t a fan of the TV series. Now, back with another one, does he regret what he said? And what plans does he have for his first Star Wars movie?
Star Trek Into Darkness – Review
JJ Abrams’ new Trek instalment is as glitzy as his first, but it’s the arrival of Benedict Cumberbatch as a mysterious new foe that fuels this outing for the Enterprise
Google under pressure to cut $5bn valuation of smartphone patents
US firm’s mobile arm faces fines from European commission’s antitrust unit for trying to use patents to block Apple iPhone sales
