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Architecture

Is bigger better? London's tallest buildings

In pictures: Construction work continues on the Shard London Bridge, which is already the tallest building in the UK and will eventually stand at 310 metres
Film

Sex and the City 2: Carrie on capitalising

Paul MacInnes: We greet the DVD release of the sisters' sheikh-stirring sequel with flutes and organs in our boiled-down screenplay

Music

A song for the Guardian

We blogged about The Streets star Mike Skinner's innovative Twitter use. He posted a track ... about us
Stage

Tom Courtenay on theatre

Video: Actor Sir Tom Courtenay discusses Billy Liar, Philip Larkin, Albert Finney and Keith Waterhouse
- Alan Bennett: 'I've often wanted to be bolder'
TV and radio

Six to watch: comedy double acts

Daniel Bettridge: Fry and Laurie will be reunited on TV tomorrow night - but which other duos do we also recall fondly?
Art

Life of Riley

Adrian Searle: Bridget Riley's paintings – paired with works by Raphael, Seurat and Mantegna – create a kind of encounter with time

Everyone's talking about ...

The X Factor's Beatles week

Wagner got through yet again thanks to the public's votes, but Paije lost the sing-off with Cher
Electra2510

Bye, Paije – for me you will always be a big Gary Coleman
JAYSTONE

Everyone who voted for Wagner hand their phones to their charge nurse

Film

Diana Quick on Aldeburgh doc festival

Blogpost: As an actor, curating a season of factual film-making opened my eye to another way of telling stories
Art and design

Kenwood House and what it says about British art

Jonathan Jones: The north London villa is a monument to British cultural glory – but its best works of art are imports
Stage

Fan club in search of an audience

Simon Casson: Our Gay Shame event had a 3,500 capacity crowd; our new show, Readers Wifes Fan Club, pulled in 30 people. What went wrong?
Comedy

Move over McIntyre: Kafka comics lead a standup revolution

Brian Logan: Two young comedians are spearheading a more theatrical style of comedy with their stage version of The Trial