God of small meetings
Laurie Taylor asks for a show of hands. Wine will be served later
Culture
Upper-crust manouvres
Chris Paling joins high society
Secular songs
Tony Russell sings the Blues
Double Exposure
A poem by Fleur Adcock
Pie in the sky
Laurie Taylor tastes the delights of a very creative city
Writhing on Ecstasy
Acid House inspired even the most unlikely ravers to brave the dance floor. But did it leave anything behind once the high was over, asks Caspar Melville
Sculpted insights
Sally Feldman on Carol Shield's bid for immortality
Burnt–out case
Stuart Sim descends into the murky world of the crime novel
Has doom had its day?
Andrew Tudor on the decline of the disaster movie
All men won’t be brothers
A poem by Keith Morton