Upper-crust manouvres
Chris Paling joins high society
Culture
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
In a country forecourt
Paul Barker on the new architectural landmarks: petrol stations
Graceful cynicism
Peter Kerr-Jarrett on the poetry of Catullus
Dad-lit in Decline
by Chris Paling
A dark heritage of fiction
by Sally Feldman