When it opened in 1962, the bar was a hangout for writers such as Marguerite Duras, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. It had lost some of its luster but is now being revived by ...

Rubem Valentim (1922-1991), in particular, is a "wonderful discovery", his "ultra-sharp geometric paintings and gleaming ...

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...