The AnswerBank Articles

Questions taken to art

Questions abound on The AnswerBank's Arts and Literature channel, ranging from the profound and philosophical to the pretty damned annoying, until you knew the answer that is. Riley socked it to us00:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001

Classic adaptations

Q. Whose are the most adapted works A. Shakespeare comes in for the most stick, because he is the biggest literary institution and it is a great way of poking fun at the established theatre. The00:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001

Can I read whole books on the web ...asked Smari.

A. New York-based Rosetta Books at www.rosettabooks.com offers works by Arthur C Clarke, Fay Weldon, Kurt Vonnegut Jnr, Aldous Huxley and Pat Conroy to name but a few. This is one of the first00:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001

Who's hot in British architecture at the moment

The guy who is running away with the prizes is Will Alsop of Alsop and Stomer. He won last year's Stirling Prize (named afer the great James Stirling - see below) for his new design for the library at00:00 Mon 26th Feb 2001

How did the art nouveau movement develop

It is hard to believe that art as apparently innocuous as that which characterised the Art Nouveau movement met shocking reactions.In England the work of Aubrey Beardsley scandalised the established00:00 Mon 26th Feb 2001

How much money is being invested in regional theatre

by Nicola Shepherd What are the financial prospects for regional theatre On 7 March regional arts organisations will announce how they are going to carve up their slice of the 25 million, promised00:00 Mon 26th Feb 2001

Mental gymnastics and synchronised psyching

By Nicola Shepherd ONCE again several mind-bending questions have been posted on the Arts & Literature section. The person who wanted to know how culture and identity are defined in American00:00 Mon 19th Feb 2001

Modern art, name your 'ism'

by Nicola Shepherd IN THIS post-modern art age, where news is dominated by outrageous sums paid for outrageous works, let's not forget where it all came from. Here is The AnswerBank's lightning00:00 Mon 19th Feb 2001

Doing your bidding

by Nicola Shepherd A PAINTING recently discovered in an attic in North Wiltshire has just been valued at over 400,000. It features the present owner's grandfather and is a large Australian00:00 Mon 19th Feb 2001

Visually arresting, sensually challenging

by Nicola Shepherd FROM the beautiful to the bizarre, the best current and upcoming visual arts offerings from home and all around the world. The Tate GalleryStarting in London, the exhibiiton at00:00 Mon 12th Feb 2001

Between the sheets - books for romantics

by Nicola Shepherd Romatic book ideas: Write him or her into a romantic novel Online just fill in a questionnaire about relevant characteristics, appearance details, likes and dislikes, and then00:00 Mon 12th Feb 2001

Discover the artist in you... in a day

by Nicola Shepherd NOW, after just one day, you can unleash your creative talents on the world. Workshops to tantalise even the most reluctant artists are available all around the country,00:00 Mon 12th Feb 2001

Big Brother versus baseball from Botswana

by Nicola Shepherd THE Tories have finally explained how they are going to maintain Labour spending plans while including tax cuts in their election manifesto. Something had to go, and the Tory00:00 Mon 05th Feb 2001

You only have to ask...

...and you'll be amazed at the answers you get. The intellectual capacities and memories of the AnswerBank's visitors have been tested to the limit. But the intrepid seekers of the truth have never00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

On equal art terms

by Nicola Shepherd A few impressive words go a long way, especially in the art world. Art critics have an enviable knack of using obsure words to describe what everyone else would call a print 00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Blowing a book's cover

by Nicola Shepherd DO you judge a book by its cover Or do you go for author, content or subject matter first How influenced are you by complimentary cover quotes One literary critic, in a00:00 Mon 05th Feb 2001

Dispensing literature

by Nicola Shepherd BOOK vending machines are being introduced onto platforms across the UK's rail network. Next time you are delayed by a late train, comfort yourself in the knowledge that you00:00 Mon 29th Jan 2001

Janet and John back in fashion

by Nicola Shepherd THE books that taught a nation to read are being re-published and brought up to date. Yes, Janet and John are back. If you are aged over 25, it is highly likely that you, along00:00 Mon 05th Feb 2001

Smile please, its Stirling's world first

by Nicola Shepherd A GIANT photograph is causing a storm in the Scottish town of Stirling. The council has decided to liven up an ugly, prefabricated concrete wall, above a busy road junction, with00:00 Mon 22nd Jan 2001

Theatre of the absurd

by Nicola Shepehrd A ROW is raging over proposals to open a Museum of the Toilet in Staffordshire, but this is not the first time an exhibition has been dedicated to the bizarre. The Gladstone00:00 Mon 22nd Jan 2001