Sport Sport without doping is an impossible aim We want sports stars to be either desperate druggies or blue-eyed cleanies, with no room for anything in between. By Simon Barnes
Sport As the Olympic games loom, it’s time to ask the big question: which were the worst Olympics ever? By Simon Barnes
I know what you’re thinking – but this graphic novel of Proust is a triumph Stéphane Heuet's illustrated adaptation of Swann's Way is a triumph. By Simon Barnes
The Cabaret of Plants shows us the value of looking down Richard Mabey leaps around the world as easily as Ariel, and reminds us that it's vital to see plants as… By Simon Barnes
“Chariots of Fire meets Cool Runnings?”: The history of a bobsled team Andy Bull’s Speed Kings is about the 1932 American Olympic bobsled team – and reminds us how mortality underlines all sport. By Simon Barnes