Does architecture need to be original?

An in-depth symposium in New York discussed the vexed question of authenticity in architecture through the lens of copyright law

Beats surrender: how headphones became the must-have accessory this Christmas

Mum, dad, kids, the professional footballers in your life … all will be happy this year with some ludicrously expensive cans

Middle class people dominate arts, survey finds

Findings also reveal extent to which gender and ethnicity influence prospects of entering and gaining fair deal in industry

Luxury brands are failing in their storytelling

Luxury has a rich heritage to draw on – why aren’t brands telling stories better? There are lessons to be learned from new players

Inside Wayne Newton’s Las Vegas wonderland

The American crooner, aka Mr Las Vegas, recently opened his home to the public, and it has all the dancing horses, gold Rollers and fabulously kitsch decor you’d hope for in a Sin City showbiz mansion. Welcome to Wayne’s otherworldly world