Rankin’s best photograph: a supermodel in a cow mask
‘I didn’t think models were being treated as people. So we borrowed a farm, put some in masks – and shot them in a cow barn then a pigsty’
Books
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential also helps boost publisher’s profits by 13%
I never set out to stick my knife into a restaurant – but some just deserve it
The Observer restaurant critic’s most biting reviews have now been collected in a book. Here, he defends the art of negative criticism – after all, it’s just a part of the job
Chanel shoes, but no salary: how one woman exposed the scandal of the French fashion industry
A new book by academic Giulia Mensitieri, laying bare the working conditions of stylists and young designers, has sparked controversy. Will it lead to improved conditions for those forced to work for clothes vouchers instead of cash?
Best job in the world? Luxury resort in Maldives seeks bookseller
Pay derisory. Fringe benefits unparalleled
Escheatment: Maltese Cat Book Series. Part IV
Maltese Cat is back with ESCHEATMENT Chapter 7 & 8. Dear e-readers, Book 1 in the Maltese Cat Book Series entitled Escheatment continues with Chapter 7 and Chapter 8. Read Chapters 1 & 2 here, Chapters 3 & 4, and Chapters 5 & 6. Chapter 7 Macondray Lane The Maltese Cat parked on the street, mainly because he found a … Read more