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David Fanning on RLPO/Deneve at Philharmonic Hall, Loverpool and Halle/Elder at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

Rupert Christiansen is bewitched but bewildered by the English National Opera's Partenope

Ellis Woodman salutes the Accordia housing development, a worthy winner of the Stirling Prize

A new exhibition offers further evidence that China has become the most fertile territory on the globe for experimentation by architects.

A bumbling president, a rube candidate, a greedy politician - such are the caricatures of political life. Whether accurate or not, they can be more powerful than any argument.

Most people sometimes wake up on the wrong side of bed. The hero of "My Own Worst Enemy" on NBC wakes up on the wrong side of his brain.

Tina Fey's humorous impersonations of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live (SNL) may be no laughing matter for Palin's running mate, Senator John McCain, says Lauren Feldman, an expert on the political effects of late-night comedy.

TV and radio use will likely increase during a prolonged recession, predicts University of Maryland media economist Douglas Gomery. He bases his comments of current audience behavior as well as Great Depression era trends.

Prince Charles has turned down an offer to star in the hit BBC series Doctor Who, triggering an angry response from the show's executive producer.

A special tribute concert, which included Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, was held in the ancient site on Petra, Jordan, commemorating the life of the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti.