大象传媒

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles.

State of Play

Political blogger Iain Dale reviews the American thriller State of Play, which follows a newspaper journalist as he investigates the suspicious death of a Congressman's mistress.

Deon Meyer's Cape Town

Prize-winning South African thriller writer Deon Meyer specialises in fast-paced novels of revenge and redemption that also manage to give a revealing portrait of a country in transition. He takes The Strand on a tour of the Cape Town spots that influence his best-selling books - including the famous Adderley Street flower market - now what could the author of hardboiled crime fiction find to inspire there?

Ernest Borgnine

Academy award winning screen legend Ernest Borgnine has just released his autobiography at the age of 92. He talks to Mark Coles about his life on-screen acting alongside the likes of Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, and Joan Crawford amongst others.

Cindy Sherman

American Cindy Sherman is one of the worlds leading female photographers. Art critic Louisa Buck reviews her latest exhibition for The Strand.

Cindy Sherman at the Spr眉th Magers Gallery London runs until the 27th May.
The Pictures Generation, 1974-1984 will be at the Metropolitan Museum in New York from 21st April.

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