Turner prize 2006
March 2009
Reviews roundup: Turner prize
The biggest fuss over this year's Turner prize, today's papers seem to agree, is that there isn't all that much. Stuck for headlines after years of pickling, pots and sputtering lightbulbs, subeditors go straight to the facts of the case. "TURNER PRIZE JUDGES OPT FOR PAINTER OVER CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS", says the Independent; "AND THIS YEAR'S TURNER WINNER IS ... A PAINTER", sputters the Times; "TURNER PRIZE GOES TO PAINTER ... NO IRONY INTENDED", whimpers the Telegraph.
November 2006
I find 'change your life' reality TV shows compulsive viewing - after all, they taught me how to live
Mark RavenhillMark Ravenhill: It's been a tough two weeks for reality TV. On our screens, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here has finally turned into Lord of the Flies. Jan Leeming, we discover, has all the self-awareness and wit of The Good Life's Margo Leadbetter.