Henry CecilObituarySir Henry Cecil obituaryChampion British racehorse trainer whose career was crowned by the success of FrankelSir Henry Cecil, who has died of cancer aged 70, was one of the most successful and popular racehorse trainers of the past century. His tally of 25 classic winners is unsurpassed since 1900, while his achievement in becoming champion trainer 10 times has been bettered only once. In 2012 his career was crowned by his training of the " Read More...
THE BODY BEAUTIFULThe stomach digests pretty well everything sent down to it. How does it avoid digesting itself? THE STOMACH does not digest itself because it is lined with epithial cells, which produce mucus. This forms a barrier between the lining of the stomach and the contents. Enzymes, which make up part of the digestive juices are also secreted by the stomach wall, from glands with no mucus barrier. Read More...
Lauren Bacall, author of By Myself, in which she describes her marriages to Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards. Photograph: Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty ImagesInspiring, indiscreet and occasionally gasp-worthy – to mark the publication of Woody Allen’s Apropos of Nothing, we arrange the best Tinseltown memoirs in order of excellence
by Peter Bradshaw25. A Story Lately Told (2013) and Watch Me (2014) by Anjelica HustonThe two volumes of Anjelica Huston’s autobiography are a shrewd account of her life with wry comments on the alpha-males in it, including her father John Huston and longtime boyfriend Jack Nicholson. Read More...
