Digested classicsMichel HouellebecqAtomised by Michel HouellebecqThis book is primarily the story of a man who wanted to take the French philosophical tradition of Sartre, Camus, Foucault and Deleuze to its nihilistic conclusion. At the time of his disappearance, Michel Houellebecq – sorry Djerzinski – was considered a serious candidate for the Nobel prize, though his true significance as one of the principal architects of the metaphysical mutation that opened a new eras in world history would not be understood for many years. Read More...
He was accused of subjecting Nigella Lawson to 'intimate terrorism' during their marriage and was, memorably, photographed with his hand around her throat, but Charles Saatchi has lost none of his appeal to beautiful women.
Having recently split from his long-term girlfriend Trinny Woodall, the super-rich art collector, who turns 80 next month, is dating again.
And he's been spotted dining a deux with vivacious model Martha Sitwell, who, at 43, is almost half his age. Read More...
Spider crabs cover the ocean floor in Cornwall as they gather near holiday hotspots
By Heart @thisisheart Tourists in Cornwall have been reassured after thousands of the crustaceans appeared in Newquay, St Ives and St Austell.
Cornwall visitors have been told that spider crabs are not venomous after thousands carpeted the sea floor at a number of popular tourist attractions. Watch on Global Player: Brad Pitt reveals he sent Aaron Taylor-Johnson to A&E with Bullet Train fight scene Read More...