It's hard to pigeonhole Canadian singer Al Spx, aka Cold Specks, in the usual generic slots. She calls what she does “Doom Soul”, which almost covers the elements of soul, folk and darkling indie in the single “Blank Maps”, where hammer dulcimer and cello carry her soulful delivery of the typically quixotic sentiment “I am a goddamn believer”.

Strange things are happening in The Basement, Brighton’s buzzy home for avant-garde theatre.

Miuccia Prada is nothing if not contrary.

From trash couture to sincere chic, Miuccia Prada's pioneering take on women's fashion has changed the way we dress, says Susannah Frankel. A new exhibition explores her relationship with Elsa Schiaparelli

Government bids to outlaw 'provocative' clothes in largest Muslim country

The outdoors pursuit of happiness

'I still play pranks'

Fashion: A warm Current is blowing in

Together, Mary Quant and the Beatles defined the 1960s. If England swung – and Time magazine thought so, its April 1966 cover capturing the moment – then Mary, every bit as much as John, Paul, George and Ringo, set it in motion. As Jan Morris wrote later that year: "England was an aristocracy gone to seed, exhausted by war and responsibility, and very nearly tired of life. It was the Angry Young Men of the Fifties who shocked the old body into self-awareness: The Beatles and their friends ... put her into mini-skirts".

Forget the films – it's always the outfits that steal the show. Rebecca Gonsalves selects the red carpet's most blockbusting frocks from ceremonies gone by

This serious, simple production of Handel's opera is strong on storytelling and character, but suffers from musical hiccups

Sport's chiefs want women to take the 'elegant' option at Olympics – but they've got a fight on their hands

Michael Frayn's play-within-a-play is as funny as ever in this slick production, while, across town, gritty new writers make their mark