16 APRIL 1988, page 52

High Life

Crumbling Bagel Taki Alas, I wish I could say the same thing for the quality of life in New York City. On my way into the city on a Friday afternoon I ran into the kind of......

Exhibitions

Gwen Hardie (Paton Gallery, till 7 May) Vision and illusion Alistair Hicks T he imaginative landscape has proved one of the most dangerous minefields for 20th-century British......

Television

Gee up, ladies Wendy Cope T he time has come for Rhyme 'N' Reason,' announced the headline over the Grand National piece in Saturday's Inde- pendent. Ignoring this, I went out......