27 FEBRUARY 1982, page 27

Arts

Hard boiled and half baked Gavin Stamp r - lood Design' is a most elusive 1 4-1 commodity. Artists and critics have worried about the appearance of everyday, utilitarian objects......

Cinema

At a distance Peter Ackroyd Ragtime ('AA', selected cinemas) N orman Mailer has never looked more like himself than here, where he is playing a part. His role is that of the......