Dear Giles, Sub-editing is a noble profession. It is also a thankless one - particularly when your writers call you a "useless cunt".

"There is no length issue. This is someone thinking "I'll just remove this indefinite article because Coren is an illiterate cunt and i know best"."

Leader: Alan Turing was one of the greatest British minds of the last century, who collaborated with Max Newman

The pleasure of reading it derives precisely from its author's obsessive approach...

'Well one thing is, I am not a control freak,' he says, which is what all control freaks say.

How can a product that doesn't work and offends the eye possibly be described as a 'design classic', says Germaine Greer.

Glad to see a 1997 edition of Harry Potter so high up the list....

Jamie Oliver raises awareness for healthy eating in schools, and it creates a a big enough impact to hurt suppliers, one of which goes bankrupt being unable to adapt.

Building the invisible house. 2 points in 1 article, designing a house around annual, day-long light sources, and a house that is invisible to its neighbourhood.

Renzo Piano, by reputation among the world's greatest architects, tells Emma Brockes why cities have been betrayed

Last week's riot proves Ikea stores are designed for selling, not for crowd control, writes Philip Ball

The Night of the Iguana may be full of poetry, but that doesn't make it any good as a play, argues David Mamet

Alison Brooks's Salt House, among the oyster-pickers' old cottages in Essex, is a triumph of ingenious, affordable design, says Jonathan Glancey.

Paula Radcliffe, runner, 31, London

Jay Kay, musician, 35, London

Think of Muji and you think of nice stationery and opaque storage. But as Fiona Rattray reports from Tokyo, behind the no-frills concept is a company with designs on your future - from baby clothes to dream homes

Short interview with Chris Ware