Movies This article is more than 11 years oldJ Michael Riva, veteran production designer, dies aged 63This article is more than 11 years oldOscar-nominated production designer, known for his work on The Color Purple and The Goonies, has diedOscar-nominated production designer J Michael Riva has died, Variety reports. The New York-born veteran had been working on the new Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. He was 63.
Riva's Oscar nod came in 1985 for his work on Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple. Read More...
Australian food and drinkLess but better: how to make meat the side, not the starWe often think of meat as the sun that all other components of the meal must orbit around, but cooked the right way, you’ll need far less of it than you realise
Growing up, I thought it normal that one whole chicken – cut up into many, many pieces in a curry or soup – was enough to feed a family of four, plus a few dinner guests. Read More...
The real Mad Men: Mac Conner's stunning New York illustrations – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Mac Conner arrived in New York in 1950 and built a career in the city’s vibrant publishing industry with his crisp, hand-painted illustrations. See the classics he created for Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and more at the House of Illustration, London, until 28 June Read More...