The eyes have it Nigel Ryan is intrigued by portraits, non-portraits, and the things in between

Public folly, private woe By Nigel Ryan Plain talk By Mursi Saad El-Din

Voices on, voices off David Blake on a tearful departure	Ways of dying Some things never change. Or do they? David Blake and Youssef Rakha speak to Samir Farag, the new head of the Opera House
	Mediterranean poetics Youssef Rakha pays tribute to an ancient connection