On the one side is the fighter jet; on the other is the stone,One the one side is the slave, one the other is the throne.Caterpillars maul streets, destroy whole city blocks,While children swallow shrapnel, for the crime of throwing rocks.
Beauty and the Beast: Photographs by Lee MillerThe Star Gallery, Lewes, East Sussexuntil 26 November
What were you hoping to achieve with your new novel?
Diane Arbus exhibitionV&A museumuntil 15 January
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a great painter. Anyone who enjoys painting or is interested in the history of art will gain pleasure, and perhaps inspiration, from the exhibition of his work, Rubens: A Master in the Making, now showing at the National Gallery in London.
A Day for FallujahFilms and discussionTuesday 8 NovemberThe ICA, central LondonPhone 020 7930 3647 www.ica.org.uk
The People’s History Museum in Manchester is currently hosting an exhibition on Crime and Punishment in Britain, 1800-2000. It is certainly worth visiting both the museum and the exhibition.
Leicester City anti-racism exhibition
"The top image is from Baghdad. The blind woman in this picture was working in a factory — she had been blind for several years, most probably as a result of the Iran-Iraq war when gasses were released on both sides.
