In The Saturday Magazine this weekend
Meet Valeriya, Russia's empress of pop. PLUS: Will Self is heading for Hollywood; Can moonbeams cure cancer? Mark Hix joins the brunch bunch
In detail:
The front bit
* The Weasel remembers Covent Garden.
* My Secret Life: Mary McCartney on a photographer’s life and style
* PsychoGeography: Will and Ralph are down and out in Beverly Hills
Features
* Cover story: Valeriya has sold 100 million records and Vladimir Putin adores her. But will Britain ever warm to Russia’s favourite pop star? Shaun Walker reports
* Knife UK: No-one doubts that Britain has a problem with young people and knives. So what do the young people themselves think? Clare Dwyer Hogg finds out
* Lunatic fringe: A bizarre machine in the Arizona desert is bringing new hope to sufferers from a wide range of conditions
Fashion
* Modern classics: YSL’s Edition 24
* Style notes: Shopping & beauty news
Food & drink
* Munch brunch: Mark Hix cooks breakfast
* Restaurant: Chelsea’s newest hot spot
* Wine: Raise a glass to rosé this summer
Design & interiors
* Cabin fever: Britain’s best wooden home
* Peter York: The new austerity measures
Gardens & pets
* Anna Pavord: Why a bunny is not funny
* Urban gardener & Pets’ corner
In the Saturday Magazine with The Independent print edition this weekend.
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