The pointy sombrero… a definite no-no, especially in Mexico. Photograph: Alamy The lost art of packing a suitcase The secret of good suitcase packing is to fold as if your life depended on it. Fold each item as tightly as you can and then crush it a bit for good measure. Think of packing as [...]

Amazon webpage selling the Wylie Agency’s Odyssey Editions Fear and loathing among the movers and shakers of America’s publishing industry have reached new heights with both Random House and Macmillan denouncing the literary agent Andrew Wylie’s move into digital publishing. Home to 700 authors and estates ranging from Philip Roth to John Updike, Jorge Luis [...]

Traders watch as the results of the European banks stress tests come in. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters Britain’s four biggest banks emerged as among the strongest in Europe after seven others in the EU failed a health check of the financial system. Barclays, HSBC and the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds all comfortably passed [...]

Internet users are facing a crackdown on illegal filesharing of music with lawyers for dance labels threatening court action against them. Photograph: Guardian Solicitors for dance music label Ministry of Sound have sent letters to thousands of internet users it believes have illegally downloaded music and says it is determined to take them to court [...]