Diary
Someone in the public eye tells us about their week
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Life & Society
The French need their fax
- 20 September 2007
Word comes from Tehran that the president wants to do an interview. Unsurprisingly, there are no direct flights between the US and Iran. The quickest way is via Paris. Tickets are going at $900 apiece
Life & Society
The titans vie for the ultimate moment
- 13 September 2007
Perhaps conscious of Ralph Lauren's looming 40th anniversary, Valentino threw down the gauntlet, shipping in additional columns to Rome's Forum
Life & Society
Blessed are the cheesemakers
- 06 September 2007
- 2 comments
I suspect we may have a gay prime minister before an atheist one. Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have their work cut out
Religion
You're on your own, Richard Dawkins
- 30 August 2007
- 5 comments
A woman in the audience did indeed have a lawn and the spirits said it needed cutting. Wow!
Music
Farewell to the Proms
- 23 August 2007
How to avoid coming down with "cancellitis", finding time to eat, and nearing the end of an extraordinary 12-year adventure
Media
In Afghanistan, memories of Vietnam
- 16 August 2007
- 1 comment
It is one of the constants of war zones that the further you are from front lines, the more optimistic the military assessments become
Film
Give me hugs, not lashes
- 09 August 2007
Why are directors constantly asked about the film industry? Are shoe designers constantly interrogated about the state of British boot manufacture?
Music
Where the real thing clings on
- 02 August 2007
At the muddy rock festivals and the low-budget pub gigs, you can hear something that doesn't come off a computer
Life & Society
Oh, for the comfort of the real monsoon
- 26 July 2007
In the storms, it took me 24 hours to get from London to Cornwall. It never occurred to me that British rain could do this . . .
Life & Society
Upside-down umbrellas and hard-boiled mice
- 19 July 2007
What's the difference between dogs and deckchairs? Should I feed a hungry audience? And does wearing women's knickers help Luton's footballers score?
