25 February 2008
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Cover story
Pakistan reborn?
Confounding all predictions, the Pakistani people have clearly demonstrated that they want to choose their own rulers and decide their own future. There is a consensus from Lahore to Karachi
Features
Darling in the hall of horrors
Unflattering comparisons to certain predecessors have dogged the Chancellor's week. He is damaged, writes Alex Brummer, but not necessarily fatally
We ain't seen nothin' yet'
The battle between Clinton and Obama has been peculiarly unpleasant. Just wait, says our US editor, till the Republicans have one candidate to focus on
Regulars
The Politics Column
The truth is more tawdry than the lies
The so-called "Williams draft" of the notorious Iraq weapons dossier confirms at last that government spin was at the heart of the process
The Politics Column
Lib-Lab rides again
Labour talks of "fusing" social democracy with liberalism but today's progressives need to discover the two traditions always had strong common roots
In all but name No 4015
Set by Gavin Ross In "The Meaning of Tingo", we learn that Prince Philip is known as "Oldfella Pili-Pili him b'long Missee Kween" in the Tok Pisin language. We asked what other celebrities would be known as if they were to visit the Pacific
Culture
Life after death
When Colin MacCabe heard that Derek Jarman was grievously ill, he went to Dungeness to record a last interview. Nearly 18 years later, that footage has become an experimental biopic
The way I see it: DJ Dolores
Helder Aragão, aka DJ Dolores, blends music from his native north-eastern Brazil with rock and electronica. His third album, “1 Real”, is out this month. He plays at Cargo, London EC2, on 27 February to launch the Linea 2008 festival. www.myspace.com/djdoloresaparelhagem
Dream catcher
Alexander Rodchenko's photographs captured the idealism and pioneering spirit of the early Soviet Union
Performance
The egos have landed
Mamet's Hollywood satire is undermined by its testosterone-filled starring actors
Film
Don't call it a comeback
Two giants of world cinema return in understated fashion, with mixed results
Television
How to get ahead in the media
What can a top TV producer learn from self-help books? Not a lot, it would seem
Radio
A love-in with the luvvies
The celeb-on-celeb interview is back, and as you'd expect, it's a cosy affair
Books
More bad news
It's worse than you think. A new book shows just how much of the media has been corrupted by PR and state disinformation, and weakened by corporate ownership
The sadness epidemic
The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression Darian Leader Hamish Hamilton, 240pp, £17.99
Trouble brewing
Starbucked: a Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce and Culture Taylor Clark Sceptre, 336pp, £12.99
When money talks
Who Runs Britain? How the Super-Rich Are Changing our Lives Robert Peston Hodder & Stoughton, 360pp, £20
Taking on the rich
The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed Bishop Gerardi? Francisco Goldman Atlantic Books, 228pp, £16.99
The life of Raymond Williams
Taken from The New Statesman5 February 1988
An active mind
What We Say Goes: Conversations on US Power in a Changing World Noam Chomsky Hamish Hamilton, 240pp, £14.99
Observations
So farewell, Castro
As the Cuban leader steps down, Isabel Hilton assesses the legacy of the longest, most controversial presidency in the world and Stephanie Blankenburg looks at the future of the Cuban revolution
