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Food festivals: defiantly middle class?

Alexander Larman — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:29:04 GMT

Alexander Larman on why food festivals sometimes leave the faintest, lingering suspicion of a nasty taste in the mouth, despite the rich fare and fine wine

Sympathy for the devil

Alexander Larman — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Dandy in the Underworld Sebastian Horsley Sceptre, 320pp, �16.99

The most commercial of music festivals

Alexander Larman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:35:12 GMT

Alexander Larman reports from this year's V Festival, the music festival for pop lovers and a mecca for the advertising industry.

Return to form

Alexander Larman — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Mere Anarchy Woody Allen Ebury Press, 176pp, �12.99

Movie masterclass

Alexander Larman — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Bambi vs Godzilla David Mamet Simon & Schuster, 250pp, �11.99

More than a music festival?

Alexander Larman — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:43:23 GMT

Latitude offered a rather mixed standard on the theatre and literary side but the music produced some surprise pleasures, reports Alexander Larman.

The great escapist

Alexander Larman — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Bit of a Blur Alex James Little, Brown, 274pp, �16.99

Forty years on

Alexander Larman — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Engleby Sebastian Faulks
Hutchinson, 352pp, �17.99 ISBN 0091794501

Vanishing city

Alexander Larman — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT

No Vulgar Hotel: the desire and pursuit of Venice Judith Martin W W Norton, 256pp, �15.99 ISBN 0393059324

Plain speaking

Alexander Larman — Mon, 07 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT

By Hook or By Crook: a journey in search of English David Crystal Harper Press, 314pp, �16.99 ISBN 0007235585