http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/eric_griffiths en http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/10/harris-blair-media-history http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/10/harris-blair-media-history Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Eric Griffiths Robert Harris's morality tale of an ex-prime minister at bay is not a spiteful satire, but a misguided admission of media guilt.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/09/french-history-france-robb http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/09/french-history-france-robb Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Eric Griffiths A "historical guidebook" uncovers the stranger side of French history, complete with beetroot brandy, whistle languages and fearsome sheep.

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/06/south-park-sex-studies http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/06/south-park-sex-studies Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Eric Griffiths For ten years, South Park has tackled America's idiocies through violence, swearing and song. But two academic studies miss the joke.

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