New Statesman - <![CDATA[Milly Getachew]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/milly_getachew en <![CDATA[Laughing academy]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/12/jokes-holt-history-book http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/12/jokes-holt-history-book Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:39:35 GMT Milly Getachew Stop Me If You've Heard This: a History and Philosophy of Jokes Jim Holt Profile Books, 160pp, £8.99

]]> <![CDATA[Backing black]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2008/05/black-search-communities http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2008/05/black-search-communities Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Milly Getachew Observations on e-communities

]]> <![CDATA[Compulsive viewing]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2008/05/pornography-war-images http://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2008/05/pornography-war-images Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Milly Getachew Milly Getachew on our strange fascination with images of war and disaster

]]> <![CDATA[Dead bodies, sexy bodies and a dubious body of evidence]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/music-collection-end-ebay http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/music-collection-end-ebay Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:04:30 GMT Milly Getachew Milly Getachew reports on the $50m music collection on eBay, the Rolling Stones on the dangers of drugs, the end of the instant photograph, and more…

]]> <![CDATA[Trouble brewing and Ginsberg howls again]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/aretha-art-ethics-books http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/aretha-art-ethics-books Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:11:43 GMT Milly Getachew Art heists, ethics, and Beyonce in Aretha’s bad books

]]> <![CDATA[The wisdom of 50 Cent]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/sweeney-todd-film-audiences http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/sweeney-todd-film-audiences Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:43:06 GMT Milly Getachew Prince Charles and rapper 50 Cent offer us valuable insights, while confused audiences spurn Sweeney Todd

]]> <![CDATA[Forgeries, freeconomics and Freddie Krueger]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/israel-fans-britain-dead-stars http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/arts-blog/2008/02/israel-fans-britain-dead-stars Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:06:21 GMT Milly Getachew Britain's government wants fans involved in the arts, while Israel's says "sorry" to dead pop stars.

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