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Society
Blues sisters
13 March 2008

The term has become one of abuse, but the "Bluestockings" were brilliant women who struggled for the

Society
Sex, lies and videotape
11 October 2007

The "great artists" on show in an adults-only exhibition at the Barbican have more excuses than porn

International Politics
Why British men are rapists
23 January 2006

In the world of stag-night excess, lad mags and lap dancing, paying for sex is losing its stigma and

Music and Performance
Michael Jackson: American beauty
13 June 2005

His fantasies and desperate quest for physical transformation are a logical extension of the dream s

International Politics
Writers in prison - The other side of paradise
12 January 2004

Last March, Fidel Castro had 75 Cuban dissidents arrested. Among them were many writers and journali

Culture
Writers in prison
11 June 2001

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