Stephen Armstrong
Articles by stephen armstrong
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Life & Society
Drowning in debt
- 29 May 2008
Today's twentysomethings were brought up to spend today and forget about tomorrow. But now the loans have run out and the banks want their money back
Arts & Culture
Who's the daddy?
- 10 April 2008
- 2 comments
Donald Sutherland is a veteran Hollywood activist who in the 1970s made anti-Vietnam films with Jane Fonda. Those heady days pale in comparison to today's political battles.
Life & Society
Is British sport still racist?
- 14 February 2008
- 4 comments
From Premier League football to cricket, rugby and golf, prejudice against Asian players is rife in this country. But change is coming up from the grass roots
UK Politics
Care revolutionaries
- 07 February 2008
- 5 comments
As politicians debate social care, the sixtysomethings of the baby boomer generation are getting ready for a fight. They have seen their future - and they don't like it. Illustration by A Richard Allen
Arts & Culture
A soldier's tale
- 31 January 2008
- 1 comment
Aged 17, Elliot Ruiz became the youngest US marine serving in Iraq. Now he has channelled his experiences into a formidably emotional performance for cinema.
Film
Escaping Guantanamo
- 18 October 2007
- 4 comments
Riz Ahmed has played one of the Tipton Three and the brother of a suicide bomber. Now he'd really like a romantic role
Television
More than an ugly face
- 04 October 2007
- 2 comments
It may be a funny, frothy sitcom, but Ugly Betty is actually pushing a subversive political agenda
Film
Rebel without a pause
- 30 August 2007
- 1 comment
Once Hollywood's enfant terrible, Spike Lee is now directing blockbusters and TV shows. But, he tells Stephen Armstrong, he is still fighting for black cinema
Arts & Culture
Disappearing act
- 19 July 2007
In the 1990s, gay storylines were all the rage in mainstream television; now they are all but non-existent. Campaigners accuse broadcasters of failing to reflect modern Britain.
