Viv Groskop
Articles by Viv Groskop
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Society
The new Svengalis
- 30 October 2006
A job that didn't exist a decade ago has become a glamorous and lucrative part of the snake-oil industry. In the world of the super-rich, either you are a celebrity stylist or you have one
Society
Parenting: Mamafesto
- 17 July 2006
While "mommy wars" rage in the US, an agenda of political demands is emerging in western countries from mothers who want results, rather than the opportunity to moan. And Europe leads the way
Culture
Internet killed the video star
- 10 July 2006
As the digital revolution gathers pace and the export of American culture becomes increasingly fraught, MTV is losing its cool
Ideas
NS Essay - 'We envy and admire people who negotiate shorter hours - yet there's an overwhelming suspicion that they are ''skiving off'''
- 13 March 2006
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The clamour for work-life balance is pitting employee against employee, argues Viv Groskop, but the thing we need to change most is our fixation with the social status that we associate with work
Books
Lonely planet
- 27 February 2006
Lost Cosmonaut: travels to the republics that tourism forgot Daniel Kalder Faber & Faber, 224pp, £12.99 ISBN 0571227805
