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Edinburgh
14 Aug 08
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I've never been to Edinburgh. People are always surprised when I tell them this but I've always taken the view that I'll visit Edinburgh when I'm old, just before I die. Which is a... [READ]
EAGER TO PLEASE
19 Aug 08
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I was with my therapist at The Ivy last week discussing material for the autobiography that someone’s writing for me, ‘Tinted Love – The Highlights and Lowlight... [READ]
Day 12: They eat seahorses, don't they?
20 Aug 08
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Yes, it's probably required that every tourist in Beijing visit Wangfujing Street, specifically the market alleyway where all sorts of unmentionables are being sold... [READ]
What would Jesus do?
24 Jul 08
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“Archbishop Deng said the existence of an actively gay bishop in America had direct consequences for Anglicans living in countries such as Sudan, who had Muslim neighbours.&q... [READ]
Features
Now That's What I Call Tragic
by Phil Willmott
I guess we’re about half way through Liverpool’s year as the European Capital of Culture. I find my attitude towards the city’s latest reincarnation varies as much as the that of the good citizens themselves.I was there when the award was made. Compl... [READ]
Where’s the Story?
by Robert Elliott
As I click around an uninspiring screen, joining up dots on the BBC’s interactive teen-drama ‘Signs of Life’ I wonder: ‘has our eagerness to deliver innovative multi-platform content distracted us from producing strong, rich narratives?’ Don’t get m... [READ]
Toppermost of the Poppermost
by Gettin Hectic
August 17- The Hot Buttered Soul EditionAt the end of ‘Cry Baby Cry’ Paul McCartney pleads with a higher power to take him back to where he came from, brother can you take him back? For some reason, more than likely drugs, I always had Isaac Hayes in... [READ]
Play the Way You're Facing
by Gettin Hectic
Good morning sports fans. What a weekend. In case you have been away, meditating, or closing your eyes, putting your hands over your ears and singing “I’m not listening. I’m not listening. I’m not listening.” This has been possibly the greatest weeke... [READ]
What You Need to Know This Week
by Elspeth Waters
To bleach or not to bleach? That is the controversial question at the heart of L’Oreal’s recent ad scandal. And we’re not just talking about lady ‘taches – which is an unequivocal yes, friends. No, this is the far more serious issue of whether Big Co... [READ]
Letter from America
by Alan Miller
August in New York can be stifling. One ends up navigating between highly air conditioned buildings and the ‘bouncy’ thermal like air on the street. Perpetually caught between an intense sweat and a chilling breeze, it epitomises the intensity of the... [READ]