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Thursday, August 31, 2006

Legends of the fall

Legends of the fall

The Guardian
31 Aug 2006

Opera Gaddafi: A Living Myth In the most controversial opening of any operatic season in Britain, English National Opera’s autumn offering is a world premiere with a difference. Gaddafi: A Living Myth is a collaboration between the musicians of Asian... read more...

Culture shack

Culture shack

Stella
27 Aug 2006

I n the hills of Haute Provence, the Alps are visible in the distance and the mistral rustles the almond trees growing in the herb-scented scrubland. Here and there, sandstone gleaned from the surrounding fields has been moulded into simple,... read more...

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

‘I used to have a band, and now I don’t’

‘I used to have a band, and now I don’t’

The Guardian
22 Aug 2006

The artist formerly known as Black Francis answers the phone and explains that he can’t talk right now; he is in crisis. He’s in Pennsylvania but can’t say where, exactly, because he has switched hotels twice in the past few hours. He has four children... read more...

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Laughing in his grave

Laughing in his grave

The Guardian
17 Aug 2006

Most of us have heard of the American fashion for asking: “What would Jesus do?” You may be more surprised to learn that a book was recently published entitled What Would Bill Hicks Say?, featuring contributions from, among others, Rob Newman, AL... read more...

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Pubs, privet and parody as China builds little Britain by the Yangtse


Pubs, privet and parody as China builds little Britain by the Yangtse
Jonathan Glancey
The Guardian
16 Aug 2006

Jonathan Glancey Look at those white stucco Regency terraces. This must be Pimlico. Look again. Well, perhaps we are in Bristol; that’s the spire of St Mary Redcliffe over there, isn’t it? On the other hand, all those black-and-white Tudor shops seem... read more...

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

SHAKESPEARE, SHOCK AND AWE

SHAKESPEARE, SHOCK AND AWE

Seven
13 Aug 2006

All too well aware that he is serving up a rump of very chewy Shakespeare – and there is surely none chewier than The Tempest – the director Rupert Goold reaches for the jar of Hollywood spice and sprinkles liberally. His new production at the Royal... read more...



Monday, August 14, 2006

Castro at play

Life amid the blood and bombs as besieged hospital battles on On the border, Israeli tanks struggle for control (The Guardian, 14 Aug 2006, Page 8)

Life amid the blood and bombs as besieged hospital battles on On the border, Israeli tanks struggle for control
Declan Walsh Tyre Conal Urquhart Metulla
The Guardian
14 Aug 2006

The battered Mercedes careered through Tyre’s ghostly streets, a white lace flag fluttering from its aerial, and squealed to a halt before the hospital doors. Nine people spilled out. A semi-conscious elderly man, his head wrapped in a dirty towel,... read more...

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

FALLING FOR THE OUTBACK

FALLING FOR THE OUTBACK

Travel
06 Aug 2006

The scale of the Australian Outback can be mindboggling for those unused to extravagant distances. El Questro, a former cattle station in the Kimberley region in the north-west corner of the continent, stretches across a million acres. That’s an area... read more...



Friday, August 04, 2006

$15m on Latin dance lessons only to be told: move your ****, lazy ***

$15m on Latin dance lessons only to be told: move your ****, lazy ***
Jonathan Watts Beijing Mirko Saccani
The Guardian
04 Aug 2006

When millionaire banker Mimi Monica Wong decided to step out onto the dance floors of Hong Kong, she was so determined to be the belle of the ballroom that she hired the best salsa instructors in the world. Such was her passion and ambition that no... read more...



Wednesday, August 02, 2006

The neverending stories

The neverending stories
Rachel McDowell, 21 Natalie Edmunds, 25 Katie Kn n
The Guardian
02 Aug 2006

The Producers I was still at college when I heard that they were looking for tall dancers for The Producers. It was my first audition, so I was more excited than nervous. I never expected to get a part, I just thought it would be good experience. But... read more...