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  • HOMER V MICKEY

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    After 20 years “The Simpsons” is almost as established as Disney. Bee Wilson compares and contrasts two giants of pop culture ...  read more »


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  • FIRESIDE TALES ON THE TELLY

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    What makes good history television? Andrew Marr, who has personal reasons for asking, considers the best examples ...  read more »


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    • Autumn 2009
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  • THE TROUBLE WITH WAR GAMES

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    The first video game about the Iraq war provoked a firestorm of its own. A realistic game about the second invasion of Fallujah might be a bit too ambitious, writes Benjamin Pauker ...  read more »


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  • THE CV: HELEN MIRREN

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    She’s been a media darling for 40 years—and a fine actress. As she graces the big screen in the newsroom thriller "State of Play", Irving Wardle (theatre) and Matthew Sweet (film) pick her star turns ...  read more »


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    • spring 2009
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  • TYRA BANKS'S UNUSUAL BRAND OF FEMINISM

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    Diva, den mother, wackjob, tycoon: Tyra Banks, host of "America's Next Top Model", has it all. Molly Young considers the paradox of her doctrine of self-acceptance ...  read more »


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  • LEONARD ROSSITER, MY FATHER

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    To the public, he was Reggie Perrin and Rigsby–and still is, long after his death, with repeats continuing and remakes planned. To Camilla Rossiter, he was just Dad ...  read more »


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    • spring 2009
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  • I AM IN LOVE WITH A SOCIOPATH

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    During these cold months, Molly Young is keen to cosy up at home with her new friend Dexter, a humble, introspective serial killer. Really, he's a mensch with just a bit of blood on his hands ...  read more »


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  • BREAKFAST WITH SCOTT BURNS

    TALKING SHOP IN HOLLYWOOD  | February 3rd 2008

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    Scott Burns's characters are often deplorable and sympathetic, idealistic and pragmatic. And they love their families. The filmmaker and producer talks to Deborah Stoll over a plate of eggs ... 

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