Archive for March, 2011

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Image: Philippa GraftonNouse Sport Podcast

Another week, another Nouse Sport Podcast. The perfect accompaniment to that boring essay. Alternatively, pour yourself a deep bath, have a glass of wine and enjoy

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Rango

A Nickelodeon-financed animated movie that’s not really for kids

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The ‘I heart NY’ logo has infiltrated all aspects of New York lifestyleHe hearts New York

In 1975 Milton Glaser devised the symbol that has since been integrated into society internationally. Jonathan Frost meets the father of contemporary graphic design

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Freed of fear

As a youth-led revolution sweeps the Arab World, Hannah Ellis-Petersen investigates a generation re-discovering their collective voice

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Residents after the Winter School. Photos: Sophie WalkerBotton: A Real Community

Sophie Walker visits Botton, a very special village in the Yorkshire Moors

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A picture of perfection. Aspiration or condescension? Image: Peter IvesonThe New Age of Beauty

The explosion of social networking onto our computer screens has established a new, dynamic and manageable world of human relationships. Alex Swadling investigates the controversial, ‘perfect’ branch of this world in BeautifulPeople.com

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Photo: Mike OakesA fresh reflection on Pinter

Edward Grande talks to Paul Osborne on capturing an essence of the great twentieth century playwright Harold Pinter in contemporary writing

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Function to the forefront

Sarah Jilani on the trend towards fuction rather than fashion amongst the nominees of this year’s Brit Insurance Design Awards

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Criminal Creativity

Imagine having a cat thrown at you, disregard the urge to laugh, and view it as an artistically crafted political statement. Due to acts such as this, Voina – an extremist Russian art collective in a fight for left wing artistic ideology – have been jailed, creating notoriety amongst the Russian police and society

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In Pictures: Egyptian artefacts

In the past month Egyptian antiquities have faced many sporadic looting scares; we look at some of ancient Egypt’s most celebrated artefacts

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Metronomy in awkward family portrait poseBack On The Motorway

Mia de Graaf takes a cruise with Metronomy to talk about The English Rivera

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Chapel Club look for some divine inspirationAlter Boys

Chapel Club get confessional with Sam Briggs

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Wilko Johnson

From the average age of the crowd, around fifty plus and the air smelling strongly of menopause, it’s safe to say my expectations aren’t at their peak

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Dananananaykroyd

With a bomb scare suspiciously coinciding with Dananananaykroyd’s first gig in almost a year, it took my entire journalistic refrain to avoid multiple opportunities for a cheap opening gag (about explosive comebacks or anti-climaxes)

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