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SOUPED-UP CYCLES | October 14th 2008

Not content with free wheels, young Parisians are now recycling cycles. Kabir Chibber pedals away...

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THE SEETHING GENIUS OF "GET YOUR WAR ON"

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ANGER + CLIP ART = CATHARSIS | October 13th 2008

Ever since October 2001, America’s "War on Terror" has had a venomous critic in David Rees. He has used a comic strip to lambaste the absurd air-punching sloganeering of it all, writes Robert Lane Greene...

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A DIARY OF THE CAUCASUS

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AT HISTORY'S CENTRE | October 12th 2008

A strategically important land of mountains, seas and oil, the Caucasus has long lured intrepid travellers, writes the Europe editor of The Economist. A visit to Azerbaijan yields plenty of signs of corruption and discontentment ...

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MALE BONDING: LUCIAN FREUD AND FRANCIS BACON

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BRITISH POST-WAR PAINTING | October 11th 2008

The two giants of post-war British painting met in 1945. An intense bond quickly developed, and it was inevitable that each would soon appear in the other's paintings ...

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A GOOD TIME TO LOVE CHEAPSKATE CUISINE

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DELICIOUS LEFTOVERS | October 10th 2008

Granny would have had a word for those alluring ready-meals in the supermarket: made-dishes, or leftovers. Elisabeth Luard adds some historical flavour ...

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A HAPPY ENDING IN PUERTO VALLARTA

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LOVE AND SPIRITS | October 9th 2008

In search of a proper conclusion to her screenplay, Deborah Stoll heads to Puerto Vallarta and finds a "rehab for the lovelorn" ...

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THIS WEEK: A SELECTIVE GUIDE

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SNAPPING, KNITTING AND FOXING AROUND | October 8th 2008

Our guide to what's on around the world, compiled by Ariel Ramchandani and Jessica Gallucci

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THE VIRTUAL FUTURE OF GAMING

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BRETT MCCALLON | AT PLAY | October 7th 2008

Downloadable gaming is beginning to alter the videogame marketplace, much like iTunes and the music industry. Brett McCallon thinks this is a very good thing (especially if it involves fighting off green squares and purple bowties) ...

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MEETING MARILYNNE ROBINSON

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A FORMIDABLE MIND | October 6th 2008
Marilynne Robinson is a woman of few books--and interviews--but many fans. She discusses her third novel in 27 years with Emily Bobrow ...

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A HAPPENING IN PARIS

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AUCTIONING OFF THE REMAINS OF A CHANTEUR'S LIFE | October 4th 2008
Jacques Brel shaped a generation's idea of love. Now the manuscript of one of his best-known songs is up for sale ...

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