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Morris suicide bomb sitcom falls flat
Chris Morris, the satirist behind Brass Eye, has had his new comedy about a suicide bomber cell in northern England rejected by both the BBC and Channel 4. The take on jihadism wasn't deemed suitable for prime-time audiences. The production team behind the film was adamant that Morris –... [continued]
Germaine Greer turns on Robert Hughes
Germaine Greer has given fellow Aussie Robert Hughes (both pictured) a good going over in today’s Guardian over his rather bufferish take on
Damien Hirst. The art critic, long an enemy of Hirst’s and other YBAs (young British artists), used Sunday night’s Channel 4 film The Mona Lisa Curse to... [continued]
Jopling and Taylor-Wood announce divorce 
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In pictures: Damien Hirst party
Heidi Klum panned for her role in the Emmy awards
The 60th annual Emmy Awards, which were held last night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, have been condemned by the American press as being the worst media occasion in living history. It wasn't
that the prizes went to the wrong people – far from it – it was... [continued]
Comedy stars man the pickets
Harman excluded from Eagle bash
Two of Gordon Brown's most senior female ministers, Commons leader Harriet Harman (pictured) and Treasury minister Angela Eagle, are not doing their bit for
Labour party unity, it seems. An icy relationship between the two women developed earlier this month when Harman decided to tell delegates at the TUC conference... [continued]
The Mole: The First Post's Westminster insider
Jopling and Taylor-Wood to divorce
A rumour that's been swirling around the notoriously gossipy art world for many months has, remarkably, turned out to be true. Jay Jopling, the owner of White Cube gallery in London,
and his artist wife Sam Taylor-Wood, are getting divorced. A spokesman for Jopling's gallery, which... [continued]
People: Germaine Greer turns on Robert Hughes
Giorgio Armani wows Milan with superhero display
Fashion's godfather Giorgio Armani has kicked off Milan Fashion Week, third stop after New York and London on the tour of next season's international designer shows. Armani's more
youthful label, Emporio Armani, paired softly tailored jackets with sleek city short suits in beige and grey - sensible styles seemingly in... [continued]
In pictures: Milan Fashion Week
In pictures: London Fashion Week
In pictures: New York Fashion Week
Fashion world ponders Armani attack on Wintour
Yogi Berra’s farewell to Yankee Stadium
One of America's best-loved sportsmen, the New York Yankees' Yogi Berra (pictured), came out of retirement yesterday and donned a vintage baseball outfit to join the pre-game parade before the last ever ballgame at the famous Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The so-called 'House That Ruth Built' - named... [continued]
In Brief: Peter Gabriel plays at peace concert
An Albert Hall concert featuring Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams and Lenny Kravitz was the focal point of the Peace One
Day on Sunday, a campaign for an annual day of ceasefire around the world. The event was organised by Jeremy Gilley, an actor from Southampton,... [continued]
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