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Campbell makes Bad Sex prize shortlist
Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former spin doctor, has been shortlisted for the Literary Review's Bad Sex prize for his debut novel, All in the
Mind. The nomination appears merited. In his book, Campbell describes at length how his hero loses his virginity on a park bench and chronicles his subsequent... [continued]
Alastair Campbell’s novel ‘robotic’ 
McEwan thinks Obama can save the world
The distinguished novelist Ian McEwan (pictured) is convinced that Barack Obama can save the world. In today's Guardian he says it is within the
power and ability of the “slender, handsome” new American President to cure the planet’s manifold environmental problems. Obama, says McEwan, has more of an... [continued]
McEwan joins Amis in condemning Islam
Ian McEwan should stick to what he’s good at
The American Transition: news, gossip and comment in the weeks before Obama takes office
In Town Last Night: Vivienne Westwood’s Chaos party
Fashion's grande dame Vivienne Westwood hosted a bumper evening of couture, art and music at the Banqueting House, Whitehall last night. The event, Chaos Point, launched her
new Gold Label Collection with a catwalk show and charity auction, complete with live orchestra and performance art, in aid of the NSPCC.... [continued]
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Hindujas throw a party for Blair
Since stepping down as Prime Minister, Tony Blair clearly no longer feels the need to disguise his taste for mixing with the rich and the powerful. But even his fiercest critics would be surprised to learn that this evening, shortly after he touches down in Delhi for another lucrative speaking... [continued]
Will Nicole Kidman quit film?
Nicole Kidman (pictured) attended the premiere of what might be her last film, an epic about her native country called Australia, in Sydney on Tuesday night. As
reported here yesterday, the 41-year-old Australian actress has suggested that she will quit cinema so that she can focus on being a mother... [continued]
Nicole Kidman ‘most overpaid’ star
Nicole Kidman gives birth
In brief: Chinese wooed by Lowe and Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, has enlisted the help of his friend and fellow actor Rob Lowe (both pictured) to help entertain Chinese
officials attending his climate change summit in Los Angeles this week. The delegation visited the set of the US sitcom Brothers & Sisters, in which Lowe... [continued]
Friends defend Jonathan Ross
Sheikh sues Michael Jackson for £4.7m
Lord Ahmed faces driving charge
Lord Ahmed of Rotherham (pictured), Britain's first Muslim peer, has been charged with dangerous driving following a crash in which a man was killed last Christmas Day. Ahmed, 51, a property developer, was at the wheel of his X Type Jaguar when it was involved in a collision with a... [continued]
