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It's funny, just when you think there's nothing new to be seen in the world of music videos, along comes, er, Shakira. Her single She Wolf has been praised to the stars, but I think we should also preserve the video for posterity. Why? Because it's awesome.

What is the best way to get rid of the smell of alcohol on one's breath after a heavy night's boozing? Michael Marshall, Nagoya, Japan John, Spokane, USA Biswanath Bhattacharjee, Bhadreshwar, Hooghly, West Bengal, India India

Jed Mercurios drama might be the biggest in a decade but that doesnt mean its afraid to make bold moves such as this weeks staggering revelation If theres one clear rule about any Jed Mercurio drama its that no character can escape their fate. Incompetent medics find themselves undone at the last, corrupt cops meet

Heather Cox Richardson offers an eloquent history of the negation of the American idea, with clear lessons for November Heather Cox Richardsons How the South Won the Civil War is not principally about that war. Instead, it is a broad sweep of American history on the theme of the struggle between democracy and oligarchy

Where is Jean-Claude Van Damme? We were supposed to meet in London, until he cancelled his trip at the last minute. Then I was to visit him on a film set in Budapest, but that fell through when he wrapped his scenes early, and so he invited me instead to his parents' home in Belgium,