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Once more unto the breach...

While an actor is in the process of creating a new role, you can never be sure who you're going to meet. Glimpsed through the iron gates of his little private quay on a pretty bit of the Thames, this one might be Mr Mole, furry-faced under a battered panama hat, whiling away a hot

Readers recommend: songs about independence results | Music

From Roger Millers King of the Roads to Queen by Janelle Monae, RR regular sonofwebcore picks the playlist from last weeks thread Independence? I knew a greyhound that ran away. The hare bit it. Hope it became a crusty's happy stick dog with someone like Roger Miller. His King Of The Road is a fount

The importance of spotting a genuine Banksy | Banksy

Ignorance can be costly in the Banksy exploitation business. Only yesterday it was reported that "bungling workmen painted over a mural by famed street artist Banksy worth 100,000". Last week, 60-year-old Sam Khan, purveyor of luggage and football scarves to the denizens of Tottenham Court Road, London, was inconsolable after flogging a Banksy that had

Turks & Caicos; Arena: Whatever happened to Spitting Image? TV review

We last saw Johnny Worricker three years ago in Page Eight, standing in front of an airport departure board. Last night he turned up in Turks & Caicos (BBC2) for the second part of David Hare's post-9-11 political trilogy. The tax haven off Miami isn't the worst place in the world for a former MI5

Why the name change from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher''s Stone" in the UK to "Harry Potter and

Why the name change from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the UK to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the United States ? Mick Gilbert, Long Beach, USA M B Drennan, Oxford UK Scott McKinstry, NYC USA