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Iron & Wine, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire - review

11.10.11
The talent on stage was unmistakable but this overblown production somehow made Iron and Wine's affecting folk an enervating experience... more

Red, White & Blue - review

30.09.11
Red, White & Blue turns from a fractured study of damaged souls to out-and-out horror... more

Ben Wheatley's no-budget film school

30.08.11
Ben Wheatley made Down Terrace on £6,000 and a wing and a prayer - which, he writes, provided him with the best possible training and paved the way for his next film, Kill List, out on Friday... more

Pinetop Perkins, legend of the blues, dies at 97

22.03.11
Pinetop Perkins, the legendary bluesman who played with Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson, has died aged 97... more

Ecclestone's slippery idea gets US backing

08.03.11
The man behind the US Grand Prix in 2012 says Bernie Ecclestone's idea to spice up the sport with artificial rain is "brilliant"... more

Sandra Bullock's ex Jesse James gets engaged to Kat Von D

21.01.11
Sandra Bullock is to tie the knot with the tattoo artist after dating her since last summer and has described her as his 'best friend'... more

Sandra Bullock still close to Jesse James' daughter

04.01.11
Sandra Bullock spent Christmas with her ex Jesse James' daughter... more

Nightmare before Christmas as snow separates thousands of families

20.12.10
Thousands of families are warned they will spend Christmas apart because more heavy snow is on the way... more

CDs of the Week: Manic Street Preachers losing their edge

17.09.10
Manic Street Preachers fail to rediscover lost bite. Better though are the new offering by OMD and debuts from Neon Indian and Edwyn Collins... more

Murderers, monks and misfits; what to see at the London Film Festival

17.09.10
Booking for this year's BFI London Film Festival opens next week. It's set to sell out fast, so to help you save time here's our pick of what to see... more

Bernie Ecclestone: If there are no fires to fight then I’m happy to start one

21.07.10
Exclusive: F1 chief loves being in the thick of things and despite so much controversy has no intention of slowing up as he approaches 80... more

Andy Roddick looking ahead to tournament he loves

18.06.10
The reception given to Andy Roddick when he steps out to play at Wimbledon next week will speak volumes for the affection for him... more

Nothing genuine about Beeswax

16.04.10
Beeswax is an emotionally loaded but paper-thin story which relies on super-naturalism to give it a genuine feel.... more

On eight wheels out of Hicksville in Whip It

09.04.10
Drew Barrymore directs Whip It passably well and without obvious glitches, while evincing a commendable zeal.... more

The mad, bad, sad world of America's far Right

09.04.10
View from America: For all its patriotism, the US abounds in paranoid armed militias seeking to wage war on their own government... more

Sound Check: Buzz bands at SXSW

19.03.10
Some British acts are making a big noise at pop’s annual Texas summit, SXSW, this week.... more

MMR row doctor quits autism clinic

19.02.10
Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield, who claimed that the MMR vaccine could cause autism, resigns from his clinic for autistic patients... more

Suicide pilot crashes plane into Texas tax office

19.02.10
A software engineer furious with the US tax authorities stages a kamikaze attack on one of their offices... more

Sound check: We're going down the pub

22.01.10
The Bedford in Balham is a tiny boozer with an astonishing record of launching careers, from Paolo Nutini to KT Tunstall. Now it's taking its best acts to SXSW... more

Sprinters crowned at IAAF event

23.11.09
Jamaica's Usain Bolt and American Sanya Richards have won their second IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards.... more

Altarpiece back together after 200 years

10.02.09
Four parts of an Italian altarpiece cut up and dispersed more than 200 years ago have been reunited at Dulwich Picture Gallery... more

Is Whole Foods en route for discounts?

15.01.09
In Austin, Texas, last week, I was inhaling some purple vegetable concoction at the flagship Whole Foods store when news arrived that 7% of the company had been acquired by Ron Burkle — a name that in supermarket circles stands for cost-cutting and discounts... more

Is Whole Foods en route for discounts?

15.01.09
In Austin, Texas, last week, I was inhaling some purple vegetable concoction at the flagship Whole Foods store when news arrived that 7% of the company had been acquired by Ron Burkle — a name that in supermarket circles stands for cost-cutting and discounts... more

MMR doctor 'in a hurry' to link jab with autism

07.08.08
The doctor behind the MMR scare was in such a hurry to prove a connection between the triple jab and autism that he "pushed" a colleague into seeking ethical approval to carry out experiments after they had been performed... more

Tour de Lance: First cycling hero Armstrong dated Owen Wilson's ex Sheryl Crow...now he's snared the actor's last love Kate Hudson

18.05.08
They both have reputations as heartbreakers. Now glamorous blonde actress Kate Hudson has embarked on a passionate affair with seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. The news will be wearily familiar for film star Owen Wilson, Miss Hudson's ex-boyfriend... more

Livingstone: I will build an open-air cinema on the Thames

21.04.08
Ken Livingstone has pledged to build a new open-air cinema beside the Thames as he unveiled his arts manifesto.... more

Tickets please, for a ride into London's past

22.11.07
The £22 million-refurbished London Transport Museum in Covent Garden is one stop to nostalgia-heaven, says Philippa Stockley.... more

Sparky romance

09.10.07
Robert McWhir delivers a sparky production of I Love You Because, but in a small space, the lack of microphones for the actors is sorely felt. ... more

Crawl on to new sounds

18.04.07
Arwa Haider looks forward to The Camden Crawl, an annual musical trip around NW1's most famous venues featuring more than 80 of the coolest underground bands around.... more

I don't think sex or violence is harmful in movies

12.04.07
Quentin Tarantino has directed some of the most violent films ever made. Here, in a rare interview, he makes no apology for his latest slasher tribute.... more


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