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It's not time for a Zaha Hadid backlash

17.11.09
The world's most glamorous architect has just unveiled a futuristic new museum in Rome - and her Olympic Aquatics Centre is taking shape. They may be extravagant, but there is still value in thinking big... more

Science must not invent new myths about race

16.11.09
Science and race have never been easy bedfellows. Since Victorian times, when Western scientific advancement was used as an intellectual and moral justification for European colonial expansion, science or pseudo-science has occupied an uncomfortable place in our understanding of race... more

Nice work at Pizza East

22.10.09
Giving pleasure is the underlying ethos of the Soho House group and there is little not to like at Pizza East.... more

Miliband defends raid

11.09.09
Foreign Secretary David Miliband defended the decision to order the special forces raid to free a kidnapped journalist which left four people dead, including a British paratrooper... more

Rescued journalist criticised over safety risks

10.09.09
Questions were raised over the death in Afghanistan of a paratrooper in a raid to free a kidnapped journalist who reportedly defied security advice not to go into the Taliban-controlled territory... more

Para dies in battle to rescue kidnapped reporter

09.09.09
A British paratrooper was killed with an interpreter and civilians in a fierce gun battle to free a UK journalist in Afghanistan... more

Paulson calls to Blankfein before government bailout

10.08.09
Former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson spoke to Goldman Sachs’ chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein, two dozen times in the week last September when insurer American International Group, Goldman’s trading partner, was bailed out with government funds ... more

I’m cool with the androids taking over

03.06.09
New York has seen some extraordinary events in recent years, at least if the documentaries I've seen are anything to go by... more

‘Wild west’ Deptford wows US

27.04.09
American tourists are being advised to visit Deptford after a travel guide called it “London’s wild west”... more

The guillotine hasn't arrived here - yet

16.03.09
These days it's not just financial journalists who follow the movements of financiers. So, too, do the entertainment channels and press... more

Absence makes Broadway grow Fonda

10.03.09
Jane Fonda enjoyed a triumphant return to the Broadway stage last night after an absence of 46 years... more

Loss-hit UBS 'trims bonuses but ups pay'

02.03.09
Banking: Banking giant UBS, facing mounting losses and increasingly aggressive legal action by the US taxman, is said to be doubling some senior investment bankers' pay to offset lower bonuses... more

Leibovitz gives up rights to her life's work for £10m loan

25.02.09
Photographer Annie Leibovitz has borrowed £10 million in exchange for the copyright, negatives and contract rights of her pictures... more

Let's see gold gods shackled

05.02.09
The hordes are baying now in Manhattan, eager for punishment to be rendered up and down Wall Street and Park Avenue. They want to see more than just resignations, bankruptcies and abject apologies. They want justice.... more

Vodka hangover for Waterford Wedgewood

06.01.09
The demise of Waterford Wedgwood is a sorry tale. There is red ink everywhere, the Stoke pottery operation is pointing fingers at the Irish glassmaking side, while there's much brouhaha about moving the whole manufacturing process to Indonesia... more

Um, you know, Ms Kennedy is a turn-off for TV viewers

30.12.08
The political ambitions of Caroline Kennedy have been dealt a crippling blow after a mauling at the hands of the New York press... more

For some, this crisis is on another planet

24.11.08
We're told a global recession of almost Depression proportions is taking place, fragmenting the social hierarchy... more

Three ovations in first night friller for Billy Elliot in NY

14.11.08
Not even on Broadway do they normally give standing ovations when a show is nowhere near over... more

It's official: guys can wear shorts to work

04.08.08
For women, dressing for summer here is a whole lot easier (and cheaper) than in London. You know that stepping outside will feel like walking into a blast furnace, so you choose pretty light sundresses and then you buy a cardigan to battle the freezing air-conditioning inside... more

Jobs' illness 'not life-threatening'

28.07.08
Apple CEO is not suffering from a recurrence of his pancreatic cancer, according to US reports... more

US pondering £2,500bn 'Rock-style' bailout

11.07.08
The US government may be forced into a bailout of their two largest mortgage companies, FreddieMac and Fannie Mae... more

Spitzer's girls have to face facts of life

17.03.08
One aspect in particular has bothered me as the Spitzer controversy rages: his daughters, Elyssa, 17, Sarabeth, 15, and Jenna, 13... more

Cate's praised for her Elizabeth pt II

24.10.07
Cate Blanchett has been praised by critics for her performance as Queen Elizabeth - the second time her portrayal of the monarch has been tipped for awards.... more

Dangerous Book For Boys to become a film

07.08.07
Best-seller The Dangerous Book For Boys is to be turned into a film. Disney has snapped up the rights after a fierce bidding war.... more

Feeling the pinch at Suka

21.03.07
While easy on the taste buds, a meal at Sanderson hotel's new Malaysian restaurant is likely to put a severe strain on the ears - not to mention the wallet, says Fay Maschler.... more

Fantastic food let down by surroundings

24.01.07
After less than two years since opening, the number of dishes on offer has decreased, the prices increased, but there is still plenty of temptation at Maze.... more

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