While no one would compare Woody Allen's new film to his best, the light and airy Midnight In Paris is as good as anything he has done for a considerable time... more
After five promotions in eight seasons, AFC Wimbledon returned to the Football League, a triumph perhaps even more remarkable than their 1988 FA Cup win over Liverpool... more
From film to fashion, The Great Gatsby is back in a big way this season. Here Emma Watson's little brother Alex and model Clea Martin channel Jay and Daisy, while an East Coast party girl reflects on its enduring appeal... more
Fancy a flat at the top of Centre Point? Former Land Securities development director, Mike Hussey, is close to completing a £120 million deal to buy the 35-storey tower from the administrators, Lloyds Bank... more
It was a great British win, to the slight disappointment of some of our film critics who secretly carried the flame for The Social Network or True Grit. The former was cool, forward-looking, American. The latter was cool, mythological, American. Whereas the King's Speech was royal history, embarrassing, British... more
At 26, Simon Rich has already sold three film scripts to Hollywood, is a writer for Saturday Night Live and has just published his first novel. It’s an old-fashioned comic tale, he tells Tom Teodorczuk
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The French expression plus ça change, plus ç’est la même chose is perhaps the right attitude: the more things change, the more they stay the same... more
When books are written about Wall Street’s collapse — and boy are they being written, with Liar’s Poker author Michael Lewis the latest to sign up — the Noel family of Greenwich may merit a volume of their own... more
All hopes are on Kate Winslet, Danny Boyle and Sally Hawkins doing at the Academy Awards what Team GB did at the Olympics, says Mike Goodridge.... more
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months.
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Whatever problems may lie ahead for Barack Obama, his victory is an inspiring example of the can-do spirit that pervades the world’s most diverse nation... more
The Democratic candidate may be on the doorstep of the White House but one Right-wing commentator says many still worry that they don’t know what Obama stands for... more
Paris Hilton partied, Princess Michael swanned around and Fergie turned up with Beatrice in tow - this was designer Nicky Haslam's bash for his 800 closest friends... more
We all confessed last weekend. It was over lunch in Camden when the conversation turned towards the credit crunch. Suddenly my friend Lou turned to me looking stricken. "Should I feel guilty that it isn't affecting me?" she whispered, looking genuinely as if she'd murdered her own grandmother. "No, no, me too," piped up another, and I agreed with both. ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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