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The age of the crunch funders

02.11.09
Provided they get some sort of return on their small investment - and it needn't be financial - Jasmine Gardner discovers there are fans out there who will help you start a bar, make a movie or keep on gigging... more

Egos, gaffes and hissy fits - the art of diplomacy

25.09.09
It is a world where power and hierarchy usually count for more than ideas, where status and symbolism trump genuine dialogue... more

Should I take my new girlfriend to see Brüno?

07.07.09
Our resident 'sexperts' Nirpal Dhaliwal and Esther Walker offer conflicting advice on Londoners' sexual dilemmas... more

Sizzling Kate Moss has really got talent

19.06.09
Café de Paris hosted an array of stars who were flexing their cheque books to raise around £1/2m for charity.... more

WORLD: Obama pleads with Muslim world for a ‘new beginning’

04.06.09
Barack Obama used his Muslim heritage to call for an end to the “cycle of suspicion and discord” between the United States and the Islamic world... more

CDs of the week

22.05.09
Iggy Pop goes all philosophical, Phoenix produce an album choc-full of tunes and Gary Go wears his heart on his sleeve... more

Why these Tamil sons in London, mourning their slain mothers in Sri Lanka, have placed Westminster under siege

09.04.09
Will Self reports on the third day of ­protests by British Tamils inflamed by the military actions of a Sri Lankan government intent on extirpating the last of the Tamil Tiger fighters ... more

Subversive beauty in Unveiled

30.01.09
There's delicacy, originality and sexual ambiguity in Unveiled: New Art From the Middle East at the Saatchi Gallery.... more

Rush-hour route is blocked in clashes at Gaza demo

30.01.09
Pro-Gaza protesters clashed with police outside a building in London where a retired Israeli colonel was due to make a speech.... more

The battle of Kensington

08.01.09
A London demonstration against Israel's assault on Gaza became violent when rival groups of protesters clashed... more

Palestinians stage third day of London demos

31.12.08
Protesters demonstrated for the third day in a row outside the Israeli Embassy in London against the airstrikes in Gaza ... more

Palestinians to vent their fury in London all week

30.12.08
Palestinians and their supporters are planning a week-long series of protests in London ending in a Trafalgar Square rally of up to 5,000 demonstrators, the Standard can reveal... more

Only Obama can end this bloody stalemate as Gaza cries for help

29.12.08
As Israel prepares an all-out attack on Hamas, one expert on the region says that a new US President must now seize his chance to intervene... more

Chinese art show draws record crowd

15.12.08
A Chinese art exhibition in Chelsea has attracted a record number of visitors for a contemporary art exhibition... more

Bitter fruit of division in Lemon Tree

11.12.08
The Lemon Tree, though quite plainly made, is another feather in the cap of Eran Riklis's, who made the equally affecting The Syrian Bride.... more

Evocation of gay hatred gives it to us straight

30.10.08
Seductive music, murderous reggae songs and sinister dance sequences form an ironic accompaniment to To Be Straight With You.... more

Welcome to Ramallah misses the mark

30.09.08
There is drama to be written on the emotive topic of the Israel/Palestine conflict and the occupation of the West Bank. ... more

These preachers of hate betray their sisters

03.09.08
However hateful their views, there is now something familar about the image of most extremist Muslim preachers: hairy and scary... more

Youthful orchestra matures

15.08.08
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's concert at the Proms brought home just how meticulous Daniel Barenboim's coaching is.... more

Jimmy Carter is Mr Nice Guy

14.08.08
Jimmy Carter is portrayed as a man it is impossible not to like, even if you think he was a weakish one-term commander-in-chief.... more

CDs of the week

04.07.08
Beck's new record is worth staying up all night for, Black Kids' time may come and Mike Walker releases a Mancunian masterpiece.... more

Lost in the East at Tate Britain

30.05.08
What a pity the British Orientalists — on show at Tate Britain from next week — shied away from the sex and sadism that other European painters revelled in.... more

Corpsing did him no harm at all

20.05.08
Tim Minchin, the Australian comedian with the craziest hair this side of Russell Brand's bird's nest, pulled out all the stops at the Bloomsbury Theatre, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Bin Laden renews threat against Israel on Jewish state's 60th anniversary

16.05.08
Osama bin Laden has issued threats against Israel on its 60th anniversary in a new audio tape released on an extremist website... more

He really should have fired the 'bloody lot'

09.05.08
If The Apprentice is to keep its place as the top reality show, it must sharpen up its own recruitment policy and give us contestants worthy of the Boss... more

Who's the real joker - Boris or the Mayor?

17.04.08
The Mayoralty has a vast budget and the power to affect Londoners' lives. But Ken has spent too much time on PR stunts and issues over which he has no control... more

The measure of terror

21.02.08
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A man who doth not protest too much

05.06.07
Serial satirist Mark Thomas rattles off anecdotes with the acuity of a seasoned cabbie reciting the Knowledge, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Far Left have a lot to shout about

11.12.06
Hosted by the Socialist Workers' Party, Cultures of Resistance used four groups to draw attention to the refugee camps of Palestine, the carnage of Iraq and the plight of London's homeless.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 comedy shows

30.11.06
Andrew Lawrence delivers some sick jokes, Welsh wag Rhod Gilbert takes to the water and Mark Thomas presents extra date for his hit show.... more

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