The Hurl Burly Show is undoubtedly the raunchiest burlesque show Fiona Mountford has ever seen, blurring even further the always unclear line between burlesque and soft porn... more
Humming with sexual electricity, peopled by intellectuals and movie stars, the London library and the British Library are the capital's most unlikely hotspots - and each has its own ardent fans... more
Never mind the general election. The Earth is erupting! The volcanic explosion in Iceland has been far more effective at grounding BA aeroplanes than Unite bosses ever were... more
The incestuous, drug-fuelled relationship between Mamas and Papas star John Phillips and his daughter Mackenzie has cast a different light
on the era of peace and love. One London writer who survived the early Seventies remembers how boundaries were blurred and lives ruined... more
Style arbiter Stephen Bayley, whose wife inspired his new book, reveals why bras are for men, how the female body became so potent and what Anna Wintour eats for lunch... ... more
Germaine Greer may be ridiculous and contrary but she can also be an incisive critic. She should see The Female of the Species - and demolish it properly, says Louise Jury.... more
Just as Women’s Studies are discontinued as a discipline in British universities the National Portrait Gallery reminds us of the intellectual aspirations of ladies of an earlier age.
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She has made being an overweight lesbian the most glamorous thing on the planet. And at Gossip's Forum gig, Beth Ditto's towering voice dominated the room.... more
After a painful divorce and critical failure, Victoria Wood is back with a new version of Acorn Antiques and enjoying single life, says Bruce Dessau.... more
In Rabbit Fever, women the world over are hooked on the Rampant Rabbit sex toy and as a full-length mockumentary film it isn't long before the vaguely Freudian gag wears pretty thin.... more
A new "mockumentary" Rabbit Fever, featuring the world's most popular sex toy, is set to become the unlikeliest British film smash of the year.... more
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