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Women asked to strip... for feminism

20.11.09
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The dark side of free love: Mamas and Papas

28.09.09
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

The design of the female body

04.09.09
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

Victoria Beckham’s Armani ad won’t help make laws to stop the camera lying

06.08.09
Did you see Victoria Beckham in the new Armani ad? Guess what: she doesn’t really look like that... more

Patti Smith's poems sap the spirit

19.06.09
In full poet mode, Patti Smith adapted favourite songs including Piss Factory and People Have The Power.... more

Let Londoners be the judges of their beautiful spaces

09.06.09
The defeat of plans to sell off part of Regent’s Park is an overdue kick in the teeth for the planning mafia... more

ITV to axe South Bank Show after three decades as Bragg steps down

06.05.09
The South Bank Show is to be axed by ITV after more than 30 years as the channel’s flagship arts programme, it was announced... more

Seething at sneers from the tourist bus

22.04.09
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The lion king of London

25.03.09
It’s a YouTube phenomenon with 50 million hits worldwide – the story of the three-month-old cub bought from Harrods who became a King’s Road star of the Swinging Sixties ... more

'Living roofs' to help endangered species

04.03.09
Roof-top nature reserves are to be set up on some of London's biggest buildings in a bid to save endangered species... more

A life and death story that could be yours too

26.01.09
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Oedipus is big, brave and bold

16.10.08
It is an evening of many flaws, but as Ralph Fiennes demonstrates, Oedipus remains irresistibly terrifying. ... more

Theatre

08.10.08
Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more

Sheila Hancock: 'Regrets? Plenty - but it's too late now it's Just Me. Time for a fresh start'

07.09.08
An excerpt from Sheila Hancock's wise, funny and deeply touching account of how she faced up to life after the death of her much-loved husband, actor John Thaw.... more

Keira Knightley: 'Missing university makes me feel stupid'

02.08.08
Keira Knightley has admitted missing out on university because of her film career has left her with a chip on her shoulder.The 23-year-old hopes to prove herself to be brainy by reading more.... more

Greer should see Female of the Species

29.07.08
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

What Joanna Murray-Smith has to say

18.07.08
The woman who has been accused of mocking feminism's leading lady, Germaine Greer, in The Female of the Species defends herself.... more

Female of species has mind of its own

17.07.08
Wickedly clever, the Female Of The Species is deadly funny and makes for an evening of educated and reactionary amusement.... more

Defending National Portrait Gallery

10.06.08
Evening Standard art critic Brian Sewell has questioned the point of the National Portrait Gallery. Here its director Sandy Nairne fights back.... more

Bluestocking Blues

04.04.08
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. ... more

No threats could stop me making Brick Lane

30.10.07
Sarah Gavron, director of British film Brick Lane, explains why she went ahead with the controversial adaptation.... more

Sienna starts a hippy riot

24.09.07
Grosvenor Square was closed to allow hundreds of extras to take part in filming for Sienna Miller's latest movie.... more

A one-woman band

14.09.07
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

Coming soon for autumn

24.08.07
After the silliness of the summer blockbusters, autumn brings a crop of films for grown-ups. See our preview here.... more

The gastro-preneurs saving London's pubs

14.03.07
A group of thrusting gastro-preneurs are committed to reinventing our pub experience and saving one of London's greatest assets.... more

Victoria's secrets

12.01.07
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

Why Germaine's no longer keen on sex toy movie

29.09.06
Germaine Greer, no stranger to controversy, has sparked a storm after calling Rabbit Fever, a movie in which she appears, a 'stinker'.... more

Freudian gag wears thin

21.09.06
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

Rabbit causes a buzz in film world

18.09.06
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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