Volcanic fallings out within bands are an ever-recurring motif in the history of rock music. There’s an obvious reason for…
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Falling out with Love
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The plight of women in Labour
We’re told not to judge books by their covers, but faced with these two it’s hard not to. Harman’s is…
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Diary
A sign at Selhurst train station advises people not to travel due to industrial action, is pictured at Selhurst station south of London, on January 10, 2017, during strike action by Southern Rail.
Commuters heading into and out of London were hit by another strike on Southern rail, which caused virtually all services between the southern English coast and the capital to be cancelled. The strike, which has the backing of opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, will continue into Wednesday and resume on Friday, while further action is also planned for three days later in the month. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Sisters are doing it to themselves
There’s a bit in the Cate Blanchett TV commercial for a scent called Si that never fails to make me…
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Fallen idols
David Hepworth is such a clever writer — not just clever in the things he writes, but in the way…
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Alt-hate
YORK, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: A protestor holds a sign which reads 'Tory scum kill 4 fun' as they wait for British Prime Minister Theresa May and Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn to arrive at York University's Heslington Campus to appear on the BBC's Question Time programme on June 2, 2017 in York, England. Broadcaster David Dimbleby will chair a special edition of the programme from the university as the leaders move into the last six days of campaigning before the country goes to the polls. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Amsterdam Notebook
When my husband and I arrived in our adored Amsterdam on a sun-drenched schoolday afternoon — less than an hour…
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A cacophony of complaint
What sort of monster gives a bad review to a book by someone who was gang raped as a 12-year-old…
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Diana the diva
Twenty years in August since Diana died. The anniversary is sad for me on many levels — she was definitely…
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The joy of sex
BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Isabelle Warburton is crowned the winner of Big Brother during the 2017 Big Brother Final at Elstree Studios on July 28, 2017 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
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Kill your friendships
I am not a bad friend. I enjoy my mates, and I am generous, showering them with fun, money and…
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The return of Lady Muck
My sainted mum was of untarnished working-class blood — she worked, variously, as a cleaner, factory hand and shop assistant…
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Sex and sycophancy at Rolling Stone
January 1967: The Rolling Stones take a stroll in a London park. Left to right: Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Brian Jones. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Might an unearthed letter help explain why Prince Charles is so fond of Islam?
Britain's Prince Charles (C) wearing traditional Saudi uniform, dances with sword during the traditional Saudi dancing best known as 'Arda' performed during Janadriya culture festival at Der'iya in Riyadh, on February 18, 2014. Charles arrived in Saudi Arabia on a private visit. AFP PHOTO/POOL/FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Emily Hill is the Saki of sex
Her debut short stories share Saki’s humour and malice, as well as his imaginative relish for the fantastic side of life
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Why do the Japanese despise sex?
TOKYO, JAPAN: A neon sign of pub advert showing a portait of a woman is displayed at the Tokyo's Kabukicho area 22 February 2002. Kabukicho an area of flashing neon lights and pounding music, is still packed with hostess bars, sex clubs, massage parlours, and strip joints, but the nightly crowd of drunken businessmen are gone. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Barcelona is a joy I never want to end
‘Don’t anyone ever tell me I’m not a good European,’ I remark to my fellow Brexiteer husband as I stand up…
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Hooray for Meghan Markle, a very modern adventuress
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Women's Empowerment reception hosted by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Royal Aeronautical Society on April 19, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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Julie Burchill is bored by Robin Green’s account of her time at Rolling Stone – and says hippies still stink
The last time I saw a copy of the New Musical Express — the ferociously influential 1970s pop paper which…
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The lost joy of swearing
MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 05: Sinead O'Connor attends 'Che Tempo Che Fa' Italian Tv Show on October 5, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)
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