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Issue 168 March 2009
Why Iraq war films fail
17th March 2010 - Issue 168
Despite the Oscar success of the Hurt Locker, Iraq films do badly at the box office—and anyone who's been there knows they're inaccurate. What would it take to give Iraq its Apocalypse Now?
Comment (1)What makes Britain laugh?
17th March 2010 - Issue 168
Why do British comedians not talk about black people? Is a Madeleine McCann joke ever OK? And when is a Hitler moustache funny?
Cultural notebook: the real Pete Doherty
17th March 2010 - Issue 168
More strange stories from the world of Pete Doherty surface. But he’s neither tragic nor demonic: the truth is sadder and simpler
Issue 167 February 2010
Smallscreen: the best British sitcom
17th March 2010 - Issue 167
TV’s history of nurturing talent has led to some of the best shows ever. Thank heavens for the few still willing to think long term
Widescreen
17th March 2010 - Issue 167
Last month in Prospect, Colin MacCabe argued that the UK Film Council was a failure. Film expert Charles Gant disagrees
Issue 166 January 2010
Sporting life
17th March 2010 - Issue 166
Forget Ireland vs France—Egypt and Algeria’s World Cup playoff got truly nasty. Plus, sexism in Olympic ski jumping
Smallscreen
17th March 2010 - Issue 166
If Sky is backing it, chances are that 3D entertainment is here to stay. Let’s hope the quality of content can keep up this time
Unknown to the world
17th March 2010 - Issue 166
Danny Kruger reports from his company’s work with ex-offenders
Issue 165 December 2009
Cultural notebook: days of the undead
17th March 2010 - Issue 165
Our fascination with horror films reflects the anxiety of the middle classes—caught between proletariat zombies and vampire toffs
The last of the history men
17th March 2010 - Issue 165
Stephen Poliakoff is the only remaining dramatist exploring the recent British past. We need work like his to help us examine ourselves and our country
Sporting life
17th March 2010 - Issue 165
The global downturn has seen both sponsors and constructors abandon Formula One. But the sport is unsustainable anyway
The constitution will be televised
17th March 2010 - Issue 165
America’s longest-running and most influential prime-time television drama is an unlikely export triumph, writes Joy Lo Dico: a hymn to the constitution and to dreams of justice
Widescreen
17th March 2010 - Issue 165
I went to see a franchise horror movie hoping for mind-emptying mayhem. What I got was a shoddy dig at US domestic politics
Little England's biggest boy
17th March 2010 - Issue 165
Jeremy Clarkson is more than a belligerent television presenter—he voices the grievances of millions. And a coming Tory government won’t diminish his support
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