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Coalition chic
Sam Leith / May 25, 2010
Any political elite finds itself defined not only by policies but also by cultural objects and styles. Cameron and Clegg are top table dressed as middle management
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The loneliness of the long-distance driver
Sam Leith / May 20, 2010
Few authors are funnier than Jonathan Coe, and his latest book is as sharp as ever. But its attempt to redefine the state-of the-nation novel is too contrived
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Cultural notebook
Sam Leith / April 26, 2010
Malcolm McLaren wasn’t avant garde—he was a quaint dandy whose passing has filled me with yearning for old-school bollocks
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Cultural notebook: A single man
Sam Leith / March 19, 2010
Costume dramas used to announce themselves as such. Now they’re disguised as soap operas, comedy dramas and art films
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Cultural notebook: the real Pete Doherty
Sam Leith / February 24, 2010
More strange stories from the world of Pete Doherty surface. But he’s neither tragic nor demonic: the truth is sadder and simpler
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Cultural notebook
Sam Leith / January 27, 2010
Given what technology can now achieve, the enduring crapness of airplanes must serve some psychological purpose. Mustn’t it?
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Cultural notebook
Sam Leith / December 16, 2009
Why do celebrity chefs tell us how to cook Christmas lunch every year? Well, it’s all a big literary-theoretical experiment
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Cultural notebook: days of the undead
Sam Leith / November 18, 2009
Our fascination with horror films reflects the anxiety of the middle classes—caught between proletariat zombies and vampire toffs
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If I ruled the world
Sam Leith / October 21, 2009
What happens to your body after you’re dead is none of your business. To stop the needless daily deaths, we need your organs
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Cultural notebook
Sam Leith / September 23, 2009
Forty years on, Monty Python is often called the most influential British comedy ever. In fact, it had almost no influence at all
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