One nation under secularism – Guardian Unlimited
Is America still one nation under God? That the question is even asked today suggests a negative answer. At other moments in America’s history, few would have bothered to ask it …
Conservatives warn against ‘politically correct’ prosecutions – Times Online
Bar Conference 2008: Too many solicitors are no good in court, say barristers | Lord Bingham: ‘no reason’ to exclude Sharia | Law could become the preserve of privileged few once …
The bleak winter ahead for the footsoldiers of Ross’s empire – Guardian Unlimited
Spare a thought for the little people. The guy who’s paid to giggle at Jonathan Ross’s jokes on his Radio 2 show. The gag writers for Ross’s Friday Night BBC1 programme. The makeup …
Iglu & Hartly: Baring All – RWD
Seems like Iglu & Hartly like nothing more than getting their nips out, drinking beer and chatting up the laydeeez. But is there more to the Californian quintet than meets the eye …
‘I never dared to dream of a black US president’ – Belfast Telegraph
With Obama on the brink of victory, America’s leading black voices tell us what it means to them – while David Usborne visits black churchgoers in Chicago praying for an epoch …
What will a new president do for the arts? – Times Online
Michelle Obama recently took some relatives to see a revue at a Chicago theatre. Her husband did not accompany them. He’d already been to see a production of The Color Purple a few …
Iceland is still a great place to party – Times Online
it’s probably not all right to buy four bottles of Veuve Clicquot at Reykjavik airport when the country has just gone t**s up, but there it is. I am here for the annual Airwaves …
Oliver Stone talks about W – Times Online
“How did George W Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?” Oliver Stone’s answer pulls no punches, targeting “Jesus” and “a daddy …
Fashion’s Tom Ford to direct first movie – Hello!
Famed for turning around the fortunes of Gucci, the US designer is now trying his luck in the movie business. Colin Firth and Julianne Moore have signed up to star in A Single Man …
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why do Home Secretaries turn into such monsters? – The Independent
After the defeat in the Lords over 42 days, my anxiety is that Jacqui Smith will push through other draconian laws to prove she is undefeated by namby-pamby, bleeding-heart softies …
