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Published on Sunday, 20 January 2013 23:24 | | 
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I was so moved by new film The Sessions, written and directed by Ben Lewin, that I felt compelled to share its brilliance. Admittedly the story, about a severely disabled man, a virgin hiring a ‘sex surrogate’, did not appeal to me. In fact if I had not borrowed a BAFTA screener from my boss I would not have paid to see it at the cinema. And what a loss for me that would have been.
Published on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 22:46 | | |
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‘Where am I?’ I wake up with a start surrounded by bright, unnatural light. ‘It’s OK, calm down, relax. You’re in the hospital, St Mary’s Paddington.’ A nurse grimaces at my total confusion.
‘What the hell happened?’ I start to whimper, noticing some dried splatters of blood on the floor.
‘You were mugged. But you’re going to be fine.’ She nods kindly and then rushes off.
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Attitudes are still set to
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Attitudes are still set to
Published on Friday, 29 June 2012 14:12 | | |
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Society's obsession with youth and age-defiance has created a new job - the Photoshopper for Perfection
Published on Thursday, 28 June 2012 19:07 | | |
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America often sets trends and here's a bizarre, new one: American teens inserting vodka-soaked tampons in body cavities to throw parents off their scent
Published on Sunday, 24 June 2012 12:25 | | |
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Some UK billionaires are happy to pay their high tax rates
We're obsessed with finding happiness. At every turn there are self help books, articles and TV shows on finding that elusive feeling, as well as happiness institutes, retreats, courses, and coaching. Yet despite this, the epidemic of depression in Western society is worsening. What is going wrong?
The English countryside is under serious threat, writes Camilla Scaramanga. Planning laws which protect our rural landscape have been overturned - with priority given to housing and economic growth.
Daisaku Ikeda is President of the Soka Gakkai International, the world’s largest Buddhist lay group and America’s most diverse. In a rare interview, Ikeda talks about the organization’s remarkable history, its oft misunderstood practice, and what its members are really chanting for.