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From Spectator LifeBritain gave up on farmers centuries ago
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From Spectator LifeThe fall of Match of the Day
From Spectator LifeMatch of the Day is looking for a new presenter now that Gary Lineker is leaving after 25 years. The truth is, it really doesn’t matter who replaces him, whether they’re male or female, a former player or nepo baby like Roman Kemp. That’s because Match of the Day really doesn’t matter to a vast
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Planet Elon
We’re living in Musk’s world now
Welcome to life on Planet Elon
On 13 July this year, an assassin’s bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump as he turned his head on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. The whole world saw it and his response: ‘Fight, fight, fight.’ For Elon Musk, this was not just a news event but a galvanising and clarifying moment. He immediately posted a
Welcome to life on Planet Elon
On 13 July this year, an assassin’s bullet grazed the ear of Donald Trump as he turned his head on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania. The whole world saw it and his response: ‘Fight, fight, fight.’ For Elon Musk, this was not just a news event but a galvanising and clarifying moment. He immediately posted a
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Blooming marvellous: the year’s best gardening books
From the magazineI am an absolute sucker for a handsome reproduction of a rare and highly illustrated natural history, preferably more than two centuries old. This may possibly be a niche interest, but Catesby’s Natural History was pronounced a wonder when it was first published and is a wonder still. Mark Catesby was ‘a procurer of plants’,
We’ve got Francis Bacon all wrong
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From the magazineA flop: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, at Ambassadors Theatre, reviewed
From the magazineFails to ignite: Royal Opera’s Tales of Hoffmann reviewed
From the magazineTop tosh: The Diplomat reviewed
From the magazineIs it meant to be a comedy? Gladiator II reviewed
From the magazineCartoons
‘‘Well, he had to go’’
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‘‘Let us prey.’’
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‘‘There are no brakes and it’s back-seat drive.’’
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