ARTS / And what's more . . .

The fundamentals of American culture are under attack. 'Popeye propagates the concept of abnormal friendships between men and women since two men (Popeye and Brutus) fight during the whole episode for the love of a woman.' Abdullah al-Ateeqi, writing in the Islamist al-Mujtama weekly . . . Attention all dramaturgs: all change at the Royal Court. The literary manager Robin Hooper is leaving to concentrate on his own writing. As Somerset Maugham wrote: 'The door is open' . . .