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We Love: Santal Massoïa
This, the 10th fragrance in the Hermès Hermèssence edition, blends sandalwood with rare Massoia wood to create a warm and somewhat sweet scent. £150 for 100ml, Hermès boutiques

The Fashion Audit: 14/11/2011

What we love, we're not sure about, we're buying and we can't wait for

Harriet Walker: Leave dressing up for real life

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Random, Channel 4<br/>Wilfred, BBC3<br/>Doctor Who, BBC1

The singular power of a poetic monologue is lost in its transfer from the London stage

Sophie Heawood: You aren't brave until you've done a Kate

The thing is...

Joan Smith: Let's dare to denounce dangerous trash

Fear of siding with the right against a corrosive celebrity culture forces liberal thinkers to tolerate questionable values

Pendle Witch Child, BBC4<br/>Who Do You Think You Are? BBC1<br/>Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 5

Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage was mesmerising as he told the tale of a 17th-century witch trial

Millions tune into Big Brother launch

The launch of Celebrity Big Brother on Thursday gave Channel 5 one of its largest-ever audiences, with an average of 5.1 million tuning in.

A-listers stay away as sheen comes off Big Brother's return on Channel 5

Sally Bercow likes being on TV. She knows it will upset the establishment, which is a big plus

Diary: Starkey caught in Mouse trap

Readers keen to confront David Starkey about the views he espoused on Friday's Newsnight could do worse than book a seat for his afternoon speaking engagement on 11 September, part of the Thames Festival.

Big Brother's back &ndash; and he hopes you'll be watching

When Richard Desmond bought Channel Five he invested &#163;200m in the ailing reality TV show. Now it has to deliver viewers

Danny Rogers: NOTW will be missed &ndash; by certain showbiz PRs

How do PRs feel about the demise of the News of the World? Will they miss a vital outlet for their stories and content?

Iceland announces record profits

Frozen foods retailer Iceland today reported record sales and profits - heaping pressure on potential buyers to pay more for the company.

Cooper Brown: Limits

Mulligan called me from Scotland saying that he’d dumped the Lesbian Sticker Lady somewhere near Oban and that she had “got the message”.

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