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Album: Selena Gomez, Stars Dance (Hollywood)
Saturday 20 July 2013
Stars Dance is nominally by Selena Gomez, the 21-year-old Disney actress and Bieber girlfriend, but in reality it could be by almost anyone.
Paperback review: Lionel Asbo, By Martin Amis
Sunday 30 June 2013
Martin Amis's latest, set in the working-class purlieus of “Diston”, concerns Lionel Asbo, lotto-winning oik, and his nephew, Des. Having slept with his granny (Lionel's mother) as a teenager, Des fears that Asbo will discover his secret – and set the pitbulls on him.
Fashion shoot: Sugar, spice, and everything nice
Sunday 23 June 2013
Pastels are never passé: sugared-almond shades of peach, lilac and baby blue are the perfect sun-bleached tones to offset tawny skin this summer
Rapper Kanye West attacked by Parkinson's UK charity over 'inexcusably stupid' shaking lyric on track from new album Yeezus
Thursday 20 June 2013
Kanye West has been accused of ignorance and stupidity after the rapper mocked Parkinson’s disease sufferers on his new album.
The Risk wax lyrical about rivals One Direction
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Boyband The Risk waxed lyrical about their heroes One Direction after a visit to Madame Tussauds to see their figures.
The boys in blue
Monday 10 June 2013
Summer suiting comes in every sapphire shade. Here is the high street's take on menswear's current love affair with blue-collar style
To the beach! Your ultimate seaside checklist...
Sunday 02 June 2013
(From left to right) 1. Striped tote, £55, bananarepublic.co.uk
Nailed it! Brighten up your fingers this summer with these colourful nail varnishes
Sunday 19 May 2013
(From top) 1. Quick Dry nail polish in pink £3.50, Limited Collection, marksandspencer.com
Scarlet woman: head-to-toe in red for the summer
Monday 29 April 2013
Summer dressing gets dangerous with red worn head-to-toe, says Emma Akbareian
Here comes the sun: The best self-tanning products
Sunday 28 April 2013
1. Colour Splash Multi-Tone Bronzer in Hilarious Honey £13.90, kikocosmetics.co.uk
Outside edge: Spring jackets
Monday 15 April 2013
Spring may have arrived but there's still a chill in the air. Protect yourself in style with a lightweight jacket. Just make sure it's in soft shades of beige, grey or even salmon
Regime change: The best men's grooming products
Sunday 31 March 2013
(From left to right) 1. Pure Badger Brush, £35, murdocklondon.com
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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