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What is art for?
Publication: The Guardian
An American lady travelling to Paris in 1913 - the kind of American lady who will still be travelling to Paris in 2013 - asked Ezra Pound what he thought art was for. Pound replied, 'Ask me what a rose bush is for.'
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Dramas
Publication: The Guardian
This weekend sees the start of two serious television dramas; George Eliot's Daniel Deronda on BBC1, and Boris Pasternak's Dr Zhivago on ITV. Both have been adapted by Andrew Davies.
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Big Girl 007
Publication: The Guardian
My mission, and I chose to accept it, was to watch half a dozen Bond movies and summon up some firepower on the Bond women.
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Joy of Sex
Publication: The Guardian
What is good sex? If you don't know, can you find out from a book?
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Holidays
Publication: The Guardian
Going on holiday means always having to say you're sorry.
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Tennis
Publication: The Guardian
What's the difference between men's and women's tennis? Power? Speed? Prize money? Sponsorship?
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Sven
Publication: The Guardian
Why is Nancy Dell'Olio being beaten up by the British press just because she has kept her man? Sven-Goran Eriksson, the taciturn Swede, is not my idea of a good night out, but if Nancy loves him, and if she is angry when his name is linked with Ulrika Jonsson, doesn't that make her just like most women on the planet?
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Working Women
Publication: The Guardian
What do working mothers want? The simple answer is - to be happy. Why do working mothers want to be happy? It seems, because, they are not.
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House Moves
Publication: The Guardian
An estate agent selling my house told me that if a man comes to view without his wife, and makes an offer, the offer is accepted. If a woman comes to view without her husband, they insist she bring him first.
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Adoption
Publication: The Guardian
We live in a strange time. Just as our genuinely liberal and civilised values are making a real difference in society, the forces of reaction are growing stronger. This is good news and bad. It means we are getting somewhere, and it means that we must fight harder.
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