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France's next president

The fire in their veins 

The family backgrounds that made Nicolas Sarkozy, François Bayrou and Ségolène Royal each want to be France's president Apr 4th 2007

    English history

    An interim time of great confusion Requires subscription 

    What turned 18th-century libertinism into Victorian cant?Apr 4th 2007

    Russia

    A slice of death Requires subscription 

    A murdered Russian journalist seemed to care only for her subjects' livesApr 4th 2007

    Memoirs of adoption

    The bittersweet taste of discovery Requires subscription 

    A.M. Homes tries her hand at a difficult genealogyApr 4th 2007

    Surgeons at work

    Are they human? Requires subscription 

    Treading a line between human and superhumanApr 4th 2007

    Amazon worldwide bestsellers

    The Child is father of the Man Requires subscription 

    A terrible, or at least a stirring, childhood is the best way to sell an autobiographyApr 4th 2007

    Articles from previous editions

    The Royal Shakespeare Company

    All the world and its stage 

    Few people like the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. But in a major redevelopment, it will be remodelled, rather than knocked downMar 29th 2007

    A history of catapults

    Bringing ancient warfare to life 

    A fine example of how modern classical scholarship can still surpass the efforts of past centuriesMar 29th 2007

    Having affairs

    International relations 

    A thoughtful study of infidelityMar 29th 2007

    Stem cells

    Laboratory dramas 

    Four books reflect on the most operatic field in scienceMar 29th 2007

    Japan

    Paths of power 

    A history of a country's approach to the great abroadMar 29th 2007

    New fiction

    Beach music 

    Ian McEwan is back on formMar 29th 2007

    The future of books

    Not bound by anything 

    Now that books are being digitised, how will people read?Mar 22nd 2007

    Ireland from 1939 to 1945

    The power of neutrality 

    Eamon de Valera and the second world warMar 22nd 2007

    Russia's bloody wars

    Small state seeks new history  

    Refuting the Kremlin's story of ChechnyaMar 22nd 2007

    The fate of coral

    Not just a pretty polyp 

    The dark truths of underwater UtopiaMar 22nd 2007

    Contemporary dance

    Point man 

    Renowned for his confrontational artistic style, Israeli-born Itzik Galili is rapidly becoming one of Europe's most interesting and unusual choreographersMar 22nd 2007

    Tobacco

    An evil weed 

    Cigarettes may kill, but their makers know that the addiction will lastMar 15th 2007

    Wartime espionage

    Secrets and spies 

    A spymistress and a mysteryMar 15th 2007

    An African adventurer

    Dark deeds 

    A biographer presents Stanley as a hero, albeit flawedMar 15th 2007

    A memoir of Zimbabwe

    The house that Bob burned down 

    A quest to uncover a family historyMar 15th 2007

    International relations

    An interconnected world 

    Two right-of-centre analyses on the merits of international bodiesMar 15th 2007

    Biedermeier

    The beauty of simplicity 

    Clean lines and eleganceMar 15th 2007

    Amazon worldwide bestsellers

    Life at the top 

    What fiction sells best? Shopping and magic, spying and murderMar 8th 2007

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    Sacked executives

    The incredible bouncing boss 

    How to make a comebackFeb 15th 2007

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    Catch if you can...

    From Caspar David Friedrich to Gerhard Richter: German paintings from Dresden

    A fascinating journey across centuries of German art LOS ANGELES, until April 29th, 2007

    Salle Pleyel

    One of Paris’s best-loved classical concert halls has reopened after a four-year renovation PARIS, ongoing

    Laughter at the Mori Art Museum

    A joyous double billing: one show about the smile in Japanese art, and another about humour in contemporary works TOKYO, until May 6th 2007

    Hogarth

    William Hogarth's savage social commentaries are the highlight of a retrospective LONDON, until April 29th, 2007

    “Spring Awakening”

    This new musical has a thrilling score, belted by dewy adolescents with the force of a tidal wave NEW YORK, open run

    China National Film Museum

    Displays explore more than a century of cinematic history, both within China and abroad BEIJING, from February 10th 2007

    Paddy Bedford

    The first large survey of works by one of Australia’s most remarkable aboriginal artists SYDNEY, until April 15th, 2007

    The Masters of Pre-Colombian Art

    An exhibition of 3,000 years-worth of art from the Aztec, Mayan and Inca civilisations BRUSSELS, until April 29th, 2007

    National Museum of Singapore

    The city-state’s grand dame of local history opens after a face-lift SINGAPORE, from December 7th, 2006

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