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Television

Man v. monitor Alexander Chancellor W ho needs referees or umpires any more? Television cameras do their job much better and make fools of them in the process. Millions of......

Gardens

All squared up Ursula Buchan I s it, I wonder, a fascist tendency, a fatal weakness for the smack of strong govern- ment, a reprehensible craving for a Neue Ordnung even, which......

High Life

Loss of a friend Taki T he Ancient Greeks, in their infinite wisdom, knew a thing or two about pain, grief, and the loss of loved ones. Unlike today's godless urban biomasses,......