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"The Persian gulf is seeing the most extraordinary flourishing of culture", observes the Books and Arts editor of The Economist. She talks to Roger Mandle, the first executive director of the Qatar Museums Authority, on his plans for building cultural bridges in the Gulf ... read more »
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Spiegelworld will be collapsing its tents and shuffling off from downtown New York soon. The Economist talks to some of the characters behind the cabaret extravaganza ...
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LIONS, TIGERS AND GIRAFFES | October 22nd 2008
Want to win the Man Booker Prize? Then concentrate a little more on the way you end your novel (and stay clear of implausible coincidences), explains Michael Portillo, who headed up this year's panel ...
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