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The rhetoric of renewal
28 November 2008
DURING this month 145 years ago, Abraham Lincoln created a new template for political speeches, a fact not lost on President-elect Barack Obama, no less than on John F. Kennedy back in 1961.
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Madonna: the controversial feminist
21 November 2008
NORMAN Mailer famously described her as America’s First Lady of Sex, and just in case we missed the hyper-bole, he added that she was the new Marilyn Monroe. In other words, the world’s No 1 sex symbol.
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A hard act to follow
24 October 2008
MICHELLE Obama or Cindy McCain, which of these two clever, stylish and successful mothers will be at their husband’s side as he is elected as the 44th President of the United States? Or to put it another way: is Michelle or Cindy about to become the next Jacki O?
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Death of an icon
10 October 2008
ONE of the best films Paul Newman made during a long and distinguished career in HollywoodwascalledAbsence of Malice (1981).
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Disturbing stories from the underbelly of Irish life
03 October 2008
SOMETIMES very ordinary people become enmeshed in the interstices of history, often with sad or even tragic consequences. Often, but not always.
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It all depends on your point of view
26 September 2008
SARAH Palin, the new poster girl of the American Right, is a creationist. One of the most Googled photographs of recent weeks depicts the shapely Mrs Palin posing in a Stars-and-Stripes bikini, brandishing a rifle.
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A partial restoration of fees is called for
19 September 2008
YES, Minister – but now make it happen. Words are fine, but action is now required. I’m very glad the Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe has said he personally backs the return of college fees in some form.
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Blonde hair, big boobs and white powder
12 September 2008
I’M very fond of Helen Mirren, who would certainly find a place among my Ten Favourite Actresses. She’s very talented, incredibly sexy, and is also a bright and articulate lady.
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The cardinal and the Christian way of life
05 September 2008
IS Cardinal Sean Brady right when he asserts that Ireland’s media are dominated by a secular outlook hostile to religion?
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Bush’s hypocrisy on human rights
15 August 2008
ALL GOVERNMENTS lie, and big Governments tell big lies. One of the biggest was about the dropping of the atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
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