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Why I figure Kate’s right to be proud of her curvy looks
Isn’t Kate Winslet a tonic? Honest, smart and — gasp — happy, she’s an A-list
celebrity who just won’t play the celebrity game and what a breath of fresh
air she regularly blows up the tight-asses who populate her universe.
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Good image, snow joking
Watching the ever-enchanting Snow Patrol on Channel 4 last weekend I was
delighted to see that Gary Lightbody has surrendered to his DNA and stopped
shaving.
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SDLP has the chance to be strong political force again
The SDLP should stand for a strong North in a strong Ireland. The leadership battle looks set to be fought out between Margaret Ritchie and Alasdair McDonnell, both formidable characters with strong track records.
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How wartime politics enforced a ‘border’ in the Irish regiments
This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, when we may choose to remember the Irish
dead of the two world wars, or not.
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Why these pushy ladies are really starting to bug me
The snows of Kilimanjaro are melting. The Ganges is drying up. El Niño is
unleashing freak weather all over the world.
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How haunted man of iron is fighting off his old demons
Brooding and tormented, Mike Tyson has become a dissertation in self
destruction.
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Was Bill seeing double in land of make-believe?
Like most people in the West, I'm a great admirer of North Korea. It's really pretty hard to beat for comedy.
Cannabis: it’s time to stop the lies and start a rational debate
It doesn't require a Leap of faith to support the growing calls for a radical rethink of policy on drugs and in particular on the decriminalisation of cannabis.
UUP‘s link with Conservatives is not going to work
Councillor Nelson, in her letter to the Belfast Telegraph on November 4, claims that the link between the Conservative Party and the Ulster Unionist Party will ultimately strengthen the union and will ultimately provide a direct line to the heart of the UK Government.
- Day trip to Belfast was worth effort
- Time is up for our politicians in Westminster
- How can we trust Tories to defend Ulster?
- Renovations to Ulster Museum waste of money
- Blame police, not the editor
- Ryan shows up evil that needs investigating
- Swish family Robinson on their own little island
- So just who is responsible for 11-plus mess?
Editor's Viewpoint: Courageous Kate inspiration to all
The tumultuous standing ovation given to murdered policeman's widow Kate Carroll when she rose to collect her deserved award of BT Woman of the Year showed the regard felt for this very courageous woman.
Crime writer baffled by tiger kidnap plot
The Insider's spies were at a Belfast Festival talk by crime novelist Ian Rankin last weekend.
How the Chinese always make it a White Christmas
While the rest of us were going about our usual small scale climate change recycling business this week — depositing a couple of pasta jars in the bottle bank, knitting a jumper from plastic bags, watering the begonias with used bathwater — China threw caution to the wind and struck a truly thunderous blow against global warming
Sacking the expert is not the right way to tackle drugs
Government Ministers and health quangos may as well give up warning about the evils of drugs.
Why it’s v v sad that we don’t talk anymore
Stephen Fry is considering leaving Twitter, following an unpleasant spat with a fellow Twit. Now, I'll fess up that I don't really know what Twitter is. I'm told it's a kind of internet texting thing but I'm not sure.
I know who’s to blame for game ending
BBC Northern Ireland has served us well over the years I think. While other regions and networks can often appear amateur and provincial, the quality of its television programmes is usually of an impressively high standard on par with its national equivalents.
When money talks, and walks, then retailers have to lose out
You’ve got to feel sorry for many of the retailers south of the border.
We're stuck with the Assembly . . . and it's no laughing matter
A few evenings ago the Minister of Health at Stormont, Michael McGimpsey, was to be seen on the television news offering his audience what he termed a 'joke'.
Why Maze stadium decision is a blow for integrated sport
So the Maze stadium is dust. I should have listened to my great friend Malcolm Brodie in the first place. After he read my column supporting the Maze project, he told me I was up a gum tree. It would never happen, he said.
German Lawrence of Arabia had much to live up to – and failed
His name was Captain Leo Frobenius and he was the German Lawrence of Arabia, tasked to start an Arab Muslim insurgency against British rule in Sudan and Egypt.
Mark Steel: The media's Michael Jackson circus
Within minutes of the first reports, it was clear the world was going mad.
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