The Independent (London, England) back issues from May 2003:
Americans have feelings too MATTHEW HOFFMAN (left) is a New York liberal who has been living in London for 30 years. He is not the flag-waving type, nor a natural Bush supporter. But, in recent months, he's found himself at odds with British friends who can't understand why he now weeps at the sight of Old Glory
May 02, 2003;
THE BIG QUESTION: Who is your favourite German?
May 02, 2003
The cult of the Mona Lisa She's been stolen, parodied, even used as a political pawn. And, as she nears her 500th birthday, she's still drawing six million visitors a year. So why, asks PHILIP HENSHER (left), does La Gioconda have such a hold over us all?
May 02, 2003;
From crossword clues to crossed swords
May 02, 2003;
HOW NOT TO DRESS: THIS WEEK ARCHITECTS They may know how to design a great building, but when it comes to cladding themselves, architects either resort to a uniform of black and more black, or just look scruffy. Time to take them out of their on- site clothes, and let our style experts construct a whole new look...
May 02, 2003;
Tales of the country: Which comes first, the chicken or the teenager?
May 02, 2003;
Tales of the country: Operator, give me Docklow five-five-two
May 02, 2003;
Tales of the country: When Beatlemania hit Tenbury Wells
May 02, 2003;
DAYS LIKE THESE: 2 MAY 1945
May 02, 2003;
Film: The Big Picture: X misses the spot X-MEN 2 (12A) 130 MINS DIRECTOR Bryan Singer STARRING Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry
May 02, 2003;
FILM: TOP TEN UK FILMS
May 02, 2003
FILM: ALSO SHOWING THE HEART OF ME THADDEUS O'SULLIVAN (15) HEARTLANDS DAMIEN O'DONNELL (12A) PURE GILLIES MACKINNON (18) SHIRI KANG JE- GYU (18) PYNCHON: A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND OF [P] DONATELLO AND FOSCO DUBINI (NC) HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER JOHN MCNAUGHTON (18) THE LEOPARD LUCHINO VISCONTI (PG)
May 02, 2003;
Film: Naked ambition Tara Fitzgerald may be too much of a free spirit for the National Theatre or Hollywood. But her fondness for the bohemian lifestyle is sometimes an advantage, she tells MAUREEN PATON
May 02, 2003;
Film: Return of the Mods A forgotten gem of Sixties British cinema is seeing the light again. Bronco Bullfrog, acted by amateurs and directed by a drop-out, has been screened at the National Film Theatre and is out on DVD. MATTHEW SWEET spoke to the director
May 02, 2003;
FILM: GOOD SCENE / BAD SCENE CHOSEN BY DAMIEN O'DONNELL, THE DIRECTOR OF `HEARTLANDS'
May 02, 2003;
Film: And all that jazz The slick decadence of Art Deco spiced up the films of the Twenties and Thirties. But its effect could be sinister as well as liberating - especially in the musicals.
May 02, 2003;
POP: THIS WEEK'S ALBUM RELEASES
May 02, 2003;
Pop: The great Pretender The expression `rock chick' could have been coined to describe her. She has weathered drug deaths, punk, stormy relationships and stardom. Now 52, Chrissie Hynde tells FIONA STURGES why she no longer sees music as the be-all and end-all. Although, as JAMES McNAIR discovers (far right), The Pretenders still cut it live
May 02, 2003;
Pop: Pure pop gems and sex appeal LIVE: THE PRETENDERS Scala London
May 02, 2003;
Pop: New wave F Scott Fitzgerald maintained that there are no second acts in American life - but then he hadn't heard about Nada Surf. ALEXIA LOUNDRAS joins the post-grunge pop trio on the French leg of their tour, and hears about career death and rebirth
May 02, 2003;
Pop: The Xfm factor prevails Archie and the Instincts have just beaten all rivals in Xfm's Unsigned competition. CLARE DWYER HOGG meets three dazed young men
May 02, 2003;
POP: STRETCH YOUR EARS Phil Johnson on Brazilian drum'n'bass
May 02, 2003;
Pop: Glastonbury, American-style The Coachella Valley festival in California is America's top outdoor music event. As STEVE JELBERT finds out, they do things rather differently over there
May 02, 2003;
CLASSICAL: SOUND AND VISION mark pappenheim's monthly look at the best Classical dvds
May 02, 2003;
Classical: The keys to success Paul Lewis is that rare thing, a virtuoso pianist who didn't begin as a child prodigy. But, as he tells MICHAEL CHURCH, guidance from Alfred Brendel helped to make up for lost time
May 02, 2003;
Classical: Who are you calling MOR? Monday's Independent ran an attack on the Royal Festival Hall's programme. Here, the South Bank Centre's chief executive, MICHAEL LYNCH, hits back
May 02, 2003;
FILM: THE FIVE BEST FILMS
May 02, 2003
FILM: THE FIVE BEST FILMS
May 02, 2003
THEATRE: THE FIVE BEST PLAYS
May 02, 2003
THEATRE: THE FIVE BEST PLAYS
May 02, 2003
EVENTS: THE BEST OF EUROPE
May 02, 2003;
CHESS
May 02, 2003;
BRIDGE
May 02, 2003;
TELEVISION: PICK OF THE DAY
May 02, 2003;
RADIO: PICK OF THE DAY
May 02, 2003;
Last night's television: Working for the clampdown BAILIFFS BBC1 / ITV NEWS ITV1
May 02, 2003;
TELEVISION: PICK OF THE DAY
May 02, 2003;
US seeks African nations' help to replace Mugabe
May 02, 2003;
37 Lela Avenue: an ordinary house, an ordinary street, an extraordinary story
May 02, 2003;
Resignation throws Tories into turmoil challenge 3AM UPDATE: Shadow minister seeks leadership challenge w Tories, Lib Dems and BNP gain
May 02, 2003;
Violence as far right hails advance
May 02, 2003;
TEL AVIV SUICIDE BOMBING: MI5 examines links to extremist groups
May 02, 2003;
Plaintive cries that guided rescuers to earthquake victims TURKEY: Desperate bid to save 198 children buried in dormitory after tremor destroys village school and leaves at least 100 dead
May 02, 2003;
Groucho Marx steals show at audition for Saddam lookalikes
May 02, 2003;
Blair abandons Ulster poll as IRA fails to deliver
May 02, 2003;
Emergency wards show the limits of the ceasefire
May 02, 2003;
Journalist held over McGuinness leaks
May 02, 2003;
Shares soar as investors rush to back the world's first listed brothel comes to market
May 02, 2003;
Stelios threatens to sue over film distribution restrictions
May 02, 2003;
Museum chief resigns with call for cash
May 02, 2003;
Worms from crashed shuttle found alive
May 02, 2003;
Tories accused of hypocrisy over use of public money to finance campaigns
May 02, 2003;
Union chiefs launch campaign against proposals for foundation hospitals
May 02, 2003;
Minister says euro would encourage investors
May 02, 2003;
LOCAL ELECTIONS: Soldier deserts the ranks and guns for his party leader
May 02, 2003;
LOCAL AND REGIONAL ELECTIONS: The hi-tech poll: texts and e-votes aid turn-out New ballot methods hailed a success, despite some hitches, but bad weather may have put off other voters
May 02, 2003;
LOCAL ELECTIONS: `If we fail to act we have only ourselves to blame for our continued misfortune'
May 02, 2003
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS: LONDON: Peaceful protest turns sour as 200 are corralled
May 02, 2003;
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS: THE PROTEST GROUPS
May 02, 2003
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS: POLICE TACTICS
May 02, 2003;
MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS: AROUND THE WORLD: South Africa's celebrations are soured after 70 are feared dead in bus crash
May 02, 2003;
HOLYROOD ELECTIONS: SCOTLAND: McConnell back, but endorsement far from ringing
May 02, 2003;
ELECTIONS: CARDIFF: WALES: Morgan's victory to signal go-it-alone approach to London
May 02, 2003;
Judges face new code of conduct over private lives
May 02, 2003;
Cherie Booth escapes censure for lobbying MPs
May 02, 2003;