The Independent (London, England) back issues from November 2008:
The killing fields
Nov 01, 2008; ... It ended 90 years ago, but the First World War hasn't faded fromour minds. Far from it - more British people visit the battlefieldsnow than ever before. John Lichfield reports They shall not growold, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor theyears condemn. At the ...
On the rocks
Nov 01, 2008 ... Release the siren within - wild prints, flowing silks and chiffon LEOPARD PRINT DRESS, 3,925, BY YVES SAINT LAURENT, 171-172 SLOANESTREET, LONDON SW1, 020-7235 6706 RIGHT: STRAPLESS DRESS, 2,815, BY BLUMARINE, FROM RICCI BURNS,25G LOWNDES STREET, LONDON SW1, 020-7823 ...
At Home with Zaha Hadid
Nov 01, 2008; ... The way we live nowWhen Home House - fogeys pronounce it Hume - re-opened as aprivate members' club at No 20 Portman Square in 1998, it set theseal on Marylebone's new status as fashionable London's centre ofthe known world. The people of the old borough had been ...
Pot luck
Nov 01, 2008; ... Another year, another chance to go potty with your plants fornext spring, says Anna Pavord DIARY OF A DORSET GARDEN "Could do better". It's the dreariest phrase in the Englishlanguage. Actually, "banqueting suite" is the dreariest, but theother comes close. It's what I was ...
Purple haze
Nov 01, 2008; ... RestaurantsThe Compleat Angler is one of those hotels (and book titles) thatseem the quintessence of Englishness. It fills your head withthoughts of Henley Regatta and Ascot Races, Eton and Oxford, IzaakWalton and J R Hartley and whoever it was that wrote, "Sweet Thames,run ...
QUIZ ANSWERS
Nov 01, 2008 ... SEE PAGE 86 FOR QUESTIONS 1. Camille Saint-Saens. 2. Titian. 3. Two - Bolivia and Paraguay. 4. The sinking of the Titanic. 5. "Last" works: The Last Supper; The Last ...
Sleeping beauty
Nov 01, 2008 ... Urban gardenerIt's curious how, when looking for stories to fuel these pages,some of the best happen right on my doorstep. This one concerns ourlocal Bushy Park, once the hunting grounds of King Henry VIII andoften referred to as the "Sleeping Beauty" of the Royal ...
Motoring
Nov 01, 2008; ... Have you ever arrived at a party just as everyone else isleaving? Renault must feel a little like that with their new Koleos.The French marques seemed to be in denial about the SUV boom when itwas at its craziest. Makes that you might have thought totallyincompatible with off-roading - ...
Bridge
Nov 01, 2008; ... The first Buffett Cup, contested in 2006, was won by the USA,reversing the result of the Ryder Cup, the event on which it isbased. Once again the result was reversed, this year's Buffett Cupbeing won by Europe in convincing manner - 205.5 to 172.5 VictoryPoints. Today's hand came along ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... SATURDAY Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One 8.15pm BBC2 It's 90 years since the "the war to end all wars" finished, andto mark the anniversary, Michael Palin travels to the killing fieldsof northern Europe. Despite the imminent peace, an estimated 11,000soldiers lost ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... SUNDAY Stephen Fry in America 9pm BBC1 Stephen Fry traverses the US north to south from the Canada tothe Mexico border. In between, he meets 50,000 bison, overeats inthe town of Bismarck, North Dakota, and is entertained by Oklahoma'sfinest belly ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... WEDNESDAY Picture Book 9pm BBC4 This new series thumbs through the history of children'sliterature and features interviews with the Children's Laureate,Michael Rosen, and writers and illustrators including ShirleyHughes, Allan Ahlberg and Trish Cooke. The first instalment ...
Five best London shows
Nov 01, 2008; ... Osbert Lancaster Wallace Collection The elegant pocket cartoonist whose work genially documentsmiddle-class bafflement at the moral revolution taking place in post-war Britain. To 11 Jan 2009 Gerhard Richter Serpentine Gallery 4900 Colours: a random pixelation abstract ...
48 HOURS IN Valencia
Nov 01, 2008; ... Start within the atmospheric old town, take in some cutting-edgearchitecture, stop for a paella and then simply sit back and savourthis Mediterranean marvel. By Jacqueline LukeWHY GO NOW? To escape the northern November gloom in pursuit of culture,cuisine and the prospect ...
5 Colonial hotels in Asia
Nov 01, 2008; ... Old-fashioned comfort, a dazzling setting and a G&T. All this canbe yours, says Katie Monk HOTEL MAJAPAHIT Indonesia In the heart of Surabaya - Indonesia's second-largest city - theMajapahit is a grand old dame of Dutch colonial splendour, with itscolonnaded ...
Something to declare
Nov 01, 2008 ... Where to go, how to save, what to avoid WARNING OF THE WEEK FRANCE Theft is evidently a serious problem now, according to the latestForeign Office advice; on average, five British visitors reportedlost or stolen passports every day in France last year. Specificlocations that ...
The Complete Guide To ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHTS
Nov 01, 2008; ... Breakfast in Brisbane? Snorkelling off South Africa? Climbing inKathmandu? David Orkin joins the dots on some of the best - and thecheapest - routes around the planet WHY ROUND THE WORLD? Because a round-the-world ("RTW") ticket represents the besttravel value you can find ....
BOWLED OVER
Nov 01, 2008; ... As the Stanford Series reaches its climax, Philippa Goodrichreveals another side to the cricket-mad Caribbean island of Antigua -from secluded beaches to colonial history and celebrity hideaways A baking hot morning: the heat is fierce enough to fry an egg onthe bonnets of the ...
PICK OF THE WEEK
Nov 01, 2008; ... Performance on 3 Tue 7pm Radio 3 Recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall, this is AlfredBrendel's farewell performance in the capital. It features works bythe four composers most closely associated with the pianist duringhis 60-year career: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and ...
Computer games
Nov 01, 2008; ... Quantum of Solace: the Game PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, X360, Activision,29.99-49.99 Quantum of Solace: the Game hit the shops yesterday, the sametime as the film went on general release, which has allowed it tocapitalise on the movie's flood of publicity. The game feels great,thanks to ...
Rabin assassin punished forTV interviews
Nov 01, 2008 ... World in brief JERUSALEM The Israeli who assassinated the former Prime MinisterYitzhak Rabin in 1995 has been moved to a higher security prison andlost privileges and family visits to ...
Russell Brand winked at me once. And when he winks at you, you stay winked
Nov 01, 2008; ... LET'S GET a few things straight. The Russell Brand and JonathanRoss affair is not a storm in a tea cup. It is the tea cup - theultimate trivial expression of an utterly trivialised medium. Never mind the public's outrage; in matters of radio andtelevision the public has lost all ...
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008 ... 'Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing,doing nothing, and ...
Performance notes
Nov 01, 2008 ... Overview Daniel Craig's second outing as James Bond, after 2006's high-octane Casino Royale, has 007 determined to uncover the truth behindthe death of Vesper, the woman he loved. Judi Dench, Gemma Artertonand Olga Kurylenko co-star. Our view "The 'thrills' spring off ...
Performance notes
Nov 01, 2008 ... Overview The unfeasibly hip indie band, led by Alex Turner of ArcticMonkeys and Miles Kane of the Rascals, garnered instant acclaim anda Mercury Music nomination for their Scott Walker-infused debut, TheAge of the Understatement, this year. Our view "This is ...
inheritance tax
Nov 01, 2008; ... Who is liable to pay inheritance tax? Anyone who has assets of more than 312,000 when they die isliable to pay inheritance tax (IHT). All assets above this thresholdare taxed at a rate of 40 per cent. However, if you're married, youcan now combine your inheritance tax allowance ...
Black rhino born at zoo
Nov 01, 2008 ... News in brief A black rhino has been born at Chester Zoo - the first to be bornthere in 10 years. The unnamed calf, believed to ...
Man shot dead by police is named
Nov 01, 2008 ... News in brief POLICE A man shot dead in the street by police marksmen after adomestic row has been named as Andrew Hammond. He died after he wasconfronted by three specialist firearms officers from theMetropolitan Police close to his home in Harold Hill, near Romford.Witnesses ...
Binge-drinking culture may cause dementia epidemic, experts warn
Nov 01, 2008; ... Britain could be heading for a dementia epidemic caused by heavydrinking, according to research. The alcohol-fuelled revelry of the young and middle-aged willrack up brain damage, impairing their mental faculties in laterlife, it is claimed. The study by the psychiatrists Dr Susham ...
Make no mistake: America is thriving
Nov 01, 2008; ... Is Barack Obama the candidate of American decline? To hear someof his supporters among the foreign policy punditry, you'd think hewas. Francis Fukuyama says he supports Obama because he believesObama would be better at "managing" American decline than JohnMcCain. Fareed Zakaria writes ...
SNP 'rigs the odds' at bookmakers
Nov 01, 2008; ... THE SCOTTISH Nationalist Party faithful were clearly worriedabout the power of bookmakers in the run-up to the Glenrothes by-election. Those who like a flutter were presented with odds showingLabour favourite to win on Thursday. So, in an attempt to get things moving Alex Salmond's ...
The Obama promise of hope and change
Nov 01, 2008 ... LEADING ARTICLE But European excitement must be tempered by hard-headed realismThis year's US presidential election was always going to makehistory. It was the first open contest for more than 50 years, withneither the incumbent nor the vice-president running. The ...
On the ball
Nov 01, 2008; ... The Saturday profile Culture secretaries used not to be likethis. So just how far could the Everton fan's capacity for originalthinking take him? DEEP IN the heart of Westminster, amid the head-scratching in theTreasury, the lost files of the Home Office, and the belongings ...
MILES RICHMOND
Nov 01, 2008; ... Painter who followed his teacher David Bomberg on anuncompromising artistic path Miles Richmond was David Bomberg's closest student, and practisedand taught his particular vision of painting in a working life ofmore than 60 years. Less than 24 hours before his death he ...
ANNE CROSSMAN
Nov 01, 2008; ... Widow and literary executor of the Labour minister Dick Crossman Anne Crossman was a person of considerable interest in her ownright, and not merely as the third wife of the Labour cabinetminister Dick Crossman, whose controversial political diaries,published after his dea th in ...
Campaign Diary
Nov 01, 2008 ... * Are things getting a little testy in the land of "no dramaObama"? The Washington Times, which has had a reporter travellingwith the campaign for nearly three years, has abruptly been kickedoff the candidate's press plane. The decision came three days afterthe Moonie-owned paper ...
'I try to be true and honest. The truth is often ridiculous'
Nov 01, 2008; ... Sometimes when Martin Creed gets introduced to people for thefirst time, they slap him on the back and say: "Good on you." "It'sas if they're congratulating a criminal who has got away with acrime," says Creed. "People think I am getting away with something.They don't realise that I work ...
Cyclo-therapy
Nov 01, 2008; ... I unintentionally had my initiation into the strange world offixed-wheel biking last week, when I stopped to fix a puncture on myway home from work, and accidentally re-attached my back wheel thewrong way round. I ride a single-speed Specialized Langster around town, and theback ...
ISREAL'S NEW PROPHET
Nov 01, 2008; ... Avraham Burg was a pillar of the Israeli establishment but hisnew book is causing a sensation. It argues that his country is an"abused child" which has become a "violent parent". And hissolutions are radical, as he explains to Donald MacintyreIn shorts, T-shirt and cotton kippa, ...
Viz comic
Nov 01, 2008; ... MINOR BRITISH INSTITUTIONS Viz used to be a much bigger institution. In early 1991 itscirculation peaked at 1.1m, and it was, briefly, Britain'sbestselling periodical. Now it's down to around 300,000, which isnot bad, and it comes out more often; 10 times a year rather thansix ....
Murder on the dancefloor with Paris Hilton and Nicky Haslam
Nov 01, 2008; ... In the frameThe scene: society designer Nicky Haslam's party at ParksteadHouse, Roehampton. The dress code: Black, Silver and Violet (Nicky,centre, has all three covered). But to which tune are our revellersdancing? Nicky: ...
Talk of the town
Nov 01, 2008; ... As I said to David Walliams after watching No Man's Land, thelast time I saw a four-hander it was on YouPorn. Nay, nay, andthrice nay! There's been much of a to-do about this latest production ofHarold Pinter's classic, and with good reason: four pin-sharpperformances (Michael ...
Opening shots
Nov 01, 2008; ... The news you may have missed Two legs good, four legs better Here's a peek behind the scenes at one of the world's mostsuccessful factories, and a glimpse at the most closely guardedsecret of quality control in modern furniture. Yes, it's the Ikeachair testers. Which ...
Jo Wood, Businesswoman & former model, 53
Nov 01, 2008; ... My secret life The home I grew up in ... was a council house in Basildon, Essex,until I was nine. Then we moved into an old vicarage my dad hadbought that was in serious need of renovation; we stayed there untilI was 16. It was wonderful: 300 years old and full of ...
Prince Charles
Nov 01, 2008 ... A life in Pictures As he turns 60 this month, we review Charles'slife from princelet in arms to organic entrepreneur 1951 Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh with Charles (left)and Princess Anne. In 1952, Charles becomes heir apparent, a jobhe's held for 56 ...
'We are trapped inside this hospital'
Nov 01, 2008; ... First person Lucas Anbielle, 27 Lucas Anbielle spoke to us from Medecins Sans Frontires' outreachcentre in the war-torn province of North Kivu, in the DemocraticRebublic of the Congo, where he works as project coordinator. At present I am working with five other ex-pats, from ...
Katherine the great
Nov 01, 2008; ... Last week, it was announced that Katherine Jenkins had signed themost lucrative recording contract in the history of classical music.Not bad for a no-nonsense choir girl from Neath. John Walsh meetsthe $10m womanKatherine Jenkins is so pretty, so cute, so wholesome and ...
Simply sensational
Nov 01, 2008; ... Use cheaper cuts of meat to create these heart-warming Asianstews, says Mark Hix - and save on washing up, too.If I've been out for a night on the town I usually end up in arestaurant in London's Chinatown with a craving for a beef flank hot-pot or a comforting stew made from ...
Brick-a-brac
Nov 01, 2008; ... Not a million miles from Brick Lane in east London, one couplehas found an oasis in which to house their assorted 'objetstrouves'.Emily Chalmers admits: "I'm really particular about a lot ofthings, and incredibly particular about where I live." The interiorsstylist continues, ...
Oh my Goth!
Nov 01, 2008 ... Style notes 1 Boots, 95, Dr Martens, 08457 697 178 2 Ring, 110, by Atelier Swarovski, Christopher Kane, 020-70166780 3 Skull watch, 225, by Toy, 020-7287 5431 4 Spike ...
Berry good
Nov 01, 2008 ... Dressing table 1 OPI, nail lacquer, We'll Always Have Paris, 9.75, 01923 240010, lenawhite.co.uk. A luscious coffee hue and satisfyingly intense. OPI varnishes areloved by celebs and nail artists alike for their long-lasting andchip-resistant shine. 2 Clarins, Colour ...
Beauty queen
Nov 01, 2008; ... Amid the multiple theories about why Madonna and Guy Ritchie havesplit up, one newspaper pinpointed her "bizarre" cosmetic routines,reporting that Madge would get into bed slathered in 500-a-pot creamand a plastic body suit. Forget affairs or incompatible charactertraits, how can any ...
River's edge
Nov 01, 2008 ... Side orders The Seahorse At Mitch Tonks' eaterie overlooking the River Dart, try thecharcoal-grilled local bass fillet with salsa romesco. 5 South Embankment, Dartmouth (01803 835147) Riverside Restaurant Good European food; great views of the Tyne and ...
A question of taste
Nov 01, 2008; ... Wine Isn't it strange how certain styles of wine keep returning? Justas flared trousers and mutton have regained popularity, so too anumber of the wine styles we consigned to history have started tomake a comeback. Among the worst offenders were German riesling,sherry and ...
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND?
Nov 01, 2008 ... UNDER 5 2007 Ctes du Rhne Villages Saint Maurice Made from a blend of four-fifths grenache and one-fifth syrah,this is a typically vivid, modern style of Ctes du Rhne in whichsucculent berry fruit flavours mingle with plummy acidity. 4.99, M&S, down from 5.99, until 2 ...
Pets' corner
Nov 01, 2008; ... We have two Golden Retriever puppies that are five months old. Acouple of months ago they started to eat their own faeces. We havetried adding different things to their food and some pills, but itis not working. I don't know what to do. Victoria Booth, via e-mail Having one ...
Backgammon
Nov 01, 2008; ... Common Results 4 - Waiting for the Fat Lady One of the most common mistakes made by beginners is not doublingearly enough. Too often I've heard the phrase, "I thought if Idoubled then he might have taken." Only when the Fat Lady has sungis the cube turned and, lo and behold, a ...
Chess
Nov 01, 2008; ... The first Mindsports Games took place in Beijing from 3-18October. As the name implies, this wasn't just a chess event andthere were also tournaments in Bridge, Go, Draughts and Xiangqi"Chinese Chess". The chess itself comprised 10 different sections with Blitz andRapidplay ...
TEN QUESTIONS
Nov 01, 2008; ... 1. A score for a 1908 film, 'L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise', iswidely regarded as the first ever commissioned. Who was thecomposer? 2. 'Diana and Actaeon' and 'Diana and Callisto' are, according toLucian Freud, "simply the two most beautiful pictures ever painted".Who are they ...
Opening this week
Nov 01, 2008 ... Close to the Surface: Digital Presence ICA, London SW1 It's all about applying texture to technology, as an exhibitionof work-in-progress, including ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... THURSDAY Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain 8pm UKTV History In the context of the looming recession, history looks set tomake a harsh verdict on Margaret Thatcher, the woman who let thefree market walk a tightrope without a safety net. Andrew Marrassesses her ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... TUESDAY Prince Charles's Other Mistress 9pm C4 The High Society strand returns with the tragic story of theAustralian Dale "Kanga" Tryon, Camilla's great love rival for alarge part of the 1970s. Of fragile mental health, she died inmysterious circumstances at the age of 49 ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... FRIDAY Michael Portillo: Death of a School Friend 9pm BBC2 Michael Portillo discusses a classmate who committed suicidenearly 40 years ago. The former MP explores the devastating effecton the boy's family and plays excerpts from home movies and musiccomposed by the ...
Five best concerts
Nov 01, 2008; ... La Traviata tonight & Thur David McVicar (right) directs Scottish Opera's new production ofVerdi's tragic tale, with Carmen Giannattasio as the "lady of thecamellias". Theatre Royal, Glasgow, tonight; Eden Court, Inverness,Thur I Capuleti e i Montecchi tonight & ...
PICK OF THE DAY
Nov 01, 2008; ... MONDAY My Family at War 10.35pm BBC1 This riff on the Who Do You Think You Are? format examines thelives of celebrities' ancestors during the First World War. Was DanSnow's great-grandfather representative of the incompetent officerclass, and what did the women in Natalie ...