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It's no good carping about cuts
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First look: The King's Speech
Toronto film festival: In this triumphant British period drama, Colin Firth delivers a virtuoso performance which seems destined for gold-plated glory
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Granta extract
Preview: To mark Granta's collection of the best new writing from Pakistan, an extract from Leila in the Wilderness by Nadeem Aslam -
Jack Whitehall
Review: He may have all the skills but the Mock the Week and Big Brother star can't do sincerity, says Brian Logan -
Roald Dahl's best
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Five star show
Blog: Do plays have to be 'life-changing' or 'definitive' to achieve a five-star rating? If not, then what, asks Matt Trueman
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Readers recommend: songs inspired by poems
Now that our birthday celebrations are over, we'd like you to suggest songs that prove rhyme definitely pays -
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'Circe, Ursula Rucker. Jazzanova remix. Based on scenes and characters from The Odyssey, which for the purposes of this blog I'm counting as a poem.' -
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'Err...all of Cats The Musical? I'll get me (fur) coat...'
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Rachel Whiteread: Drawings
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Hollywood must plot a new course to win back its audience
Alternative media and innovative multi-platform storytelling are set to challenge a complacent film industry -
Mercury prize 2010: The xx were a safe choice, but the right one
The xx's debut album is a compelling listen but that probably wasn't the only reason the judges picked it, writes Alexis Petridis -
Which modern poetry collections would you recommend to a novice?
Alison Flood: Hearing Seamus Heaney reading his work has affirmed in me a desire to add to my scant collection of poetry books
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