A working life: The theatre director

Ivan Cutting, theatre director at Eastern Angles theatre company. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Anyone out and about in Ipswich in June may have come across a bright yellow camper van parked in one of a number of prominent spots. On closer inspection, they would have found it full... 

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Simon Cowell and the Witches of Eastwick

Photomontage Simon Schmitt Please tell me you don’t believe Wednesday’s thunder and lightning was caused by some sort of weather front, as opposed to the discord tearing apart Simon Cowell’s coven? If you fall into the kooky first category, then you are formally banned... 

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Wyclef Jean eyes Haiti presidential role

Wyclef Jean – rumours have circulated for some time that the Haitian-born recording artist may enter the 2010 presidential contest. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP Musician Wyclef Jean is considering a run for president of Haiti but has not decided whether to seek a five-year term as leader... 

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Radio review: Desi Pubs

‘A shot of Punjabi culture’ . . . Bobby Friction, presenter of Desi Pubs Desi Pubs (Radio 4) was a fascinating listen. Bobby Friction considered the phenomenon of Asian pubs, but did much more than simply highlight them as an interesting concept. Reporting from West Bromwich, a... 

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John Lennon’s killer has parole hearing date postponed

Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon Photograph: NYSDOCS / HANDOUT/EPA The latest parole hearing for John Lennon’s killer has been postponed, delaying Mark David Chapman’s sixth bid for freedom. The 55-year-old was scheduled to appear before a parole hearing this week at the... 

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