AUCTIONING OFF THE REMAINS OF A CHANTEUR'S LIFE | October 4th 2008Jacques Brel shaped a generation's idea of love. Now the manuscript of one of his best-known songs is up for sale ...From ECONOMIST.COM
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HOW ARSENE WENGER DOES IT
Sat, 10/04/2008 - 15:02 - More Intelligent LifeED SMITH | THE GREAT SPORTSMEN | October 3rd 2008
In each issue of Intelligent Life, the leading cricketer Ed Smith puts another sportsman under the microscope. This time it's Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal, who "has turned evolution into revolution" ...
From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008
Idea Lab: Losing the Weight Stigma
Sat, 10/04/2008 - 07:45 - NYT > MagazineTHIS WEEK: A SELECTIVE GUIDE
Thu, 10/02/2008 - 20:00 - More Intelligent Life STUFF, STAFF AND DELUSIONS | October 2nd 2008
Our guide to what's on around the world, compiled by Ariel Ramchandani and Jessica Gallucci
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IN THE MUD WITH RICHARD LONG
Thu, 10/02/2008 - 19:42 - More Intelligent LifeARTISTIC MUDSLINGING | October 2nd 2008
Britain's foremost land artist used to make his art out of stones; now it's mud, from the River Avon. He takes Robert Butler for a walk there ...
From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008
HOG WILD: DIARY FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Wed, 10/01/2008 - 18:00 - More Intelligent LifeWHEN PIG JOKES GO BADLY | October 1st 2008
A correspondent for The Economist checks voter sentiment in Whitesburg, Kentucky. "A sign outside says the population is '1,534 friendly people plus two grouches'", he writes. "Clearly, someone is keeping track"...
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SHAKESPEARE WOULD HAVE HAD A BLOG
Tue, 09/30/2008 - 14:47 - More Intelligent LifeVOCAB 2.0 | September 30th 2008
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Critics complain that technobabble is a sign of our moral or aesthetic decline. Sure, the blogosphere has introduced some lazy writing, but brave new words continue to rise, writes Molly Flatt. Shakespeare would've loved it all ...
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WHY WE ARE CELEBRATING MUSEUMS
Mon, 09/29/2008 - 14:03 - More Intelligent LifeAUTHORS ON MUSEUMS | September 29th 2008
Museums are not the groan-filled dungeons of our youth, writes Tim de Lisle, editor of Intelligent Life. He goes on to explain a new series in the magazine, "Authors on Museums", inaugurated by Julian Barnes ...
From INTELLIGENT LIFE magazine, Autumn 2008
WHAT TO DRINK DURING A FINANCIAL CRISIS
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 17:35 - More Intelligent LifeNOTES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE | September 28th 2008
As a wine consultant, Tom Harrow is often asked by clients in the City what he recommends after a hard day at work. "Which wine is best to numb the pain and transport you
most effectively from your woes?" ...
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HER LITTLE PARADISE
Sun, 09/28/2008 - 06:25 - More Intelligent LifeSELLING A GARDEN FROM ROOT TO BLOSSOM | September 27th 2008
Over 200 lots of rare and collectible trees will be sold in what is believed to be the first sale of its kind in Europe or America ...
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