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An American suicide

An American suicide

There was no subject which David Foster Wallace could not write about. He was a hero to a generation. But struggled terribly with depression. This summer, he took his own life

In lifestyle

Scotland's Simon Cowell?

  • By AL Kennedy
  • 25 November

I've been portrayed as some kind of godawful combination of Elizabeth Bathory, Simon Cowell and Bird Flu and have turned out to be a terrible anti-climax...

Korres Wild Rose Mask

  • By Annalisa Barbieri
  • 25 November

An excellent facemask which is thick and satisfyingly white and opaque

Natura Bisse Inhibit-Tensolift

  • By Annalisa Barbieri
  • 25 November

It's not cheap but this product gets a big thumbs up from Annalisa Barbieri - all except the pump action bottle

Tribes of clutter

  • By Michael Collins
  • 20 November

A new study of contemporary Londoners' possessions and the values they attach to them reveals a shift of allegiance away from wider society and towards the individual household

Orgies and ecstasy

  • By Sebastian Horsley
  • 20 November

Swinging: the Games Your Neighbours Play
Mark Brendon
The Friday Project Ltd, 320pp, £12.99

The truth hurts

  • By Alyssa McDonald
  • 20 November

The Beacon
Susan Hill
Chatto & Windus, 160pp, £10

Feature

A knotty problem

A knotty problem

If a tie is a politician's sartorial semaphore, Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are clearly in a tight spot

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Life at Findhorn

Life at Findhorn

A fortnightly insight into life inside one of Britain's best known eco-villages – Findhorn – by resident Jonathan Dawson.

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