29.03.10 Pullman defends scoundrel Christ (The Independent)
His books have depicted God as a senile figure and painted the Catholic Church as a corrupt bureaucracy. And yesterday the author Philip Pullman, who once said he was "trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief", acknowledged that his latest book is also likely to offend believers.
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20.03.10 Cheese-only restaurant opens in London (just don't expect Cheddar) (The Independent)
For turophobics, it is a new and rather pongy circle of hell. In fact, even for those without the (admittedly rare) fear of cheese, the smorgasbord of nearly 100 fromages, sourced in Lyon and shipped weekly, is the stuff of nightmares.
08.03.10 A lesson from Latvia on how to break through the glass ceiling (The Independent)
For years it has burnished a reputation as Eastern Europe's destination of choice for stag weekends, drawing thousands of revellers in search of cheap lager, pretty girls and Kalashnikov-shooting activities. But Latvia is fast carving a new identity as a corporate hotbed in which a rising female workforce is intrinsically programmed to thrive.
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