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Pirates find easy new pickings in open waters of e-book publishing

Mike Harvey, Technology Correspondent Digital pirates, who for years have tormented the music and film industries, have found a new source of plunder in e-book publishing. This Christmas, e-book reading devices such as Amazon’s...

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Killer heels? No, purring kittens

Aesthetically, 2009 has been what the fashion mags call bracing. “We tried platforms but they just didn’t look right with the clothes,” says Betty Jackson. Jimmy Choo, the house that used to roll its vampishly smoky eyes in...

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Steven Poole's non-fiction roundup | Book review

The Cartoons that Shook the World , by Jytte Klausen (Yale, £20) In what deserves to become the definitive account of the Danish cartoon controversy of 2005-6, none of the major actors comes out looking too good. Certainly not...

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Le Genius is bad news

STEVE BRUCE reckons Arsene Wenger has been BAD news for British bosses - but he would not have it any other way. The Sunderland chief, who faces Wenger's Arsenal today, believes the magic worked by the Frenchman with the...

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Ainslie gets revenge as Team Origin win

An emphatic win for Britain’s Team Origin in the semi-final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy series in Nice squared the best of three at 1-1 as skipper Ben Ainslie took revenge for the opening loss to Italy’s Team Azzurra, skippered...

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Love the Beast - movie review

Essentially a love story about a boy and his car, Eric Bana documents his life-long romance with his 1970s muscle car in this warm, enjoyable film. Although more energy and humour might have made it more engaging. Since growing...

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Mustafa Barghouti: Defending civil disorder

The Palestinians will not enter talks with the Israelis unless they stop adding to Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jersualem. The high hopes raised amongst Palestinians by President Obama's Cairo speech in June seem to...

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Raptors look to break slide

Marco Belinelli had a solid road trip for the Toronto Raptors coming off the bench. (Steve C. Wilson/Associated Press) The Toronto Raptors return to the friendly environs of the Air Canada Centre on Friday to take on the Miami...

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Arash Markazi: Bosh does heavy lifting for Raptors

Chris Bosh's offseason transformation began in an unlikely place -- his couch. Early into his summer, Bosh decided to watch the championship game from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It was supposed to be one of those feel-good...

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Spanx for dudes? T-shirt promises instant six-pack

Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:27 PM By Jim Ray What it is: RipTFusion, $58.00 What it claims to do: A T-shirt on steroids, RipTFusion claims to be a “body-sculpting undershirt designed to support your core, shave inches...

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