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1. Democracy by design; Factory Records had an aesthetic that captured a revolutionary spirit: it stood for both high art and a good time. That idea has blossomed in contemporary Britain, writes Miranda Sawyer

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album (Book) -- Criticism and interpretation, Books -- Criticism and interpretation, Literature/writing, Political science, Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

A coffee-table book. The perfect present for the settled fortysomething, for £50 man with his ordered CD collection, for a once-ponytailed DJ, for parents who first met at a rave. [...]

Published
2006

2. Do you want to know how to make a nipple?

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Taylor-Wood, Sam -- Biography, Artists, English -- Biography, Arts and entertainment industries
Abstract

The life and career of the British artist Sam Taylor-Wood are examined in detail. Ways that suffering from breast and colon cancer have influenced her art are considered.

Published
2001

3. Northern rock

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Rock musicians -- Biography, Arts and entertainment industries, New Order (Musical group) -- Criticism and interpretation
Abstract

The career of the British rock group New Order is examined in detail. In Aug 2001 they released the album 'Get Ready', their first release for almost a decade.

Published
2001

5. DIARY

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Art -- Exhibitions, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Political science
Abstract

As a freelance journalist, I spend far too much time ensconced in my festering paper mountain of an office, tapping away on subjects as vital to the world as the [...]

Published
2007

6. EastEnd boy

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
McFadden, Steve -- Biography, Actors -- Biography, Soap operas -- United Kingdom, Arts and entertainment industries
Abstract

The life and career of the British actor Steve McFadden are examined in detail. He is best known for playing the character Phil Mitchell in the television soap opera EastEnders.

Published
2001

7. Funny man: trooping around the comedy circuit was not Miranda Sawyer's idea of fun--until she fell for a professional joker

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Comedians -- Personal narratives -- Social aspects -- Family, Literature/writing, Political science, Social aspects, Family, Personal narratives
Abstract

A good sense of humour. The single most attractive quality a man can possess, apparently, though I don't think it's his one-liners that make Flavio Briatore so attractive to supermodels. [...]

Published
2004

8. Into the sun: will Blur ever be free of the 'Britpop' label? After a difficult period, the band is back with a warmer, happier new album

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Think Tank (Sound recording), Sound recordings -- Sound recording reviews, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

It's a tricky time for Blur to be releasing a new LP, with all these damp-eyed Britpop retrospectives about. First there was Live Forever, the feature-length documentary on Cool Britannia [...]

Published
2003

9. Put her on the cover: talented, cool and outspoken, Ms Dynamite is the media darling of the moment. Is she simply the acceptable face of UK garage, or does her well-deserved success mark a breakthrough for black music. (The Back Half)

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Rap music -- Media coverage, Rap singers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Literature/writing, Political science, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Media coverage
Abstract

Whether addressing the Hyde Park hordes at the anti-war demonstration, accepting yet another award (three Mobos, two Brits, last year's Panasonic Mercury Prize), or performing songs from her 450,000-selling debut [...]

Published
2003

10. Consuming passions: Miranda Sawyer on why we are all shopping for our lives. (Art)

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Consumer advocacy -- Portrayals, Modernism (Art) -- Exhibitions, Art, Modern -- Exhibitions, Literature/writing, Political science, Exhibitions, Portrayals
Abstract

The exhibition 'Shopping: a century of art and consumer culture' at Tate Liverpool is a giant. Spread over two floors and 17 rooms, it features bracing work by Duchamp, Christo, [...]

Published
2003

11. Theatre

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Who Killed Mr Drum?, Riverside Studios, 020 8237 1111, to Oct 8, tells the true story of Drum! magazine, and the death of one of its reporters. Drum! reflected the [...]

Published
2005

12. Dance to the music of Jo'burg

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Abstract

Theatre Who Killed Mr Drum? Troilus and Cressida Dancing with the Angels Who Killed Mr Drum? tells the true story of Drum! maga- zine, and the death of one of […]

Published
2005

13. Critics' Choice Theatre

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Abstract

The Big Life, Apollo Theatre, 0870 890 1101, booking to Nov 5. Paul Sirett's charismatic musical is the story of eight Caribbean immigrants who arrive in England on the Empire […]

Published
2005

14. Likely lads, high hopes

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Abstract

Theatre The Big Life Some Girl(s) On the Shore of the Wide World At the end of The Big Life the audience stood up and cheered: as they have done […]

Published
2005

16. Spring-cleaned brains

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Gigli, Beniamino
Abstract

Theatre Pyrenees The Gigli Concert Pyrenees by David Greig is the third play in Paines Plough's 'This Other England' season at the Chocolate Factory. It's a sweet and fragile piece, […]

Published
2005

19. Eternal torment: an ultra-violent slasher flick that feels as if it will never end

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
The Devil's Rejects (Motion picture) -- Zombie, Rob -- Haig, Sid -- Moseley, Bill -- Zombie, Sheri Moon -- Forsythe, William, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

The Devil's Rejects (18) I had a choice of films to review this week: Dear Wendy or The Devil's Rejects. Dear Wendy is written by Lars von Trier. I find [...]

Published
2005

20. Dark imaginings: Burton takes a bitter-sweet view of Dahl's weird sugar world

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Motion picture) -- Burton, Tim (American movie director) -- Depp, Johnny -- Movie reviews, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) Roald Dahl and Tim Burton seem a match made, if not in heaven, in some blessed spot where that good place meets its polar [...]

Published
2005

21. Foreign affairs: a cerebral comedy and a sci-fi cartoon get lost in translation

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Sky Blue (Motion picture), Les clefs de bagnole (Motion picture) -- Baffie, Laurent, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Les clefs de bagnole (12) Sky Blue (15) Humour, like fashion, does not always travel well. An embroidered Moroccan kaftan looks great swishing around a souk in Marrakesh, but isn't [...]

Published
2005

22. Battle of the bands: on-the-road hell with the monsters of rock

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Dig! (Motion picture) -- Timoner, Ondi -- Taylor-Taylor, Courtney, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

DiG! (15) Another week, another documentary. DiG! is the end product of a seven-year, 1,500-hour-long project by the director Ondi Timoner based around two underground US bands, the Dandy Warhols [...]

Published
2005

23. The hard sell: two scruffy students expose the madness of marketing

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Czech Dream (Motion picture) -- Klusak, Vit -- Remunda, Filip, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Czech Dream (12A) With ever more mainstream films succumbing to star casting and 'what it says on the tin' storylines, documentaries have become the cleverest reason to spend an hour [...]

Published
2005

24. Go-go girls: a religious make-over leaves us craving a little lesbian action

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Girls -- Religious aspects -- Behavior, Work hours -- Evaluation -- Religious aspects, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Spirituality Shopper (Channel 4) Sugar Rush (Channel 4) Michaela Newton-Wright is nice enough: a plain girl in a crap job. What Michaela does is this: she sits for hours in [...]

Published
2005

25. Reality bites: a raw and intimate look at life in the dust of postwar Kabul

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Joy of Madness (Motion picture) -- Makhmalbaf, Hana, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews
Abstract

Joy of Madness (PG) Recently, real life has become really hot. TV drama is kiboshed by reality shows; West End plays speak the words of interviewees; documentaries are nominated for […]

Published
2004

26. Comic-strip geek: a hero with too much emotion and not enough action

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Around the World in 80 Days (Motion picture) -- Movie reviews, Spider-Man 2 (Motion picture) -- Movie reviews, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews
Abstract

Spider-Man 2 (PG) Around the World in 80 Days (PG) Spider-Man 2 is poised to be the most successful movie ever made. Its US opening pulled in $150m-plus in a […]

Published
2004

27. Worth the wait: the return of the grinning ogre can't fail to make you smile

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Shrek 2 (Motion picture) -- Myers, Mike -- Murphy, Eddie -- Diaz, Cameron -- Banderas, Antonio -- Cleese, John -- Saunders, Jennifer -- Movie reviews, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews
Abstract

Shrek 2 (PG) Oh, I've been looking forward to this film for weeks now--156 weeks, actually, which is how long it's been since the original came out. The story of […]

Published
2004

28. Bit of a steal: the Coen brothers' remake of an Ealing classic lacks the genius of the original

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
The Ladykillers (Motion picture) -- Hanks, Tom -- Hall, Irma P. -- Coen, Joel -- Coen, Ethan -- Rose, William -- Movie reviews, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews
Abstract

The Ladykillers (15) This will raise your hackles: them darn Yanks getting their mucky mitts on a classic Ealing comedy. One of my absolute all-time favourites, in fact: The Ladykillers […]

Published
2004

29. Bit of a gamble: an implausible romance is saved by a winning cast

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
The Cooler (Motion picture) -- Baldwin, Alec -- Macy, William H. -- Kramer, Wayne -- Bello, Maria, Motion pictures -- Movie reviews
Abstract

The Cooler (15) This is a casino movie, which means it has sex, violence, neon, money, sinning and winning, boozing and losing. Great. It's also got the never-less-than-wonderful William H […]

Published
2004

32. The art of self-exposure

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Gentlemen's Quarterly (Periodical) -- Portrayals, Periodical publishing -- Personalities, Business, Business, international, Retail industry
Abstract

Neil and Christine Hamilton, who have posed nude for GQ magazine, state that they do not have an agent or a manager. They indicate that they regard themselves as professional objects of curiosity.

Published
2001

33. TO THE END?

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
ALTERNATIVE rock musicians, ALTERNATIVE rock music
Abstract

The article features the English alternative rock band Blur. It members include singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James, and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur competed with Oasis for the best single in August 1995. It is noted that the band transformed into genuine, generation-defining pop stars.

Published
2012

35. Jobs for the boys: male bands without groupies would be like rock without roll. Yet for the growing number of women entering the pop arena, post-gig shenanigans are thin on the ground

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Women musicians -- Behavior, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

There has been an increase in women artists in the pop world and although female groupies for male brands are an established part of rock and pop, male groupies for female bands are not so established. Some groups believe that this is because female bands unsettle the traditional power relationship between the sexes. Others believe that the female musician and male groupie concept does not fit in with the childish ideas of the roles of romance.

Published
1993

36. Bottoms up!

Author

Sawyer, Miranda and Pyke, Steve

Abstract

Discusses the feminine world created by author Marianne Martindale created in `The Female Disciplining Manual,' which advocates spanking and caning. Convictions of the empire founded by Lady Margaret Hall; Power structure and values emphasized in the empire; Concept of discipline.

Published
1995

37. Back to the drawing board....

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
MOTION pictures
Abstract

Features the movie `Tank Girl.' Popularity of the comic book character; Synopsis of the movie; Background on director Rachel Talalay; Profile of cartoonists Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin; Soundtrack of the movie; Target audience; Failure of the movie. INSETS: Girls on top.;Roll out the barrel.;Post-Apocalypse Now..

Published
1995

40. Suicide riddle of INXS star

Author

Hugill, Barry, Beaumont, Peter, Zinn, Christopher, and Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Hutchence, Michael -- Biography, Suicide victims -- Media coverage, Arts and entertainment industries, INXS (Music group) -- Personalities
Abstract

The family and friends of Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of Australian rock band INXS, are perplexed by his suicide on Nov 22 1997. The police are confident there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death by hanging. Hutchence, who had an 18-month-old baby and was due to marry Paula Yates in January 1998, had appeared relaxed and happy to friends, but he was believed to be distressed by the custody battle between Yates and her former husband, Bob Geldof, over their three children.

Published
1997

41. to the END.

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
EMPLOYMENT of musicians, ROCK groups
Abstract

The article offers information on the successful comeback of gigs of the rock band Blur in Glastonbury, England. The band's guitarist Graham Coxon says that they do not expect people to be overwhelmed to their music despite they stopped and got separated. Meanwhile, their singer Damon Albarn refers that the success of their comeback was due to the people who continually listen to their songs as well as their showing of their passion to the things they do, without having cynicism.

Published
2009

42. RETURN OF THE '80S.

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
20TH century music, NINETEEN eighties, POPULAR music, 1981-1990
Abstract

The article offers information on the music in 1980s. It states that the 1980 era can be observed in the haircut and vocals of La Roux, post-modern update of Madonna's dancefloor pop by Lady Gaga, and on the stylised clips of promo director Kinga Burza. Ladyhawke says that the music, children's toys, and computer games in the 1980s influenced her. Elly Jackson notes that the music of The Beatles, Prince, and Michael Jackson is the classy side of popular music in the 1980s.

Published
2009

43. Driving the men wild

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
Automobile drivers -- Demographic aspects, Women automobile drivers -- Evaluation, Interpersonal conflict -- Environmental aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Statistics show that women drivers have fewer accidents than their male counterparts yet men seem unable to relax when travelling in a car driven by a woman. Zelda West-Meads of Relate believes that men, while not seriously questioning the competence of women drivers, resent the less powerful status of passenger. Men may also feel that their superior mechanical knowledge of a car gives them the right to comment on how it is driven. Cars are sometimes the only place where couples can discuss tricky subjects and with no outside influences to break any tensions, the environment is perfect for quarrels to develop.

Published
1994

44. Women.

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Abstract

Compares the attitudes and fashion trends among women of the eighties and the nineties. Mode of dressing; Outlook on sexuality; Personal characteristics; Women who were admired for their personality and achievements in life; Sense of humor; Overview on the lifestyle of the actress Patsy Kensit, showing transformation from the Eighties to the woman of the Nineties; Things women cares about in the Nineties.

Published
1996

45. Telling Tales.

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
*PARENTING, *SOCCER for children, *INTERPERSONAL conflict
Abstract

A personal narrative is presented that discusses comments and interpersonal conflict among parents during a children's football game, noting the notion of passive parenting.

Published
2017

46. SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME.

Author

Wolf, Matt, Sawyer, Miranda, Segal, Victoria, Macaulay, Alastair, Hagerty, Bill, Billington, Michael, Nightingale, Benedict, Taylor, Paul, Clapp, Susannah, Foss, Roger, Spencer, Charles, Bassett, Kate, Morley, Sheridan, Shenton, Mark, Brown, Georgina, Nathan, John, De Jongh, Nicholas, Letts, Quentin, Young, Toby, and Maxwell, Dominic

Abstract

Reviews the play "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me," directed by Dominic Dromgoole and starring Jonny Lee Miller and Aidan Gillen, performed at the New Ambassadors theater in London, England from April 19 to June 18, 2005.

Published
2005

47. JULIUS CAESAR.

Author

Spencer, Charles, Macaulay, Alastair, Nightingale, Benedict, Billington, Michael, Woddis, Carole, Taylor, Paul, Clapp, Susannah, De Jongh, Nicholas, Sawyer, Miranda, Brown, Georgina, Bassett, Kate, Shenton, Mark, Morley, Sheridan, Marmion, Patrick, Garfinkel, Sharon, Logan, Brian, Young, Toby, Nathan, John, Hagerty, Bill, and Peter, John

Abstract

Reviews the play "Julius Caesar," directed by Deborah Warner and starring David Collings and Anthony Mark Barrow, performed at the Barbican Arts Centre in London, England from April 20 to May 14, 2005.

Published
2005

48. Pyrenees.

Author

Scott, Robert Dawson, Cooper, Neil, Cramer, Steve, Fisher, Mark, Brown, Mark, De Jongh, Nicholas, Billington, Michael, Spencer, Charles, Clapp, Susannah, Maxwell, Dominic, Shuttleworth, Ian, Foss, Roger, Sawyer, Miranda, Bassett, Kate, Shenton, Mark, Sierz, Aleks, Evans, Lloyd, Taylor, Paul, and Peter, John

Abstract

Reviews the play "Pyrenees," by David Greig, performed by Hugh Ross and Frances Grey at the Chocolate Factory in England through April 23, 2005.

Published
2005

49. Funny man.

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
*COMEDIANS, *ENTERTAINERS, *COMEDY, *STAND-up comedy, *WIT & humor
Abstract

Offers a look at professional comedians. Importance of a good sense of humor; Statement that the author is dating a comedian in Great Britain; Difficulty of delivering a joke; Popularity of stand-up comedy; Discussion of the typical comedy audience; Peculiarities of dating a comedian.

Published
2004

50. Into the sun.

Author

Sawyer, Miranda

Subjects
*POPULAR culture, *POPULAR music, 2001-2010, *BANDS (Musical groups), *MUSICIANS
Abstract

Focuses on the British popular music group, Blur, and its three musicians, Damon Albarn, Alex James and Dave Rowntree. Background on the group and its album, 'Think Tank'; Success of the band; Their individual musical styles.

Published
2003

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