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Roald Dahl: war hero, author, sex spy

There are moments when you learn something about your heroes that forever changes the way you remember them. Be warned, dear reader, if you continue, you may never be able to look at James and the Giant Peach or The BFG without conjuring a horrible double entendre, and we won't even touch the cheap laughs promised by the titles of other books in his ouevre....  read more

Jarvis Cocker to compose for Wes Anderson's Fox

It's been 30 years since Jarvis Cocker formed Britpop should-have-been-a-sensation Pulp, seven since the band broke up, three since he appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as the lead singer of wizard band, The Weird Sisters, two since he entered his solo career phase with Jarvis. The man is unquenchable....  read more