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Entries by Johann Hari from 03/2009

Botox is Destroying Hollywood Acting

| Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment

An ocean of Botox and collagen has been jabbed into the most famous faces on earth, leaving the audience feeling disconnected without knowing why.

The Last Person On Earth To Turn To Now Is Ayn Rand

| Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

Rand appeals to the ugliest side of Americanism -- a fear and hatred of the state, even in its most democratic form, and of wider collective action.

Witch-Hunt: The Hidden War on African Women

| Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Across Africa, a war is being waged on women -- but we are refusing to hear the screams. I have traveled into the secretive shadow world that mutilates millions of African women.

Northern Ireland Needs Its Own Version of "Brown vs The Board of Education" - and Fast

| Posted 03.14.2009 | World

The blood-spilling of the past week - and the rock-solid resistance to it - should lead us to a new political cry. Prime Minister Brown, Taoiseach Cowen, First Minister Robinson - tear down this wall between Northern Ireland's children.

Britain Now Has Its Own Abu Graib - Inflicted By Troops, On Troops

| Posted 03.18.2009 | World

Four army recruits were found dead at the while undergoing training. Two of them were 17. The army swiftly ruled that they were suicides. It is now clear that the truth is much more complex -- and dark.

Israel's Voice of Reason? An Exclusive Interview With Amos Oz

| Posted 03.19.2009 | World

The unlikely story of the state of Israel is intertwined with the unlikely story of Amos Oz. He is, all at once, its most distinguished novelist, its most passionate defender, and its most notorious "traitor."

Israel's Troops Confirm It: They Were Ordered To Commit Atrocities

| Posted 03.20.2009 | World
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For months, the opponents of Operation Cast Lead - the assault on Gaza that killed 1,434 Palestinians - have been told we are "dupes for Islamic funda...

Is It Time For a Newspaper Bail-Out?

| Posted 03.22.2009 | Media

In an age of bail-outs, several European governments are experimenting with ways to support the world of news-gathering so it will survive for the twenty-first century.