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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/a_frank_exchange_of_views.html" title="A Frank exchange of views">A Frank exchange of views</a></h3> <p><strong>Music: Jon Wilde</strong> <em>03:00pm</em> If you're not already convinced of Sinatra's genius, these five examples of his unchallenged brilliance should do the trick</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/a_frank_exchange_of_views.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/a_frank_exchange_of_views.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/the_prize_winners_are_unavaila.html" title="The prize winners are ... unavailable in translation">The prize winners are ... unavailable in translation</a></h3> <p><strong>Books: Lindesay Irvine</strong> <em>01:00pm</em> It's no surprise that a lot of foreign writers don't get published in English. But some countries seem to fare a lot worse than others</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/the_prize_winners_are_unavaila.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/the_prize_winners_are_unavaila.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/moore_confessions_schlock_arou.html" title="Moore confessions: Schlock around the clock">Moore confessions: Schlock around the clock</a></h3> <p><strong>Music: John Moore</strong> <em>12:30pm</em> Educating the younger generation about what constitutes good music is a thankless and difficult task. But there are some benefits...</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/moore_confessions_schlock_arou.html">Comments (2)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/moore_confessions_schlock_arou.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html" title="Mourning Robert Rauschenberg">Mourning Robert Rauschenberg</a></h3> <p><strong>Art: Jonathan Jones</strong> <em>12:15pm</em> Robert Rauschenberg's nuanced and painterly work anticipated much of what was to come. His death is a truly sad event for the art world</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html">Comments (2)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/shakespearean_meals_and_medieval.html" title="Shakespearean meals and medieval meanderings in Brighton">Shakespearean meals and medieval meanderings in Brighton</a></h3> <p><strong>Theatre: Maxie Szalwinska</strong> <em>12:00pm</em> The seaside jamboree continues with Bard-themed pizzas and a crowd of Russian monks</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/shakespearean_meals_and_medieval.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/shakespearean_meals_and_medieval.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html" title="The web competition for the young at heart">The web competition for the young at heart</a></h3> <p><strong>Art: Sarah Phillips</strong> <em>11:30am</em> Youngmenowme is a rare example of life-affirming, creative time-wasting on the internet. So why not take part yourself?</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/british_invasion_at_the_tony_n.html" title="Great Brits take centre stage at Tony nominations">Great Brits take centre stage at Tony nominations</a></h3> <p><strong>Theatre: Matt Wolf</strong> <em>11:00am</em> Patrick Stewart and Rufus Sewell are among the British talent battling for a Tony award. My money's on Mark Rylance to fly high with Boeing-Boeing</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/british_invasion_at_the_tony_n.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/british_invasion_at_the_tony_n.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/there_has_been_something_of.html" title="Why shouldn't the Bill tackle difficult issues?">Why shouldn't the Bill tackle difficult issues?</a></h3> <p><strong>TV & radio: Gareth McLean</strong> <em>10:45am</em> The ITV stalwart is planning a storyline in which a child kills another child. And the stirrings of tabloid discontent are already evident</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/there_has_been_something_of.html">Comments (2)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/there_has_been_something_of.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html" title="God v Satan in deep space">God v Satan in deep space</a></h3> <p><strong>Books: Sam Jordison</strong> <em>10:15am</em> James A Blish's A Case of Conscience pits a space-travelling Jesuit and his alien friends against the dictates of earthly Christianity</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html">Comments (16)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/catch_of_the_day_human_giant.html" title="Catch of the day: Human Giant">Catch of the day: Human Giant</a></h3> <p><strong>TV & radio: Mark Hooper</strong> <em>10:00am</em> It's that rare thing: a successful transition from the internet to commercial television</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/catch_of_the_day_human_giant.html">Comments (1)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/catch_of_the_day_human_giant.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html" title="Caught in Cannes' intriguing undertow">Caught in Cannes' intriguing undertow</a></h3> <p><strong>Film: Peter Bradshaw</strong> <em>09:30am</em> Breaking open the official Cannes catalogue has already uncovered some tasty surprises, but that's as nothing compared with what's happening outside the competition</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/radio_head_wherefore_art_thou.html" title="Radio head: Wherefore art thou, Charles Kennedy?">Radio head: Wherefore art thou, Charles Kennedy?</a></h3> <p><strong>TV & radio: Zoe Williams</strong> <em>09:00am</em> Have you ever heard any presenter, let alone Jonathan Dimbleby, angry enough to accuse a politician of 'going off radar'?</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/radio_head_wherefore_art_thou.html">Comments (2)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/radio_head_wherefore_art_thou.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html" title="Last night's TV: Gordon Ramsay's F Word">Last night's TV: Gordon Ramsay's F Word</a></h3> <p><strong>TV & radio: Leo Benedictus</strong> <em>08:45am</em> Gordon Ramsay's F Word is back - still childish, still facile, but in rude health nonetheless</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html">Comments (34)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/the_future_of_poetry_magazines.html" title="The future of poetry magazines">The future of poetry magazines</a></h3> <p><strong>Books: Jonathan Morrison</strong> <em>08:30am</em> Top publications are often seen as a cliquey insiders' club. But new ones are muscling in - and there's always the internet</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/the_future_of_poetry_magazines.html">Comments (21)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/the_future_of_poetry_magazines.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/art.html" title="France's pre-Banksy art provocateurs">France's pre-Banksy art provocateurs</a></h3> <p><strong>Art: Andrew Gallix</strong> <em>08:00am</em> At the time of punk, a 'commando' unit of French creative guerrillas spearheaded a movement that was the forerunner of today's spray-stencil street culture</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/art.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/art.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/live_before_death.html" title="Live before death">Live before death</a></h3> <p><strong>Music: Ann Giles</strong> <em>08:00am</em> As a mother, I consider it my duty to show my kids the best in music - despite what they think and before those singers pop off</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/live_before_death.html">Comments (4)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/live_before_death.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a> </div>  <div class="entryinindex"> <h3>Previous posts</h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/11-week/" title="Art">Art</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/11-week/" title="Books">Books</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/11-week/" title="Film">Film</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/11-week/" title="Music">Music</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/11-week/" title="Theatre">Theatre</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/11-week/" title="TV & radio">TV&radio</a> </div>  <br/><br/><br/> </div>  <div id="mainindexcolumnright"> <div id="mainindexcolumnrightinnerleft"> <h2>Editors' picks</h2>  <div class="pickentry_art pickentry"> <h3>Art</h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/05/14/rausch460x276.jpg" width="380"/></a><br> <span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html" title="Mourning Robert Rauschenberg">Mourning Robert Rauschenberg</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Jonathan Jones</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 12:15pm</p></span> <p>Robert Rauschenberg's nuanced and painterly work anticipated much of what was to come. His death is a truly sad event for the art world</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html">Comments (2)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/mourning_robert_rauschenberg.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_film pickentry"> <h3>Film</h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2008/05/14/undertow460.jpg" width="380"/></a><br> <span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html" title="Caught in Cannes' intriguing undertow">Caught in Cannes' intriguing undertow</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Peter Bradshaw</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 09:30am</p></span> <p>Breaking open the official Cannes catalogue has already uncovered some tasty surprises, but that's as nothing compared with what's happening outside the competition</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/05/cannes.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_theatre pickentry"> <h3>Theatre</h3><span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/british_invasion_at_the_tony_n.html" title="Great Brits take centre stage at Tony nominations">Great Brits take centre stage at Tony nominations</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Matt Wolf</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 11:00am</p></span> <p>Patrick Stewart and Rufus Sewell are among the British talent battling for a Tony award. My money's on Mark Rylance to fly high with Boeing-Boeing</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/british_invasion_at_the_tony_n.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2008/05/british_invasion_at_the_tony_n.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_art pickentry"> <h3>Art</h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2008/05/14/bruhn.jpg" width="380"/></a><br> <span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html" title="The web competition for the young at heart">The web competition for the young at heart</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Sarah Phillips</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 11:30am</p></span> <p>Youngmenowme is a rare example of life-affirming, creative time-wasting on the internet. So why not take part yourself?</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html">Comments (0)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_web_competition_for_the_yo.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_books pickentry"> <h3>Books</h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2008/05/14/scifi460.jpg" width="380"/></a><br> <span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html" title="God v Satan in deep space">God v Satan in deep space</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Sam Jordison</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 10:15am</p></span> <p>James A Blish's A Case of Conscience pits a space-travelling Jesuit and his alien friends against the dictates of earthly Christianity</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html">Comments (16)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/05/god_v_satan_in_deep_space.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_music pickentry"> <h3>Music</h3><span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/live_before_death.html" title="Live before death">Live before death</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Ann Giles</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 08:00am</p></span> <p>As a mother, I consider it my duty to show my kids the best in music - despite what they think and before those singers pop off</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/live_before_death.html">Comments (4)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/05/live_before_death.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_tvradio pickentry"> <h3>TV & radio</h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2008/05/14/fword460.jpg" width="380"/></a><br> <span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html" title="Last night's TV: Gordon Ramsay's F Word">Last night's TV: Gordon Ramsay's F Word</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Leo Benedictus</strong> Wednesday 14.05.08, 08:45am</p></span> <p>Gordon Ramsay's F Word is back - still childish, still facile, but in rude health nonetheless</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html">Comments (34)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tv/2008/05/last_nights_tv_gordon_ramsays.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div> <div class="pickentry_art pickentry"> <h3>Art</h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_turner_should_go_to_mark_l.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2008/05/13/leckey460.jpg" width="380"/></a><br> <span class="pickentrytitle"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_turner_should_go_to_mark_l.html" title="The Turner should go to Mark Leckey">The Turner should go to Mark Leckey</a> </span> <span class="pickentryexcerpt"><p><strong>Jonathan Jones</strong> Tuesday 13.05.08, 12:00pm</p></span> <p>Mark Leckey's eclectic assemblages of popular culture are captivating, and he's the only artist on the Turner shortlist who's really distinctive</p> <span class="pickentrypermalink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_turner_should_go_to_mark_l.html">Comments (15)</a> · <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://technorati.com/search/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/art/2008/05/the_turner_should_go_to_mark_l.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.gucode.co.uk/site_imagery/technorati15x11.gif" width="15" height="11" alt="Technorati logo" class="technorati"/></a></span> </div>  </div>  <div id="mainindexcolumnrightinnerright">  <div class="yellowcolumnwidget"> <h2 class="no-border"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/"><img align="right" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/artsblog/chevron_art.gif"> More arts & entertainment</a> </h2> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://film.guardian.co.uk/cannes2008/story/0,,2279722,00.html">Film</a></h3><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404/http://film.guardian.co.uk/cannes2008/story/0,,2279722,00.html"><img alt="Cannes film festival Palme d'Or, 2007" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140404im_/http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2007/05/15/palmedor_sq-thumb.jpg" width="60" height="60"/></a>It is the biggest film festival in the world. 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