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THE WILDEST FOOD FIGHT

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How to survive La Tomatina

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EDITOR’S LETTER Religion: it’s a topic that divides so many the world over. Vocal atheist Philip Pullman is in town for the London Literature Festival and explains his views on God (or the lack thereof) on page 10.

On page 36 we look back at the gay old history of Pride in London – it wasn’t always such happy times for the city’s homosexual community.

Then, on page 70, it’s off to the world’s favourite food fight at La Tomatina in Spain. You’ll see red – in a thoroughly good way. Enjoy!

70 Puree fun: La Tomatina

10 Heaps good: Grace Jones gets a makeover

53 Global Vision 54 GLAMP IT UP: We give you the UK’s best glamping destinations 56 Late Deals 59 TNTT Weekender: Riga 60 Hotshots 63 ALTERNATIVE PARIS: Quirky things to do in the City Of Light 66 Travel Tips 67 Travel News 68 On The Road 69 Top Five 70 SPLAT FEST: Indulge in some tomato warfare at La Tomatina

34 NEWS & SPORT

77 DESTINATIONS USA

34 World News 36 A GAY OLD TIME: Being out and proud in London 39 Our View: Wino’s a sick lady 40 Sport: Best of the week 43 Sport View: Equal prize money 44 DRUGS ON TOUR: Who’s clean and who’s not in cycling

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8 LONDON 8 London Life 10 IT’S HEAPS GOOD: An art exhibition that will make you see red 12 Food & Drink 14 READ ALL ABOUT IT: Philip Pullman’s atheism for kids 16 Spotted 18 Silly Buggers

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Celebrity News TNT Life Look Who’s Talking: Greg Davies BACK FROM THE BRINK: Jackass’s Steve-O on his brush with death 26 Cinema 27 Culture

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77 On tour: Destinations USA

47 CAREERS & MONEY 47 Careers 48 POSITIVE THINKING: How to bounce back from failure 50 Money

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24 Steve-O: more than just a Jackass

36 Gay Pride: hair come the boys

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‘Soulmates’ are so revoltingly in hurried love. Blah! ‘I love you’ is eight letters long, just like the word, ‘bullshit’. I blame Natasha Beddingfield and Disney for all this. But then again, I blame Disney for a lot of things – like my high expectations of men.

Perhaps I’m too harsh. Maybe love and soulmates are something you grow into, like olives with hummus, a pre-nuptial or tomato juice without vodka. But between you and me, I doubt it.

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When I put in for voluntary redundancy, it wasn’t a decision I took lightly. But within hours of receiving my application, the regional director had apparently made up his mind that it was a fabulous idea for me to go.

He took an annoying amount of delight in informing me that my application had been accepted and it was just awaiting a few signatures from the bigwigs.

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OF LEFT AND RIGHT Since when did TNT Magazine become a flag bearer for the left wing? Since Alison Grinter

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started “our view” she has made some extraordinarily strong political statements which a) are not in the spirit of a magazine for Aussies, Kiwis, and Saffas, and b) are actually offensive.

The majority of readers will be in London and are fed up with multiple strikes every year by the RMT union – if TNT wants to blame the conservative government for militant union action it has completely misunderstood their audience.

I need to point out to Alison that not all travellers from the southern hemisphere are drug-taking, party animal, disrespectful, boozy bogans (left-wing sympathists). Quite a few of us have an education and came to the UK to work hard and save money (rightwing supporters).

Jim Bowen, via tntmagazine.com

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TNT’S ART MEETS LIFE

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With the aim of analysing how the budget cuts are affecting the man on the ground – as well as charities and businesses – you’ll be filming short documentaries.

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predictions, hopes, aspirations and potential disappointments, after a guided tour and workshops led by artist Shiraz Bayjoo.

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LONDON LIFE

WHAT’S ON Tom Sturrock PICKS THE BEST OF LONDON THIS WEEK

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GREENWICH & DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PRICES VARY WHAT: The schedule is absolutely packed with street theatre and outdoor performances, including off-beat circus troupes, cabaret and aerial acrobatics. You can pitch up and wander around and see what takes your fancy or grab a programme and identify the weirdest, most wonderful highlights.

WHEN: Until July 3 DO IT BECAUSE: Greenwich is a gorgeous part of London and never looks better than when thrumming with activity.

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though, the canals were no longer being used for commercial shipping, and instead became a convenient way of cooling electrical cables laid beneath them to power London’s grid.

These days, it’s a backdrop for gastropubs and posh eateries stretching from Paddington, through Little Venice and up to Camden. TS

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A three-day festival celebrating good food and live music. Looks sets to establish a new benchmark for festival food.

The National Theatre takes it to the streets with their two-month programme of performance and cabaret. It’s a great excuse for an evening out and about on South Bank.

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» Stretching across north London King’s Cross St Pancras (canalmuseum.org.uk).

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Beehives set up in London to encourage pollination Source: capitalgrowth.org

JILL DANDO history of stalking women and indecent assault. He was diagnosed as having multiple personalities and an IQ of 75.

His conviction was considered dubious by many observers at the time and was

the subject of constant review until, on the basis of flawed evidence presented at the initial trial, George’s conviction was quashed in 2007 and he was acquitted in his retrial two years later.

Several theories about the identity of Dando’s murderers were explored and discarded.

One that persists is that Dando was killed by a Serbian hitman in revenge for Nato’s bombing of Belgrade during the Kosovo War. TS

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It was 10 years ago this week that Barry George was sentenced to life in jail after being found guilty of murdering TV journalist Jill Dando. George (pictured) subsequently won a retrial, though, and was acquitted, meaning Dando’s real killers remain unidentified.

Dando, a veteran BBC presenter, was shot on the doorstep of her Fulham home in April 1999. George, who lived near Dando, had a

Weird and wonderful performers

LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL PRICES VARY

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Word-nerds and bookworms will be flocking to this showcase of famous authors, including Philip Pullman, Michael Morpurgo and Alexander McCall Smith.

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The theme for this year’s annual gay pride rally is Carnival of Love and the whole circus beats a colourful path through London’s streets before culminating in parties in Trafalgar Square and dotted around Soho.

» Starts in Portland Place, W1 Regent’s Park (pridelondon.org). Jul 2

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL PRICES VARY Hundreds of images from the Museum of London are on show, chronicling the drastic changes that have taken place in the streets of the capital over the years.

» Various venues around London (londonstreet photography festival.org).

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Cutting loose: Jeremy Vile lets his creativity run wild

Prints charming: James Mcnamara (left) supervises an artist ahead of Life

I SEE RED A group of Australian artists decided to explore the meaning of life. The result was spectacularly red WORDS REBECCA KENT

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sk someone the meaning of life and you might get a dismissive shrug of the shoulders and told to get a life yourself. Call upon a band of contemporary Australian artists to depict their thoughts through screen print, using red as the predominant colour, and what manifests is a cracking exhibition entitled, funnily enough, Life.

NOT JUST THE BIG GUNS Let’s face it, artists don’t really do parameters, do they? So give them a theme as vague as existence itself and they’ll create whatever their artistic capabilities

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dictate. In the case of Life, such freedom has led to a unique showcase from 19 contemporary artists who have either generated a piece exclusively for the exhibition or appropriated something in their oeuvre that fits the bill. The result is rather eratic – and rather red.

Sydney-based designer Ben Brown, who has worked on art for musicians Nirvana, Silverchair and Fat Boy Slim, offers Grace Bones, a depiction of androgynous R&B star Grace Jones as a carcass with a cigarette in her mouth.

Reg Mombassa, the Australian artist

whose satirical designs featuring surreal suburban landscapes populated by vomiting dogs made Mambo T-shirts every 1990s schoolboy’s must-have garment, also makes a contribution.

His interpretation on the meaning of life, which is yet to be revealed, but is bound to be most intriguing.

ROMANTICS AND ALL Alongside Mombassa’s masterpiece will be the work of James McNamara, a graphic designer who also plied his trade in Sydney before moving to London only months ago.

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A Jeremy Ville creation

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Menagerie by Kareena Zerefosteam

Pull up to my skeleton, baby: Grace Bones

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McNamara, 28, is one of the founding members of Heaps Good, which is staging the exhibition with Print Club London.

“We deliberately made the theme vague because it left more scope for interpretation,” he says.

“You see, I’m a hopeless romantic – pathetic, I know – but my work is an illustration of two people and influenza germs spreading between them, like love does.” Confused? Don’t be, McNamara says. It’s also your interpretation that counts.

It’s the stuff “ that tickles your creative thingy

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of your brain that makes you think, ‘sweet nectar of dude, that is heaps good!’.”

Tranter adds: “When I got to London as a freelancer, it was really hard to find other artists to talk to, so I wanted to showcase work we should be proud of.”

Another exhibitor, Kareena Zerefos, 27, also from Sydney, agrees. “In Australia, we have a tight connection of creative people and everyone knows each other, but I felt like a real needle in the haystack when I moved here.

It’s nice to see a community take shape.”

FORGING A COMMUNITY McNamara’s work will also size up against that of Jeremy Ville, a globally recognised cartoonist and designer with Converse, Diesel and even fluffy toys to his name. The juxtaposition of relative BUT THAT’S NOT ALL unknowns with bigger names At the heart of Life is a good in this debut exhibition for cause. There will be 20 signed Heaps Good embodies just and certified editions of each of what the team, including the exhibited works, which McNamara and his will be on sale for £50 university mate, James at the event, with all Tranter, 26, have set out proceeds going to to achieve.

Aids charity RED. The friends say: » East Gallery, “We aim to help 214 Brick Lane, show off the creative E1 6SA Shoreditch and diverse work High Street Australians produce, After party: XOYO, be it art, design, gigs or 32-37 Cowper Street simply stuff that tickles Old Street EC2A 4AW your creative thingy, 10pm-3am. stands it on end and See: heapsgood.co.uk pokes you in that part Visionary: Reg Mombassa

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A closer inspection at the list of 19 exhibitors at Life, reveals a pool of stellar talent. Here are a few: • We Buy Your Kids: The work of Sonny Day and Biddy Maroney tends to revolve around witchcraft, mishaps, misdemeanours and voodoo, which explains why someone once described them as an “unstoppable force of darkness”. Their clients include Adidas and Qantas.

• James Gulliver Hancock: Gulliver’s whimsical take on the world has earned him commissions for New York Times, Coca-Cola and Rip Curl. Check out his lively sketches of New York’s eclectic architecture.

• Lilly Piri: Lilly’s dreamy paintings and drawings depict narratives which feature animals, insects and the ocean. Her delicate artpieces have been exhibited in galleries from New York to Heidelberg and many places in between. She also illustrates some mean cat heads.

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FOOD & DRINK

BAR REVIEW The Owl and Pussycat ★★★★★

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34 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP (020 3487 0088) Shoreditch High Street

THE SCENE I loved this place when it was smelly, run-down and staffed by the worsttempered bartender in London. But that’s just me.

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The pub has been refurbished and is now cosy but clean with a bevy of charming people working behind the bar. It gets busy at the weekend or on a sunny evening when you can sit in the (heated) beer garden or stand outside. The vibe is casual and friendly.

THE GRUB Traditional British fare with a few twists. Head to

the restaurant upstairs for more peaceful dining.

BEHIND THE BAR Good range of beers on tap, including several ales.

BILL PLEASE Pint of lager ÂŁ4, ale ÂŁ3.60, wine from ÂŁ3.

VERDICT Manages to tread the line between laid-back and sophisticated. You’d be hard pushed to have a bad time here. FRANKIE MULLIN

Restaurant Review Brew Wharf ★★★★★

Brew Wharf, 14-16 Stoney Street, SE1 9AD (brewwharf. com) London Bridge

BEER DINING EXPERIENCES Bavarian Beerhouse Traditional German and Bavarian stodge is washed down with a variety of freshly tapped ice-cold beers served in Stein glasses. bavarian-beerhouse.co.uk

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the desserts: we sample the meltingly soft fig and almond tart and the decadent, almosttangy chocolate mousse.

BEHIND THE BAR The menu provides beer pairing ideas for every course and, as such,

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THE GRUB For starters we choose grilled chorizo-andsquid skewers and beef carpaccio. Both are delicious and good precursors for the main event.

I develop a serious case of food envy for my friend’s perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned sea bass with new potatoes and grilled fennel, while my own duck leg with curly kale and fondant potato is tasty but could do with more of the Diablo sauce.

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OF DUST AND DOUBT

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Author and atheist Philip Pullman has revelled in rattling the cages of organised religion but he insists he just wants to spin a good yarn WORDS TOM STURROCK

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OLD STUFF AND NEW STUFF In The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ, Pullman has re-written the gospel with one seismic twist: Jesus Christ, as Pullman tells it, was in fact two men, two brothers: Jesus, a generous, kind man; and his conniving brother, Christ, who manipulated his brother’s legacy.

“I’ve presented Jesus Christ as two characters to remind people that the man called Jesus probably was a historical figure,” Pullman says. “But the Christ part is not real – it was invented later on.”

The device neatly allegorises Pullman’s view of organised religion: from noble seeds, an apparatus of control and deceit duly springs.

“Jesus was a great storyteller and a maker of images and sayings,” Pullman says. “But he was also convinced the kingdom of God was arriving soon. Here we are, some 2000 years later and we’re still waiting for it. So his disciples realised they’d better build a church to spread what they felt was the truth, that Jesus was in fact God. It was a bizarre idea, but if you believed it, you would get into eaven.”

Giving religion “ political power is dangerous ” A ROSE AMONG THORNS Although a vocal, articulate atheist, Pullman is less bombastic than the likes of Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens – men of vaulting intelligence animated by the conviction that religion is stupid and dangerous, that every last credulous zealot should be smoked out of public life. Pullman, by comparison, is less scathing.

“I went to church and I know the language of the Bible – I value those stories,” Pullman says. “But I simply don’t believe they are true.”

This is as conciliatory as Pullman gets, though. His opposition to religious intrusion into public life is trenchant.

“When religion becomes engaged in government, and in dictating what people should wear and think and eat – giving religion political power is dangerous, and corrupts it immediately.

“In Britain, the church has very little power,” Pullman says. “Worldwide, though, the Catholic Church still has a great deal of power. For example, when it dictates that there should be no family planning because it doesn’t approve of condoms; in places like Africa, it’s caused immense damage, misery and death.”

ATHEISM FOR KIDS If CS Lewis’s Narnia series was a repotted Resurrection saga – Aslan is Jesus – then Pullman’s His Dark Materials is the exactingly aimed atheist counterpunch.

In the series, a thinly disguised version

No heaven: Pullman is less vocieferous than atheist Christopher Hitchens

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hilip Pullman’s best-selling trilogy, His Dark Materials, captivated readers, spawned a Hollywood blockbuster and raised hackles among the parties of God. It’s a tough act to follow but Pullman is trying.

On Thursday, he will launch the London Literature Festival at South Bank with a reading from his most recent novel, The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ.

“It’s been pretty well-received – it’s had a lot of attention, some of it from my critics,” he says. “A lot of the readers were already familiar with my work but a lot of them were fresh as well, who took an interest because of the subject matter.”

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of the Catholic Church is the enduring villain. In the trilogy’s climax, the heroine leads an army of polar bears into war against the forces of heaven and, God is exposed as a senile, decrepit old man, his influence long eroded. Pullman, though, resists the anti-religion reading.

“First of all, I wanted to tell a gripping story,” he says. “If there were any messages in there, hopefully they came out of the characters’ actions and how they responded to different situations.”

Pullman plans to expand his trilogy with two more “framing novels”, focusing in on the phenomena of Dust – the mysterious dark matter that binds Pullman’s imaginary universe.

“It’s forming slowly – there are lots of other things I’m trying to do,” he says, before issuing a classic writer’s brush-off to the question of a release date: “It will be published when it’s finished.”

News of an encore may have the parties of God shifting in their pews.

» Philip Pullman is speaking at London Literature Festival at Southbank Centre on Thursday 30 June. See londonlitfest.com.

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NO SEQUELS LIKELY New Line Cinema ploughed £112m into The Golden Compass, the big-screen adaptation of Northern Lights, the first of Pullman’s trilogy.

Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig were cast as the adult leads, while newcomer Dakota Blue Richards played Lyra, the young heroine. The film easily recouped its costs, taking nearly $235m worldwide, but received mixed reviews.

The production was also dogged by the objections of religious groups, who cited the anti-religion content of the books.

Despite Kidman, either disingenuous

‘Listen to me – there’s no subtext?’

or obtuse, insisting there was nothing in the film or the source material that was remotely anti-religion, New Line buckled and insisted on sweeping changes in

post-production. Planned sequels were scrapped but Pullman resists sticking the boot into the suits who chose to jettison the spikey subtext of his novels.

“There were many good things about the film – the performances were excellent throughout. The little girl who played Lyra was astonishing,” Pullman says. “It’s a pity they didn’t release the film the way they shot it – they edited it so it closed earlier in the story than the book. But that’s water under the bridge – it was a long time ago now.”

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The virgin Queen, having been plied with sexy jelly to induce sexual maturity, manages to avoid being killed by rivals. She then takes a mating flight with a select few lucky bachelors. But they’re not lucky, because, during mating, their genitals explode and their penis snaps off inside the Queen, acting as a plug to prevent other bees having a go.

So stop whinging and be thankful that sex does not involve your dick snapping off and your balls exploding.

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Everyone has Facebook friends who infuriate by sharing the minutiae of their lives.

When Jason Valdez took a woman hostage in a Utah motel, he still found time to keep family and friends posted, regularly updating his Facebook status.

“I’m currently in a standoff ... kinda ugly, but ready for whatever,” Valdez wrote in his first update.

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Shane Warne debuted on the red carpet with Hurley Burly at Elton John’s soiree last week. He looks really trim and we are delighted for him – even if he does look like a drag queen.

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Madonna is a terrible actor and now she has graduated to terrible director, given the reaction to her film, W.E. After a test screening in New York, it was compared to a perfume ad.

It probably stunk, then.

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WEASLY GIRLY AT SCHOOL Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, Harry Potter’s red-headed sidekick, has revealed he was tormented at school for being girlie.

The poor little lad was so feminine he was forced to play female roles in his school plays, sporting wigs, dresses and all. “It’s that weird school period when kids can be quite cruel,” he confessed.

So when is he going to stop being a girl? Or have we missed something?

NEW ZEALAND Woman’s Weekly: We doubt there’ll be snaps of kinky royal romps by the seaside, but pampered corgis and stately country piles might be your thing anyway – who are we to judge? We’ll just ridicule you discreetly while you leaf through exclusive pics of Her Maj’s private album courtesy of the ‘No. 1 royal mag’.

AUSTRALIA

IRWINS BOLT RHINO The Crocodile Hunter made a few enemies in the animal kingdom in his time, so his family was merely living out his legacy when they prompted a hefty southern white rhino to charge at them.

Terri Irwin and her adventurous sprogs, Bindi and Bob, were sitting on a log inside the rhino enclosure at Australia Zoo, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, when Cabelle the rhino accelerated to within a metre of them.

The overprotective beast got

more than a little upset when her curious calf, Savannah, wandered too close to Terri – the widow of Steve Irwin – and their children.

As media cameras rolled for the press call, Terri urged the rhino over. “Who’s got a muddy nose?” she said, as Cabelle crept towards them, cautiously at first. Within a split-second Terri was leaping out of the way of the rhino’s huge, horned head.

Crikey! We bet that put bricks in her pants.

SAY WHAT?

”If you want to be a dick, return to the person who cheated on you” Wayne Rooney vice girl Helen Wood tells it like it is

Woman’s Day: This issue whips out a tear jerker as Jon Steele pours his heart out over sister, Jane McGrath, the cricket wag-cum-national sweetheart, who died of breast cancer. Her widow, Glenn has since re-married.

“I just wish I had as much luck in love,” says Steele.

Borrow a baggy green, Jonno.

SOUTH AFRICA Heat: The mud slinging continues between former Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen and Amor Vittone. Heat lays out all the salacious details above the couple’s messy tug-of-war over their children and cash.

Joost has motor neuron disease, but Vittone won’t let him play that card. Ouch!

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London is a hub for fabulous art, but if any showcase is a must-see – particularly for the Antipodeans among us – it’s Life, a debut exhibition for Heaps Good, featuring screen prints from some of Australia’s most talented contemporary artists, including Mambo genius Reg Mombassa.

The colour red will be the predominant feature of the

display which will benefit the Aids charity, RED. Prints can be bought for just £50.

» Life, Jul 1-6, East Gallery, 214 Brick Lane, E1 6SA. See eastgallery.co.uk

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THANK YOU BALL-GOERS They came dressed to the nines, they danced like demons and they raised more than £2000 for London Legacy, who support more than 115,000 war widows from around the world.

The TNT ANZAC Gallipoli Legacy Ball was a resounding success thanks to TNT readers who, evidently, know how to have a helluva good time. So good, in fact, that plans are already afoot for next year.

Watch this space for details of another night of merriment in 2012. Congratulations to Steve and Belinda Rankin who won an On The Go tour to Turkey.

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The long-suffering teacher who became a comedian discusses his UK tour, being called ‘Fitter’ as a teenager and firing cheeseballs at a dog

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Greg Davies INTERVIEW CAROL DRIVER

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Having seen your show, Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog, I feel I know you. Are you very much a ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of guy?

The show is me in a good mood. It’s a pretty honest show. Someone said to me very early in my career, ‘You’ve got to write about what you know and write from the heart. Be true to yourself.’ To answer your question, yes I am, but I can be a terribly grumpy prick.

What’s the story behind the name of the show?

I was on holiday after a really stressful period and me and my friend fired cheeseballs from a catapult into a dog’s face. It wasn’t hurt. It just made me laugh.

It had been such a cathartic moment because it had been such a period of stress and it just made me think about the silly moments of life that we don’t enjoy.

We’re so busy worrying about the past and the future that we don’t often appreciate the present.

It’s me on a “ good day. I can be a prick ” You really encourage audience interaction. What’s the funniest thing you’ve been told?

The best thing I’ve had shouted out was in Birmingham. It was a nickname they had when they were at school. And that nickname was Mumbo, but I can’t tell you why they were called that as it’s in my show. You’ll just have come and see the show.

Nicknames feature quite a bit in the show. Why’s that?

I think it was exercising something that I’ve always been a bit confused by my year’s group’s obsession with nicknames – some people had 20.

When I looked back on my past, these golden moments, I made a list and I got all my friends to send me all the lists of people they remember from school.

When I was warming up the show I tried them all, and the best stayed.

What was your nickname?

Fitter. Because I had asthma and when I went on a cross-country run, I’d get all wheezy and they thought I was epileptic.

Kids are such arseholes, aren’t they?

You tell quite embarrassing stories about your family and your mum.

How do they feel about it?

My mum has long been resigned to the fact that she has an unusual husband and unusual couple of children and she’s extremely proud of me and what I do.

The only people who have been offended are her friends, on her behalf. I think they think I’ve gone too far. I check everything with my mum before I go on stage and the same with the rest of the family. Frankly, my mum’s the only innocent in this, the rest had it coming.

You worked as a teacher for

13 years, and hated it, before becoming a comedian. Why? Just cowardice. Like so many people, I was afraid to attempt to do the thing I dreamt of doing in life in case I failed. It’s a cliché of what holds so many people back – fear of failure.

Did this help with playing the head teacher in The Inbetweeners?

I certainly wasn’t like that teacher when I was a teacher. But yes – it does help. You know, the sorts of characters that frighten children were all around me – these amazing teachers who can raise an eyebrow and silence 500 kids. I wasn’t one of those teachers, but I learned from them.

Any regrets?

It’s hard work but I love every single aspect of comedy. I want to stick my fingers in every comedy pie.

» Greg Davies will be performing Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ Piccadilly Circus. Saturday, June 2.

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& BACK As news of Jackass star Ryan Dunn’s tragic death sinks in, Steve-O reflects on his own brush with mortality WORDS ALISON GRINTER

he thing that makes the sudden, tragic death of Jackass daredevil Ryan Dunn in a fiery, high-speed car crash seem all the more shocking is that he and the rest of his co-stars – famous for their hair-raising, sometimes dangerous stunts, – seemed immortal.

But fellow Jackass star Steve-O, who tweeted hours after the fatal car crash: “I love Ryan Dunn and I’m really going to miss him” was only too aware of his mortality, having survived substance addiction and mental illness. Only days before the tragedy, Steve-O chatted about bringing his upcoming stand-up show The Entirely Too Much Information Tour to Britain for the first time.

He was in a reflective mood about his dramatic U-turn from out-of-control wild man to less out-of-control, spiritual vegan.

In March 2008, fearing Steve-O was suicidal, his Jackass co-stars, led by Johnny Knoxville, staged an intervention and had him admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

Remarkably, he cleaned up quickly but the experience made him question if he should continue to pursue a career in entertainment. “I was addicted to the spotlight as any drug,” says the man who admits he once dated Nicole Richie so he could be in the tabloids.

Throughout his career, Steve-O, or Stephen Glover as he’s known on his birth certificate, has tested the pain and gross-out threshold to the limits with stunts that ranged from snorting wasabi to stapling his scrotum to his leg.

But the 37-year-old’s recent segue into stand-up comedy doesn’t mean he’s slowing down or putting himself out of harm’s way entirely.

Quite the opposite.

“I’m not fucking around in the slightest – I’m gonna make sure I’m covered in blood and engulfed in flames and I’m literally going to go the extra mile,” he says.

He’ll also be relating outrageous and toe-curling stories from his action-packed stunt career.

“The thing about my stand-up comedy is it’s all true shit that really happened,” he says. “I’ve always been a shameless sonofabitch who will always tell you everything – I’m very candid about my struggles with premature ejaculation, and I tell all the juiciest most outrageous shit that’s gone down with groupies and a lot of the behind the scenes stuff with Jackass.”

He also promises to teach audience members a bar trick which will allow

Hellman: Dunn was up for anything

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Dunn inserts a toy car into his rectum much to the surprise of the doctor in charge of X-raying him to diagnose Dunn’s butt-pain. (The car was wearing a condom so it was all safe).

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Good mates: The Jackass crew came to Steve-O’s aid when he was at rock bottom

them to ”get drunk for free in bars for the rest of your life.”

“It’s as much about doing crazy stuff as it is about stand-up,” he says.

Starting out, he did “straight stand-up” but headline shows soon turned into a Steve-O extravaganza. “I knew I couldn’t just stand there and tell jokes the whole time. I felt obligated somehow to bring everything to the table.”

Born in London and raised in the US, Steve-O has always found a ready audience for his masochistic tendencies.

“There’s something compelling about it – even old ladies will slow down to get a good look at a car accident. In the same way that people are fascinated by accidents on a roadway – they love to see accidents that I bring to the stage,” he says.

He’s always felt the need to entertain others, he says, even at the expense of his health. “I’ve been a crazy attention-whore douchebag all my life. It’s pretty messed up. In a tragic sense, that’s been the story of my life – everything I did was for the benefit of other people’s perceptions.”

Eventually his compulsions led to alcohol and drug addiction where, at his darkest moments, Steve-O heard voices: “Demons were telling me to hurt myself and angels were telling me they cared about me and that I should get help.”

He’s been sober since March 10, 2008, and has a far healthier approach to his onstage persona.

“Since I got clean and sober I’ve got a little bit more separation between who I am and what I do, and that’s been helpful. better at turning it on and off,” he says.

He’s also quit smoking, forsworn coffee, become a vegan and has been working on

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Attention whore: Steve-O’s always had a need to entertain

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THE POO DIVE

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DUCK HUNTING JACKASS STYLE

The wildman sees how many rounds he can go with the world’s female lightweight kickboxing champ.

Not long it turns out. She kicks his ass.

Dunn jumps into a sewerage treatment plant’s collection vat wearing nothing more than a snorkel, swimming goggles and underwear wrapped in duct tape.

his spiritual wellbeing. “I have a friend who is Buddhist – we get together to do the Buddhist Nam-myoho-renge-kyo chant – I have a daily practise of prayer and meditiation,” he says.

The irony of his clean-living offstage life versus his debauched onstage antics is not lost on him though.

“In my personal life I’m working on my spiritual practise – then I jump on stage and talk about my crooked dick and talk about three chicks sucking my dick at the same time.”

As stunts go, that sounds like one of the most ridiculous of all.

Ryan Dunn surely would have been proud.

The Jackass crew go hunting and take aim at Dunn – the duck – with paintball guns as he is catapulted into the air.

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HUMAN BOWLING

Dunn cops a bowling ball in the nuts courtesy of Johnny Knoxville as he is sent hurtling down a bowling lane in a game of “human bowling”.

» The Entirely Too Much Information Tour at IndigO2, Peninsular Sq, SE10 0DX North Greenwich (0844 856 0202) Thu, July 7. £19. Memoir Professional Idiot out in August.

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CINEMA Larry Crowne ENTERTAINMENT

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SCREEN TEST: TOM HANKS

Tom Hanks, Julia

Roberts CERT 12A RT 99 MINS

★★★★★

Despite dishing up a doublewhammy of Hollywood royalty in Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne turns out to be a king-sized disappointment.

Cheesy, unrealistic and desperately short on real laughs, Hanks’s first directorial offering for 15 years shows why the star should stick to acting. The Oscar-winner plays Larry Crowne, a man retrenched from his job at a department store due to his lack of academic qualifications.

Determined to stop it happening again, he enrols in community college and takes a course in public speaking taught by sexy Mercedes Tainot (Roberts). As Larry gets the spring back in his step, Mercedes falls for her affable new student.

The biggest problem with Larry Crowne is that the

1 In which film does Hanks play a child who becomes an adult overnight?

2 Name the tunes Hanks plays on the giant keyboard in the same film.

3 Hanks received the US Navy’s highest civilian honor the Distinguished Public Service Award, for his work in which movie?

4 Who played Hank’s gay lover in Philedelphia?

5 Name Hank’s actress wife.

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relationship between Larry and Mercedes never rings true, meaning the movie lacks romantic energy.

It remains watchable thanks to a sterling supporting cast including Cedric the Entertainer as Larry’s neighour and Bryan Cranston as Mercedes’ pornloving husband.

The movie raises some interesting points about redefining yourself during the financial crisis but, with the script devoid of funny dialogue, Larry Crowne is one of the more forgettable characters Hanks has created.

GOOD FOR: Star spotting.

Africa 3 Runaway Bride 4 Jane Fonda 5 The Wedding Planner

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LAST WEEK’S WINNER Stephen Cumber

CERT 18 RT 109 MINS

Natasa Petrovic

★★★★★

The Bosnian war is told through the eyes of teacher Samira (Natasha Petrovic), who is captured from a small village and raped.

Filmed mostly without dialogue and featuring scenes of torture that are tough to stomach, this is a gruelling but essential film.

GOOD FOR: Opening your eyes to the horrors of the Balkan conflict. PDV

THE CONSPIRATOR CERT 12A RT 122 MINS

★★★★★

Robert Redford tells the story of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), the only female co-conspirator charged with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, in this superior historical drama.

Slow pacing may put many off, but great performances – including James McAvoy as the man defending Surratt – make it all worthwhile.

GOOD FOR: An American history lesson. PDV

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Sir Peter Jackson has been honoured as an arts icon in in his native New Zealand.

The 49-year-old director/ producer behind Lord Of The Rings series and upcoming flick The Hobbit has been honoured at the NZ Arts Foundation’s prestigious Icon Awards alongside writer Barbara Anderson, photographer Marti Friedlander, sculptor Greer Twiss and concert organist Dame Gillian.

Jackson is the youngest recipient of the award which is limited to an elite living circle of 20 Kiwi artists at any given time.

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THE REEL DEAL Burly actor Russell Crowe has suddenly gotten serious about his widening girth, if his recent Tweets are anything to go by.

“Two separate work outs this morning, body movement for an hour +, then body movement with weighted objects hour +. A 4 shirt morning, sweaty”, the Gladiator star tweeted last week in the first of a series of dispatches from the gym.

The last time Crowe embarked on an excercise regime this intense was in 2009, when training for Ridley Scott’s version of Robin Hood.

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CULTURE BUTLEY One can only hope that the late Simon Gray’s students fared better than the fictional ones assigned to tutorials with his alter ego, Ben Butley, in this caustic 40-year-old comedy.

Sharp of tongue, slovenly of dress, Butley’s life is falling apart in a lazy miasma of whisky, cigarettes and fracturing relationships sabotaged by his distorted notion of having “fun”.

In odd socks purloined from his gay protégé and housemate (Martin Hutson), The Wire’s Dominic West’s rumpled, probably bisexual academic disparages his

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SEE THIS: Theatre colleagues, his estranged wife, homosexuals and the undergraduates he despises.

The play shows its age but, for a couple of hours or so, the deliberately offensive bluster of this lonely, selfdestructive man makes for watchable entertainment.

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» Duchess Theatre, WC2B 5LA (0844 412 4659) Covent Garden (butleylondon.com). Until Aug 27. £26 -£49.50

TNT online For more London reviews see tntmagazine.com Dominic West as Ben Butley and Martin Hutson as Joey

WORTH A LOOK Shakespeare’s Cymbeline deals with themes of innocence and jealousy » Tabard Theatre, 2 Bath Road, W4 1LW

•A Midsummer Night’s Madness a modern, hip-hop version of Shakespeare’s classic

Turnham Green (tabardweb.co.uk) Jun 28 - Jul 16. £14 comedy » Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ

Hackney Central (hackneyempire.co.uk) Jun 30-Jul 2. £15

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BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK

TWOMBLY AND POUSSIN: ARCADIAN PAINTERS

COMEDY AND ERROR: THEY REALLY WERE MARVELLOUS TIMES

THE STRANGER’S CHILD

Simon Day

(Picador) JUN 27

(Simon & Schuster) JUN 27

Best known as one of the stars of The Fast Show, Simon Day tells the shocking, sometimes-sad and hilarious stories from his life so far.

Another instant classic from Hollinghurst, winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize for The Line of Beauty. This is the epic tale of two families from 1913 to the ’00s.

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THE WRITERS’ & ARTISTS’ YEARBOOK 2012

Danny Wallace

(A & C Black Publishers)

If you’ve never had a gander at England’s oldest public art gallery, then you should use this fascinating exhibition as an excuse to head down to the lovely Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Organised to celebrate the gallery’s bicentenary, the exhibition explores the

unexpected yet numerous parallels between the two artists born in different centuries (Poussin in 17th and Twombly in the 20th) and their moth-like attraction to the classical heritage of Rome.

» Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Rd, SE21 7AD (dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk) West Dulwich. Jun 29-Sep 25. £9

Tristram Kenton; © Cy Twombly

Cy Twombly’s Hero And Leander

Alan Hollinghurst

(Ebury) JUN 30

JUN 30

In his follow up to Awkward Situations For Men Brit funny man Wallace is back – and he’s even more confused than ever despite becoming a dad and his forays into Hollywood.

A must-read for all aspiring and established writers this offers a comprehensive guide to markets in all areas of the media, completely revised and updated.

MORE EXHIBITIONS Jewellery and bronze cast metals inspired by the Antipodes and Pacific Islands at Pacifica: Young Artists’ Exhibition » Guildhall Art Gallery, EC2V 5AE (guildhall-art-gallery.org.uk) Coren Sworn » Tate •Art Now: Pimlico. Jun 27-Sep 25. Free

Moorgate. Jun 26 - Jul 16. Free

Britain, SW1P 4RG (tate.org.uk/britain)

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK

FAST FORWARD Anna Calvi Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Nov 1 (0844 477 2000). £12.50.

John Butler Trio Shepherds Bush Empire, Jul 6 (0844 477 2000). £20.

STEVIE NICKS

Bootsy Collins IndigO2, July 11 (0870 264 3333). £32.50.

In Your Dreams (Warner Bros)

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Stevie Nicks: “I believe I can fly”

★★★★★

Stevie Nicks’s first solo album in a decade starts promisingly enough. Laments to love gone sour, Secret Love and For What It’s Worth, provide lilting, melodic counterpoints to Nicks’s sexy, careworn voice.

For every one of those, there’s a Wide Sargasso Sea or a Ghosts Are Gone, soft-rock dirges which cancel

The Cat Empire Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Oct 20 & Brixton Academy Oct 21 (0844 477 2000) £22. out Nicks’s gravelly grandeur.

Whether you love this album or not will depend on whether you’re a fan from her Fleetwood Mac days trilling tunes like Rihanna or hanker instead for her less subtle solo

belters like Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.

If you’re the former, you’ll be in heaven; the latter, you’ll be in hell. Or, like me, you may end up in limbo.

ALISON GRINTER

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BEYONCE

GILLIAN WELCH

The Future Is Medieval (Fiction) Perky Brit pop revivalists allow fans to compile their own version of their latest album.

4 (Sony Music)

The Harrow & The Harvest

Beyonce named her idiosyncratic fourth LP after her birth date as “a personal gift to her fans.”

(Warner Bros)

More haunting tunes from the US songstress and her partner David Rawlings.

MUSIC NEWS Tim Rogers

Lead singer/songwriter Tim Rogers has hit on a novel approach for You Am I’s next album – he’s going to throw his band into the deep end.

“I haven’t told the band yet but I’m going to spring on them 14 new blistering high energy hardcore punk songs

CHARTS

and give them two days to learn the songs and then we’ll record them in a day,” he says. “You Am I came about because my brother and my best friend wanted to start a hardcore band, but I was the only one who wasn’t really into hardcore”.

After a 22 year career, he’s had a change of heart.

“Now I figure I should make it as close to how they envisaged as my repayment.”

Aboriginal rapper Colin Darcy, AKA Caper, has successfully forced Facebook to “unblock” his controversial

anti-racist video How Would You Like To Be Me. Containing the words “boong” and “nigga”, the video was initially deemed to be too offensive by the international social networking site, The Advertiser reports.

But a backlash by Caper’s fans prompted Facebook to “unblock” the video which is based on the rapper’s own experiences of being the victim of racism.

“Compared to the other explicit videos that are being shown out there and gangsta rap stuff – it’s crazy,” Caper said.

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No 1 single Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO No 1 album 21, Adele

No 1 single Someone Like You, Adele No 1 album 21, Adele

No 1 single Bruno Mars, The Lazy Song No 1 album Wees Lig, Juanita du Plessis

No 1 single Changed The Way You Kiss Me, Example No 1 album Progress, Take That

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CSS XOYO, Aug 23 (xoyo.co.uk) £15.

Death From Above 1979 Brixton Academy, Oct 7 (08444 77 2000). £21.50.

Liam Finn XOYO, July 20 (xoyo.co.uk) £15.75.

Josh Groban Hammersmith Apollo, Oct 11 (0844 844 4748). £40.

Gurrumul Barbican, Oct 6 (020 7638 8891). £12.50£22.50. (On sale July 6) Ke$ha Hammersmith Apollo, Jul 13 (0844 844 4748). £25.

Metronomy Royal Albert Hall, Oct 3 (020 7589 8212). £25.

Origins Festival of First Nations: King Kapisi Rich Mix, Jul 5 (richmix.org.uk). £9.

The Specials Brixton Academy, Oct 31 (08444 77 2000). £35.

Public Enemy Forum, Sep 8 (0844 844 0444). £25.

Suicidal Tendencies Electric Ballroom, Aug 15 (0870 264 3333). £17.50.

The Vaccines Brixton Academy, Dec 8 (0844 477 2000). £17.50.

Wilco Roundhouse, Oct 28-29.

(0844 482 8008). £32.

Wild Beasts Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Nov 23 (08444 77 2000). £17.

Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa Barbican, Nov 29.

(020 7638 8891). £29.50.

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GIG GUIDE MUSIC & CLUBS

Alison Grinter PICKS OUT THIS WEEK’S BEST LIVE MUSIC

GIG OF THE WEEK JIMMY BARNES He’s survived alcoholism and open heart surgery to become one of Australia’s most prolific performers and 30-plus years into his career, the Scottish-born, erstwhile Cold Chisel lead singer shows no sign of slowing down. Barnes’s 16th solo album, Rage And Ruin, was released in 2010 but in truth it wasn’t a patch on the gutsy bluesy pub-rock with which he made his name. Expect to hear such classic Barnsey tracks as Working Class Man and Flame Trees as he pitches up in She Bu this week.

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» Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W11 8QE Shepherd’s Bush (08444 77 2000). Sat, Jul 2. £27

Life as a bathroom attendant wasn’t all it was cracked up to be

PAUL SIMON

ARCADE FIRE, THE VACCINES

Shooting to fame in the 60s as one half of Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon went on to reinvent himself as a world music mover and shaker with his 1986 album Graceland. His latest LP, So Beautiful Or So What, is his best in years and gets an airing this week with help from Cameroon guitarist Vincent Nguini and others.

This is Arcade Fire’s only London date for 2011 but what the orchestral popsters lack in frequency, they easily make up in size with this monster Hyde Park show (capacity: 60,000 people). They are still dining out on their return-to-form third album, The Suburbs, and support comes from fellow indie travellers The Vaccines, Beirut and more.

» Hammersmith Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH

» Hyde Park, W2 Thu, Jun 30. £48

Hammersmith (0844 844 4748) Tue, Jun 28. £30

NEW BAND ALERT

Hyde Park Corner (0870 264 3333).

FESTIVAL WATCH Coming up

As the sun set, the boys gave up all hope of finding their tent

The Bronze Medal

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THE LINE-UP Named after an Idlewild song and formed in the

aftermath of a six-week busking-funded backpacking trip through Southern Europe and Scandinavia, these hotly tipped young Bristolians craft subtlely enchanting acoustica inspired by their time spent in the wilderness. Case in point is the beguiling beautiful track After You Were Quiet which packs an emotional wallop. And there’s plenty more where that came from if their upcoming single Milk is anything to go by.

THE CRITICS SAY “Masters of slow-build indie minimal.”

THE PLUG Debut single Milk out Tue, Jul 5 on East City Records.

Blissfields Tricky, Frank Turner, Fenech, Soler, Gold Panda, Delays, I Am Arrows, Summer Camp, Crazy P Soundsystem, Alex Clare, Chad Valley.

Vicarage Farm, Winchester, Hants (blissfields.co.uk).

Jun 30-July 3. W/e £70 Eden Sessions Primal Scream, The Horrors, Pendulum, The Flaming Lips, Fleet Foxes, Brandon Flowers.

Cornwall, (edenproject.com/ sessions). Until Jul 1. £37.50 per session Lounge On The Farm The Streets, Ellie Goulding, Echo & The Bunnymen, Example, Katy B. Merton Farm, Canterbury (loungeonthefarm.co.uk).

Jul 8-11. W/e tickets £85

The Garden Festival Art Department, Crazy P, Incarnations, Tensnake.

Petrcane, Croatia (the gardenfestival.eu).

Jul 6-13. W/e £90.

Rock Werchter Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Iron Maiden, PJ Harvey, Kings Of Leon, Linkin Park, Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age. Werchter, Belgium, (rockwerchter.be).

Jun 30-Jul 3. W/e tickets £195 Roskilde Iron Maiden, Kings Of Leon, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, P J Harvey, M.I.A, Big Boi, Femi Kuti, Chase & Status, Foals, Anna Calvi.

Denmark, (roskilde-festival.dk).

Jun 30-Jul 3. W/e £205.

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MUSIC LISTINGS In the 100 Club: Paul Kelly

MONDAY 27

MUSIC & CLUBS

Matt Andersen, Will Scott

rock and Americana from the Canadian-born awardwinning and experienced singersongwriter. Union Chapel, Compton

Blues-rock and Americana from the Canadian singer-guitarist.

Terrace, N1 2UN (020 7226 1686). £25.

The Social, Little Portland St, W1W 7JD (020 7636 4992). £12, adv £10.

Sepultura The Brazilian outfit plays pulverising heavy metal with elements of thrash and hardcore in support of the album Kairos. O2 Academy Islington,

Barenaked Ladies The Toronto-based four-piece performs indie and poprock. Koko, Camden High St,

Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £18.

NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £25.

BluesFest London: Incognito The band plays

FRIDAY 1

funk. Under The Bridge, Fulham Rd, SW6 1HS (0844 209 7331). £25.

Avery Sunshine Soul and

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Boisdale Of Belgravia, Eccleston St, SW1W 9LX (020 7730 6922). £12, £4.50 before 10pm.

Sean Rowe Fragile alt folk from the New York-based singer-songwriter. Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (020 7960 4200/cc 0844 875 0073). £12.50, concs £6.25.

Leon Russell Gospelinspired rock from the American musician. Cadogan

TNT’S TOP BOOKING

PAUL KELLY Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, W12 7LJ (seetickets. com) Aug 30 - Sep 2. £15 or £42 for four nights.

Melbourne’s celebrated storytelling songwriter Paul Kelly will perform 100 songs from his vast back-catalogue, alphabetically, during four consecutive nights. A rare treat. plays blues. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd,

cc 0844 477 2000). £22.50.

Hall, Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ (020 7730 4500). £29.50.

W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £12.50.

Vetiver, Marques Toliver

Wooden Wand, Tomutonttu

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Singer-songwriter Andy Cabic leads his American folk outfit. XOYO, Cowper St,

Psychedelic folk-rock from the American singer-songwriter.

The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). £7.

TUESDAY 28

EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £12.50.

BluesFest London: Liza Minnelli The legendary singer and actress performs numbers from stage and screen shows, plus a selection of popular songs.

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (0844 209 7331). £45-£120.

Alonestar Alt hip-hop from the London-based rapper-producer. Paradise

By Way Of Kensal Green, Kilburn Ln, W10 4AE (020 8969 0098). £10.

Gareth Gates Heartfelt

Gore, SW7 2AP (0844 209 7331). £35-£75.

BluesFest London: James Hunter The London-based guitarist and vocalist plays R‘n’B and soul. 100 Club, Oxford

Caponata Restaurant, Delancey St, NW1 7NL (020 7383 7808). £10, concs £8, adv £9, concs £7.

Tamikrest Euphoric desert rock from the African collective. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

The Unfortunate Sons The outfit

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Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

City Of London Festival 2011: Kangaroo Moon Folk-rock, soul and dance by the Australian outfit. Liverpool St Station, Liverpool

Jonny Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake and Euros Childs of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci join forces to play melodic rock.

The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £10.

Alt rock from the Australian outfit. O2 Academy Islington,

Here & Now 10th Year Anniversary Tour A

The Montreal-based band plays hopeful, atmospheric indie-rock. Hyde Park, W2

1980s extravaganza featuring Boy George, Jason Donovan, Jimmy Somerville, Belinda Carlisle, Midge Ure, A Flock Of Seagulls and Pepsi & Shirlie.

rock with elements of country by the guitar-playing partnership from the USA. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/

Random Hand, Dirty Revolution The Keighleybased four-piece plays ska-punk. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £8.50.

Ruthless Blues, Dave Jackson Band The band plays blues-rock. The Half Moon, Half Moon Ln, Herne Hill, SE24 9HU (020 7274 2733). £12, adv £10.

Bible songsmith plays folk-pop.

Fredrik Sundstrom

Hayseed Dixie The American

The Green Note Cafe, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 7485 9899). £12.50.

Folk-pop by the Londonbased singer-songwriter.

outfit plays spirited bluegrass and country-rock. Half Moon,

Manteca, Martha Acosta

The Troubadour, Old Brompton Rd, SW5 9JA (020 7370 1434). £7.

Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £16.

Latin and salsa from the Colombian-based singer and band. 606 Club, Lots Rd,

Janet Jackson: Number Ones Up Close And Personal Tour The Grammy award-

SW10 0QD (020 7352 5953). £12.

Meisha The Luton-based band plays trance-rock.

Los Pacaminos The band,

Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 8806 2668). £7, concs £5.

winning American singer and actress performs pop and R‘n’B hits from her Number Ones album. Royal Albert Hall,

plays Americana. Half Moon, Putney, Lower Richmond Rd, SW15 1EU (020 8780 9383). £12.

Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (0845 401 5045). £45-£125.

Mary Pearce The London-

Kulez Hip-hop from the Londonbased rapper. 93 Feet East, Brick Ln, Cyndi Lauper The Grammy

Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Southern and blues-

HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £30-£75.

EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891). £15-£25.

E1 6RU (020 7770 6006). £10, adv £5.

Enterprise, Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BL (020 7485 2659). £6, adv £5.

The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £8.

blue-collar rock and Americana by the veteran Bloomingtonbased singer-songwriter.

Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Beirut, The Vaccines

piece plays power-pop and indie-rock. Koko, Camden High

band of Australian sisters. The

five-piece plays indie-pop.

Dead Letter Circus Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £10.

Ok Go The American four-

Stonefield Classic rock by the

St, W1D 1LL (0844 209 7331). £20.

Jukebox Vandals, Maddox, Wildlife The Stevenage-based

John Mellencamp Classic

THURSDAY 30

London-based singer-guitarist.

Imperial Leisure, United Vibrations, Random Impulse

from the Canadian collective.

St, EC2M 7PR (0845 120 7502 ). Free.

Boo Hewerdine The former

Bull’s Head, Lonsdale Rd, Barnes, SW13 9PY (020 8876 5241). £10.

Blaze: The Hidden Cameras, Woodpigeon, Devon Sproule, Chilly Gonzales Indie-pop

attitude-driven, upbeat hard rock. 100 Club, Oxford

funk by the Malian Wassoulou singer. Barbican Centre, Silk St,

St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £15.

HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £50£86.99.

Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/ cc 0844 477 2000). £27.

Trace Bundy Acoustic folk and blues by the Boulder-based guitar maestro. The Borderline,

Ian Hunt, Steve Simpson, Nigel Portman-Smith, Mick Clews Blues and rock by the

Paul Simon The multiple award-winning veteran singer-songwriter and musician plays pop-rock from his album So Beautiful Or So What, as well as material spanning his career.

Jimmy Barnes The veteran Australian vocalist sings rock. O2

BluesFest London: The Quireboys The band plays

O2 Arena, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0844 856 0202). £44.75.

Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867). £15, adv £10.

from the Sydney-based singer. The Forge Venue And

The Hideaway, Stanthorpe Rd, SW16 2ED (020 8835 7070). £12.

EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891). £10-£35.

Blaze: Oumou Sangare, Anibal Velasquez Y Los Locos Del Swing Afrobeat and

Destroyer Vancouver-based

Johnson Jay Blues-rock

Gilad Atzmon Israeli world-bop reeds man.

Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891). £12.50-£20.

Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). £12.50.

St, W1D 1LL (0844 209 7331). £25.

Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). £13.

SATURDAY 2

The veteran singer-musician plays blues, Southern rock and country. Barbican Centre, Silk St,

2UH (020 7298 2000). £48.50.

London-based ska-punk and rap outfit. Proud Camden, The Horse

singer-songwriter Dan Bejar leads his indie-rock and chamber pop outfit. Heaven,

Blaze: Gregg Allman, Tift Merritt, Errol Linton

pop from the Bradford-born vocalist. Heaven, Charing

BluesFest London: BB King The blues guitarist and singer performs a selection of his hits. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington

Syrian singer-songwriter. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £30-£150.

R‘n’B. The CLF Arts Cafe, Rye Ln, SE15 4ST (07961 998527). £12, adv £8.

Hot Club Of Boisdale Parisian swing inspired by Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.

Ajram Arabic music from the

Award-winning American pop singer of Girls Just Want To Have Fun fame puts an upbeat spin on the blues genre, in support of her album Memphis Blues.

HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0844 844 4748). £32.50-£35.

Payback The nine-piece plays soul and funk. Dover St Restaurant And Bar, Dover St, W1S 4LQ (020 7629 9813). £12, free before 10pm.

Buffy Sainte-Marie Folk-

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Wooden Casino, Orijin,

led by vocalist Paul Young,

based vocalist performs soulful R‘n’B. The Hideaway, Stanthorpe

SUNDAY 3 BluesFest London: Dr Feelgood The originators of the R‘n’B pub-rock sound

Rd, SW16 2ED (020 8835 7070). £15.

perform. 100 Club, Oxford St, W1D 1LL (0844 209 7331). £20.

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Combichrist, Mortiis

post-rock and prog metal by the. Relentless Garage, Highbury

Energetic electronica and industrial metal from the American outfit. Koko,

Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £12.

Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £17.

David Thomas, Chris Cutler Alt rock by the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, once a leading figure in the band Pere Ubu. Cafe Oto, Ashwin

Michael Franti Funk-infused

St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). £10.

Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £22.50.

George Wassouf, Nancy

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rock and hip-hop from the California-based singersongwriter. Bush Hall,

Ehab Tawfik, Samo Zaen, Wama, Haytham Shaker Arabian music by the highly successful Egyptian singer IndigO2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (0871 220 0260). £35-£60

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Hard Core Salsa DJ Mario

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plays mambo and salsa, plus dance lessons. Salsa!,

FRANTIC’S 14TH BIRTHDAY Koko, NW1 7JEX Mornington Crescent, (koko.uk.com). Sun Aug 28, From £12 Get ready to bounce as hard-house stalwart Frantic turns 14. There’s a casino fancy dress theme while Andy Whitby, Phil Reynolds, Andy Farley and Cally Gage bring the tunes.

Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 6pm-2am, last adm 1am. £4, free before 9pm.

I Love Mondays DJ Victor spins commercial dance, disco, pop, R‘n’B and funky house.

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782/cc 020 7287 3727).

10pm-3.30am. £5, NUS £1.

Iluvlive Twin B spins hip-hop, grime, hip-hop and R‘n’B, plus Amplify Dot, NY, Abimaro and Brooke Bailey perform live, with host Ras Kwame. Hoxton Square Bar And Kitchen, Hoxton Sq, N1 6NU (020 7613 0709). 7pm-midnight. £10.

Dance Nights Princess Karina

Doctor’s Orders Mayer

Eruption Resident DJs spin

indie music. Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867).

7.30pm-1.30am. £5, free before 9pm, £3 before 11pm.

and DJ Gary Baldi spin dance hits. EC3 Live, Crosswall, EC3N 2JY

Hawthorne (DJ Set), Spin Doctor, Paul White and Budgie spin hip-hop, soul, funk and disco.

house, disco, funk and electro.

Harvey Adam, Terry T-Rex and Adrianna spin commercial dance, house and R‘n’B, plus a chill-out room. Heaven, Charing Cross Arches, Villiers St, WC2N 6NG (020 7930 2020). 11pm5.30am. £8, £4 before midnight.

(020 7488 1766). 11.30pm-3am. £10.

Diffrent Strokes Manny Norte, Phatcatz, Maintain, CJ I DJ, Lonyo and MOBO Award winner and Kiss FM DJ Manny Norte play neo soul, 1980s pop, US house and R‘n’B. Cherryjam, Porchester Rd, W2 6ET (020 7727 9950).

9pm-2am. £10, £5 before 11pm.

Everything Taboo DJ Andrew

Rehab DJs Haley, Dan and

Elmore plays retro electro-pop and acid disco. The Shadow Lounge,

The Demonettes play indie, pop and electro. The Roxy, Rathbone

Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988).

10pm-3am. £5, free before midnight.

Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £3, mems £1 before 10.30pm.

Guanabara Samba School

TUESDAY 28 Latino Sound DJ Kirisis and CLI

Samba, Afrobeat, pop, house and nu disco, plus Capoeira masterclasses, break dancers, Brazilian street food and cocktail making. Guanabara, Parker

East Village, Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HX (020 7739 5173). 8pm-2am. £8.

Mele, Dust and Blackdown play house, electro and dubstep.

Plastic People, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3QE (020 7739 6471). 9.30pm-2am. £7.

Gravity House, R‘n’B and commercial pop across three rooms, from residents The Oli, Oliver M and Jamie Head.

Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 11pm-8am. £10, £6, £3 before 3am, £1 before midnight.

Roller Disco Funk and disco for a wheeled audience.

Renaissance Rooms, opposite Arch 8, Arches, Miles St, SW8 1RZ (0844 736 5375). 8pmmidnight. £10, £7.50 skate hire.

play R‘n’B, hip-hop and dance.

Sound, Leicester Sq, WC2H 7NA (0333 240 1010). 9pm-late. £5-£10.

N*A*S*I*N SoniX, Brahim

OMFG! DJs Lady Lloyd, Joshyou

and Punk Gareth play punk and ska. The Borderline, Orange Yard,

Phatplastic, A-Skillz and Union play electro, R‘n’B, dubstep, dance, house and hip-hop.

Are and Niyi Maximus Crown play pop, disco and electro, with host Queen B Munroe Bergdorf. The Shadow Lounge,

Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-3am. £5, NUS £3, w/flyer £4, mems £2.

Proud 2 at The O2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (020 7482 3867).

9.30pm-3am. £8, NUS £5.

Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988).

10pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

Work! DJ Big John plays R‘n’B

The Tassel Clubs Dinner Party Resident DJs play

Perfect Fumble play indie, electro and post-punk.

The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098).

10pm-3am. £5, w/flyer/NUS £3.

Raw Power Alt rock DJ set from The Howling, plus I Am Giant, Dangerous! and Violet perform live. Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459). 7pm-2am. £5.

Summer Send-Off Party

and dancehall. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 11pm-5am. £6, w/flyer £5.

THURSDAY 30 Bete Noire Resident DJ Lucifer Box spins vintage swing and blues, plus cabaret and live music from Des O’Connor, Laura London, Count Adriano Fettucini and The Bete Noire Band, with host Ophelia Bitz.

Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-late. Free.

The Foam Party DJ Cameo, Forward Loefah, Elijah, Skilliam,

St, WC2B 5PW (020 7242 8600).

5pm-late. £5, free before 9pm.

Panic! Max, Gaz and That

EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898). 11pm8am. £19, adv £18, NUS £10, £9 after 4am, £6 after 5am, adv £23 inc CD.

From Cape Town With Love Resident DJs play South African house, funk, electro and soul.

Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-late. Free.

Inferno Andrew Elmore spins funk, house and dance.

The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988).

10pm-3am. £10, free before 11pm.

Latin Passion Victor Hugo & The Mambo Boys and Jorge

Kut DJs and bands play

Popcorn DJs Terry Vietheer,

Fabric Craig Richards, Matthias Tanzmann, Martin Buttrich, Matt Tolfrey, Ryan Elliot, Inxec, Mark Chambers, Jamie Jones and Lee Foss play house, techno and electro. Fabric, Charterhouse St,

DTee, Jerome, Djahman, Markee, Shakit and DJ Tate supply soca, dancehall, funky house, zouk and reggaeton.

Cable, Bermondsey St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730).

10pm-6am. £12, adv £10.

Hookd 3rd Birthday Uplifting house and hard house from Andy Farley, Gonzalo Rivas, Nik Denton, Ross Homson, JP & Jukesy, Ben Townsend and Wayne Smart. The LightBox,

Andre play Latin beats. Salsa!, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JG (020 7379 3277). 6pm-2am, last adm 1am. £10, £8 before 11pm, £4 before 9pm, £2 before 8pm.

Mooch Antonio De Angelis, Claire Ripley, Natalie Coleman, Ed Jones and Nick Walters supply minimal house and deep techno. Cargo, Rivington St, EC2A 3AY (020 7739 3440).

8pm-3am. £10, free before 10pm.

Plex Techno, electro and acid bass from Substance, Delta Funktionen, Nick Craddock and James Tec, plus Morphosis play live. Corsica Studios, Elephant Rd, SE17 1LB (020 7703 4760).

10pm-7am. £15, adv £12, adv £10.

South Lambeth Place, SW8 1SP (020 7434 1113). 10pm-6am. £15.

Raj & Pablo’s Bollywood Nights DJ Krash and Senator

Outlaw: The Final Party

spin Bollywood, bhangra, Arabic, pop and R‘n’B. The Cobden Club,

Rev D Wayne Love DJ Tattoo John spin house and dance, while bands play country, blues, funk, punk and rock ‘n’ roll in the live room. Jamm, Brixton Rd, SW9 6LH (020 7346 8920/ cc 020 7274 5537). 8pm-4am. £10, adv £5.

Kensal Rd, W10 5BN (020 7344 9727).

9pm-1.30am. £15, guestlist £10.

Turn Me On R‘n’B, bashment, hip-hop, tribal and garage from Hotsteppa, Young N Fly, Coldsteps and MC Versitile. Rainforest

Runsounds Patrice Scott,

Cafe, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7EU (020 7434 3111/cc 020 7434 3222).

10pm-3am. £10, adv £6.

Allez Allez, Chris Box and Russell Skellon play deep house, electro and techno. Nomad,

SUNDAY 3

swing, soul, blues, pop and rock ‘n’ roll, plus live burlesque and cabaret. The Bathhouse,

Old St, EC1V 9AJ (020 7253 4443).

10pm-5am. £10, concs £8.

Bishopsgate Churchyard, EC2M 3TJ (020 7920 9207). 6pm-late. £10, £45 inc meal.

Simply Salacious Parties

Booster DJ Ferno, Sharon O’Love, Dan K and Miss Crazy D play funk, house and electro.

Booker T, Sy Sez and Peter Borg play deep and soulful house.

Area, Albert Embankment, SE1 7HD (020 7091 0080). 7pm-midnight. £8.

Temptation Pop, R‘n’B, dance and cheese with resident DJs. Zoo Bar, Bear St, WC2H 7AQ (020 7839 4188). 10pm-3am. £15, £8 before 10pm, free before 8pm, guestlist £10, free before 10pm.

Cherryjam, Porchester Rd, W2 6ET (020 7727 9950). 8pm-2am. £10, £8 before 11pm, free before 9pm.

SATURDAY 2

Groove Sanctuary AfricanLatin, electronica, funk, disco and deep house from DJ Jimbo (Raw Deal), Joey Vieira and guests. Madame Jojo’s, Brewer

Brazil Rocks The Brazilian

St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

9.30pm-3am. £5, £3 before 11pm.

Madame Jojo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 8.45pm-3am. £10, £5 after 11pm.

FRIDAY 1

Knights spin Brazilian and Latin rhythms, plus Rhythms Of The City perform live.

(020 7437 1977). 9pm-3am. £3.

C’est La Vie DJ Colin Francis plays house and commercial dance classics.

Bedrock DJs Little Chris and George spin indie, electro, rock, retro and pop.

Guanabara, Parker St, WC2B 5PW (020 7242 8600).

7pm-late. £10, free before 8pm.

and The Sharp Boys spin house in room one, while Gonzola Rivas and D’Johnny play techno and house in room two. Fire, South

White Heat DJs Matty, Marcus and Olly play indie, techno and electro. Madame Jojo’s,

Embassy, Old Burlington St, W1S 3AP (020 7851 0956). 10pm-3am. £20, ladies free before 11.30pm.

Defected In The House

Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890).

11pm-9am. £15, £12 before 1am.

Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040).

10.30pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £4.

The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-4am. £7, w/flyer £5 before midnight.

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Patrick Turner, Asad Rizvi and Fresh Tee supply house and deep bass. The LightBox, South Lambeth

Stupid Tuesday Funky and soulful house, disco and pop. Thirst, Greek St, W1D 3DR

Cheapskates Old school hip-hop, electro and disco courtesy of DJ Downfall.

Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782/cc 020 7287 3727). 9pm-3am. £6, NUS £5, w/flyer £4.

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Place, SW8 1SP (020 7434 1113).

10pm-6am. £15, concs £10.

Calentito Pop, R‘n’B, and soul. Salvador And Amanda, Great Newport St, WC2H 7JA (020 7240 1551).

9pm-3am. £10, guestlist £5, free before 9pm.

Junior Jack & Kid Creme, Copyright, Holly Bee, Toby Allen, Andrew Doran, Method & Sound, Coxswain, Victor FL, Dani Junquera and Henry Daniel play house, electro } and techno. The Ministry Of Sound, Gaunt St, SE1 6DP (0870 060 0010).

11pm-7am. £20.

Deuces Steven Geller, DJ NG, El Moreno, Marlon Goodas and DJ DMS play house and R‘n’B. Area, Albert Embankment, SE1 7HD (020 7091 0080). 11pm-5am. £6.

Submit your free listing at least three weeks prior to the publication by emailing clubs@pressassociation.com.

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Sunday Sessions Gordan Edge and Oliver Lang play house, disco and electro. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-1am. Free.

WetYourSelf Fabrizio Maurizi, Unai Trotti, Cormac and Jacob Husley play house, electro, disco and techno. Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898).

11pm-6am. £10, adv £8, NUS £5.

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CLUB OF THE WEEK DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE SUMMER PARTY Ministry of Sound is going al fresco this week as the good people at Defected are turning the courtyard into a dance arena. You can boogie under the stars from 9pm and, for those who arrive early enough, there’ll be a free drink and barbie for you. From midnight, the party shifts inside the club.

DJ extraordinaires Junior Jack and Kid Creme headline, plus dynamic duo Copyright. “Expect the finest upfront house music bullets and classics for those that know,” the Copyright boys promise. Like house? You’ll love this.

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» Ministry of Sound, SE1 6DP

Elephant & Castle (ministryof sound.com). Sat, Jul 2, 9pm-7am. £20 (adv only)

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For those who like it hard, loud and wash-your-ears-out dirty, this is another huge event by Spectrum. The line-up’s a biggun’ and the energetic, bass-fuelled beats of Chase & Status dominate. There’s also the grimy sound of dubstep and drum’n’bass duo Nero, rock’n’rave fave Kissy Sell Out, and D’n’B maestro DJ Zinc.

Hat-Club goes large as it takes over the mammoth Proud2 in east London. With a capacity of 2600, that’s a lot of people partying in hats. The party will feature Space resident Jonathan Ulysses, Carl Kennedy and Camilo Franco. Expect uplifting vocal house in the main room and deep Underground and Ibiza Tech in room two.

» Ewer Street Warehouse, Great Suffolk St, SE1 0NR Southwark (facebook.com/ pages/Spectrum) Sat, Jul 2, 10pm-6am.

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» Proud2, The O2, Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX North Greenwich (020 8463 3070, proud2.com).

Sat, Jul 2, 10pm-6am. £10 adv, £15

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CLUB NEWS For those of you lucky enough to have bagged Smirnoff presents Sensation tickets, the line-up has been revealed.

Mr White, Erick E, Joris Voorn, Nic Fanciulli, Fedde le Grand, Martin Solveig and Sander van Doorn will be playing the mammoth oneoff event. It’s the first time the giant arena rave, where everyone dresses in white, hits the UK. Sensation is on August 13 at The O2, which will be transformed into the Ocean of White show, with stage performances, acrobats, lasers, and fireworks.

It’s your last chance to grab tickets to the Guernsey Festival of Performing Arts as the weekender takes place

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There are two dance arenas packed with DJs including Tom Novy, Danny Rampling, Seb Fontaine, Krafty Kuts, Goldie and Marcus Intalex, plus a big top main stage featuring the likes of Example and Chipmunk.

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VENDETTA WITH THAT? A disgruntled Red Rooster employee is alleged to have sought revenge by hacking into a store’s computer system and ordering $67,000 (£44,000) in chickens.

After quitting his job following a disagreement with his boss, Scott Evan McCormick decided to take an unusual revenge, The Queensland Times reported.

The 23-year-old ordered the bulk delivery of chickens to the fast food restaurant where he had formerly worked, hacking in to the business’ stock-ordering system remotely to make the order.

The chickens were ordered from five separate suppliers but were all to be delivered to the Red Rooster outlet at Indooroopilly, in Brisbane’s southwest. However, someone noticed the unusually large amount and the orders were cancelled before delivery.

A cock-up: the order was far too big

TWEETS OF THE WEEK follow @tntmagazine @ChrisBrown A person should not have to apologize every second for living life! @Lord_Voldemort7 There is no “slightly” with addiction.

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PILOT MOUTHS OFF

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flight attendants with whom he flew for four weeks. The pilot claimed the Houston crew base is “one of the ugliest” in the airline.

“It’s all fucking old dudes and grannies and maybe a handful of cute chicks,” he claimed.

The captain was suspended without pay and sent to sensitivity training.

New Zealand

HORSE SEMEN ON THE MENU Apple-infused horse semen shots might not be an obvious chaser to spring rolls, but they are causing a stir at the Green Man Pub in Wellington.

The shots are part of the central Wellington pub’s entry in the nationwide 14th annual Beer & Wild Food Challenge.

While the rest of the meal of seared Asian duck and pork and paua spring rolls sounds delicious – it is the Hoihoi tatea, or horse semen drink, which is bringing the crowds in.

Green Man Pub chef, Jason Varley, said the drink was proving most popular with women. “Ladies thought it was great a couple were going to go home and get their husbands to eat grass,” he told The Dominion Post. “A couple were worried they might bear children with long faces.”

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An American pilot has been suspended after he ranted about ugly staff on an air-traffic control frequency.

The pilot, a captain with Southwest Airlines, had his cockpit microphone switched to an air-traffic frequency while he complained to his first officer about what he viewed as slim dating pickings among the Chicago-based

Definitely time for a bath: Glastonbury revellers made the most of the English weather, wallowing in boggy underfoot conditions. You’ve got to feel sorry for whichever poor sap was sharing a tent with this filthy bugger

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Price, in pounds, of the world’s most expensive cooking pot, embossed with diamonds and gold handles First, they come for the hair

studies that Shakespeare was a user of cannabis. I think some of his writings include cryptic references to drugs, and it could be what helped him paint such vivid images with his words.”

The playwright’s tomb, at his parish church in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, has an epitaph, reading: “Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare/ To dig the dust enclosed here/ Blessed be the man that spares these stones/ And cursed be he that moves my bones.”

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BARD LOVED A BONG Experts have long argued whether William Shakespeare had a taste for mind-altering drugs, and a team of scientists are now keen to dig up his remains to prove the Bard smoked cannabis.

South African paleontologist Francis Thackeray wants to analyse the poet’s teeth and bones after claiming tests on Shakespeare’s tobacco pipes had shown traces of the drug.

He said: “I firmly believe from my previous

A first edition Charles Darwin book returned to its origins last week some 122 years late, when it was handed back to the Australian library to which it belongs.

Darwin’s Insectivorous Plants was borrowed from the Camden School of Arts lending library on Sydney’s outskirts sometime in 1889.

But it was only returned earlier this month.

The council has waived the estimated $35,000 (£23,000) overdue fine clocked up during the near century-and-a-quarter loan, and is puzzling over the book’s history.

“It’s been on a bit of a journey as far as we can tell,” the council’s Linda Campbell said. “Where it’s been we don’t know ... maybe down the back of a couch.”

The book had been in the collection of retired veterinarian Ron Hyne for about 50 years, and it was among items he donated to the University of Sydney last month.

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And finally... SURE CAN PICK ‘EM According to a new study, women become better at picking gay men from straight men while ovulating.

Researchers from the University of Toronto

asked 40 female students to look at pictures of 80 men’s faces and ovulating women scored better, indicating a built-in skill to weed out men who wouldn’t give them kids.

Who needs Gaydar?

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If I have a “hangover, I look at him and say: ‘How the fuck did you do heroin every day?’

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A grandmother who stopped breathing for more than half an hour after suffering a heart attack awoke to find relatives had already cut off locks of her hair, in a case that has left the medical profession astounded.

Doctors believed Jean McDonald, from Essex, was clinically dead after she suffered a large cardiac arrest.

Hospital staff even warned the 64-year-old’s family to say their last goodbyes after she was given almost zero chance of surviving when doctors gave up hope.

But after more than 25 minutes of not breathing, McDonald then amazed her family and officials by coming out of her induced coma and came “back to life”.

She was equally amazed to find that her family had cut off locks of her hair as mementos after having said emotional last goodbyes. Isn’t that a bit weird?

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STILL HERE, STILL QUEER How times have changed. Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell remembers the first Pride march WORDS TOM STURROCK

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his weekend, thousands will march through the streets of London during the annual Pride parade, in a highvisibility show of support for gay, lesbian and transgender rights.

In 2011, homophobia has been rousted out from most of its dark crevices – certainly, it is no longer acceptable to vilify or shun people based on their orientation and, among members of Generations X

and Y, the prevailing atttude could be characterised as indifference: ‘Some people are gay – get over it.’ Of course, it wasn’t always like that.

“Only 700 people joined the first ever Gay Pride march in Britain,” recalls gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell of the first Pride parade in 1972. “Many of my friends were too scared to march. They thought everyone would be arrested. We

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weren’t arrested, but we were swamped by a very heavy, aggressive police presence. They treated us like criminals.

“Unlike nowadays, there was no festival or entertainment in the park after the march – just an impromptu ‘Gay Day’ – a sort of D-I-Y queer picnic. Everyone bought food, booze, dope and music.

It was all shared around.”

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OUT AND PROUD The Pride parade is all-singing, alldancing, with outlandish costumes and floats, a proper party, a celebration. Back then, though, gays and lesbians were a persecuted minority, a situation only rectified through direct action.

“To combat the invisibility and denigration of queer people, the Gay Liberation Front decided to organise a Gay Pride march, with the theme of being out and proud,” he says. “This was a very radical idea. In those days, nearly all LGBT people were closeted and many felt ashamed of their sexuality.”

Thatchell was 20 years old and living in Shepherd’s Bush with his 17-year-old boyfriend. The Tube cost 10p and David Bowie was the latest pop sensation.

“In those days, queers were not free. We had to fight for our rights,” Thatchell says.

“Same-sex kissing in public was, in 1972, illegal. The cowardly Metropolitan Police would have arrested us if we were lone gay couples kissing, but they dared not arrest 700 of us.”

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the sheer scale of this year’s Pride parade.

“In the last four decades Gay Pride has grown from one march with less than a thousand people to two dozen nationwide parades with a combined attendance of over 250,000,” Thatchell says.

“The increased acceptance of LGBT people is another big change. In 1972, homosexuality was still viewed as an illness, lesbian mothers had their kids taken off them, and the police were arresting thousands of men for consenting gay behaviour.”

That the needle has swung irreversibly toward acceptance raises the question of whether flamboyant displays of gay rights are still necessary, still relevant. Thatchell, though, points out that there are still battles to be fought.

“There are still injustices to overcome, such as homophobic bullying in schools and the bans on same-sex marriage and gay blood donors. We must keep campaigning to overturn these last vestiges of homophobia.”

» The Pride parade departs the West End at 1pm on Saturday. See pridelondon.org.

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GIVE US A KISS, LOVE Although gays no longer face the same kind of intimdation as in years past, gay equality charity Stonewall is not resting on its laurels.

“While there have been many legal advances there’s still much to do before gay people have full equality,” Stonewall spokesman James Lawrence says.

“And with high levels of homophobic bullying in our schools, Pride is a fantastic opportunity for young people to see they aren’t alone.”

Lawrence insists the visibility of the Pride parade is a crucial part of what makes it a power statement, adding that some business still refuse to serve gay

people – a pub in Soho ejected a pair of gay men for pashing earlier this year, prompting sympathisers to stage a kiss-in.

“Homophobic hate crime is a major concern for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in London – a man was killed in Trafalgar Square while his attackers screamed anti-gay abuse at him,” Lawrence says. “Young people are rarely presented with positive or accurate portrayals of gay people in the programmes they watch.”

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ritish music’s favourite trainwreck Amy Winehouse has pulled the plug on a string of upcoming performances and fans the world over are furious, disgusted, disgruntled – not to mention selfish.

Thank goodness someone had the sense to pull this wretched substance abuser off the touring circuit so she may have another chance at recapturing her health.

Apparently, that’s not good enough for many Winehouse junkies, outraged they won’t be among the first to catch the talented singer on her first major outing since she shot through to the Caribbean in 2009 on a sobering-up sabbatical – the best decision she ever made, mind.

The sentiment of fans, apparently, is that watching a carcrash performance from Wino in the intoxicating (excuse the pun) atmosphere of a Eurpean summer festival would have been so rock‘n’ roll. So historical, right? And they would have got what they paid for.

Her entourage would also get their money’s worth – the concert promoters, the management staff, the dancers, back-up singers, musicians, and drug peddlers could go home and count their earnings.

She’s a bankable lady, but we’re

missing a trick here. Winehouse is also a very sick one.

How important would the balance sheet be if she dropped dead, her body finally succumbing to years of abuse of crack cocaine and alcohol – a cash-cow milked dry.

She was thrown into the Priory Clinic last month for just seven days, reportedly in such distress that she drank a bottle of vodka on the way there. Experts say she needed at least six months of intensive treatment. Bad news.

Amy doesn’t need the spotlight – she needs help. It should start with her father, Mitch. Courting the media every time his daughter so much as trips in the gutter is time better invested in making sure she gets better.

MAGIC? PLEASE, JUST DISAPPEAR I’m sick to the back teeth of Harry Potter. JK Rowling has single-handedly made

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history with her boy wizard juggernaut and now gets invited to big events to wear fancy dresses. But does the idiom ‘quit while you’re ahead’ mean anything?

The author is now flogging Pottermore, a website where the storyline and all its

characters, will exploit the full possibilties of digital media.

Rowling is flogging a dead horse. And that horse – after seven books, eight movies, a host of video-games and an audio interpretation by Stephen Fry – has a stench and is covered in flies.

The only consolation we can take from this Hogwarts bombardment is that, according to Rowling, there wasn’t enough material to write another book. Break out the butterbeer! Pottermore?

No. Potterless, please.

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SOCCEROOS REVOLTED Australian football commentator Les Murray has claimed a player revolt against former coach Pim Verbeek preceded Australia’s 4-0 loss to Germany at 2010’s World Cup in South Africa.

In his book, The World Game, Murray writes that players took exception to Verbeek’s gameplan prior to the match in Durban, claiming captain Lucas Neill asked him to leave the room before telling players the Dutchman’s tactics were “bullshit.”

“On closing the door behind the coach, Neill erased Verbeek’s scribbles on the whiteboard and told the players to ‘ignore this bullshit’ and play like we normally play,” Murray writes.

In response, Neill has denied Murray’s claims, which he described as “scandalous”.

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TAYLOR TAKES REINS Batsman Ross Taylor was last week announced as New Zealand’s new captain in all forms of the game, replacing all-rounder Daniel Vettori.

Taylor, 27, has played 30 Tests and 107 ODIs and was ultimately preferred to Brendon McCullum, raising concerns that the jilted keeper-batsman could ditch New Zealand cricket for lucrative overseas offers.

McCullum, though, was quick to allay those fears, insisting he was happy to play under Taylor’s captaincy.

“Obviously I was disappointed to miss out on something that I desperately wanted but ultimately you’ve got to move on and I do

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wish Ross all the best and I definitely support him along that journey,” he said.

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DEMETRIOU TESTED AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou was last tested for illicit drugs 12 months ago under the league’s controversial threestrikes policy.

“Our executive and our commission are all subject to random drug testing,” Demetriou said. “If it’s good enough for the players, it’s good enough for us.”

Demetriou has hailed the league’s drugs code after figures released showed a drop in positive tests.

His comments came after Collingwood star Dane Swan controversially tweeted: “Stop sending out drug testers at 6am. It’s starting to piss me off. What’s wrong with the afternoon?

You can’t catch me anyway. Too clever.”

Super 15 season, with the star centre noncommittal about signing a new deal.

“I have loved my time down here but I won’t lie, it has been pretty difficult with the earthquakes and moving around,” Williams said. “But I am fortunate I am still here.

I don’t have much family down here and there are a lot of people worse off than me.”

After the World Cup, Williams could take advantage of the lucrative offers sure to flood in from the northern hemisphere. If he stays in New Zealand, the Blues and the Chiefs are reportedly keen to poach him.

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SBW ON THE MOVE? All Blacks sensation Sonny Bill Williams could leave the Crusaders at the end of the current

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equalling seventh Wimbledon title. Federer hasn’t won a major since the 2010 Australian Open and there have been times since when he has appeared a spent force. But the Fed Express looked rejuvenated at the French Open and grass remains his best surface. He’s pushing 30 and it’s only going to get harder to add to his swag of titles, meaning this could be his best chance to win a 17th major.

Welcome to the family, son: Kyrie Irving is selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the NBA draft. Melbourne-born Irving moved to the US when he was two years old, but has said he is keen to play for Australia

Rafael Nadal is the reigning Wimbledon champion

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WIMBLEDON Every day 10.30am, BBC2 As Wimbledon enters its second week and the field continues to diminish, the prospect of another epic final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer – the two great champions of the era – draws ever nearer.

Sure, there are some muppets who hope Andy Murray comes through. But really, unless you actually work for the Lawn Tennis Association and your job depends on a British player winning a Grand Slam, there’s only one final worth pulling for.

Nadal is the reigning champion, while Federer has lifted the trophy six times before.

Three years ago, they played one of the alltime great finals, which ran nearly five hours before Nadal prevailed 9-7 in the fifth set.

Sport is at its best when spectators feel

like they’re watching a famous match and, most importantly, when the match in question lives up to that billing. That 2008 final undoubtedly fell into that category. If Nadal or Federer fall before this year’s final, it doesn’t mean the decider will be a non-event, but fans may feel as though they have missed out on another instalment in the epic rivalry that has defined the past decade.

The argument about which of Federer and Nadal is the greater player is destined to continue for years to come. Federer has more Grand Slam titles, but Nadal may yet overtake him. Head-to-head, Nadal leads 17-8, but his lead is distorted by his 12-2 edge on clay, the surface where he has been so dominant.

On grass, they have met just three times, all Wimbledon finals. Federer leads 2-1. What chance a fourth meeting this year?

Lleyton Hewitt has bowed out of Wimbledon but insists he will play on.

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Why do we “always have to talk about Sebastian? If you want to know about him, ask him yourself

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The Chat … CARLOS TEVEZ TOO GREEDY What’s going on?

Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez is desperate to leave the club. He says he hates the city and wants to move to Italy or Spain to be nearer his young daughters, who live with their mother.

But Inter Milan, who were keen on him, have ruled out signing him because of his wage demands.

How much does he earn?

Tevez, 27, is on at least £250,000 a week, making him the highest-paid player in the Premier League. Given City

would likely demand a transfer fee in the vicinity of £50m, Inter decided to put their wallet away.

What now for Tevez?

He might have to suck it up and stay put. There are only a handful of clubs in the world who can afford to splash that kind of cash for Tevez and most them already have worldclass strikers, not to mention their own expensive players to keep happy.

TV HIGHLIGHTS RUGBY Super 15 semi-finals Fri-Sat 8.30am, Sky Sports 2-3 Down to the final four BOXING David Haye v Wladimir Klitschko Saturday 8pm, Sky Box Office Hope Haye gets taught some manners AUSTRALIAN RULES Collingwood v Hawthorn Sunday 5am, ESPN Are Hawthorn contenders or pretenders?

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ave you ever heard of Maggie Alphonsi?

How about Marta Vieira da Silva? Probably not, but don’t reach for Google just yet. We’ll come back to them.

At the end of Wimbledon’s second week, the men’s winner and the women’s winner will cash equal cheques. He will deserve every cent, but she won’t. Calm down, ladies. Sure – you want equality, but what kind of equality?

Prizemoney is determined by the size of the ‘revenue pie’. If the men’s prizemoney accounts for, let’s say, a quarter of the pie generated by men’s tennis, then the women are absolutely entitled to a quarter of the pie generated by women’s tennis. That’s real equality. It’s market-driven.

And that’s what happens outside the four Grand Slams. As a result, because the men’s game is more popular and brings in more revenue through broadcast deals, ticket sales and sponsorship, prizemoney on the men’s tour outstrips prizemoney on the women’s tour.

At the four Grand Slams, though, the men’s and women’s tours converge and are packaged together. Since 2007, the prizemoney at all four majors has been the same, despite the greater

popularity of the men’s game.

That’s still equality, right?

No, it isn’t – it’s a special provision that pays the female players more than the market entitles them to earn. It’s contrived equality – and it doesn’t add up.

Not convinced? Still banging the equality drum? Well, back to Maggie Alphonsi. She’s the world’s best female rugby player.

Should she earn the same as Dan Carter? How about Marta Vieira da Silva, the world’s premier female footballer? Does she have a right to the same wage as Lionel Messi?

Of course not, for the simple reason that women’s sport isn’t as widely supported and is therefore not as lucrative as men’s sport. Why is tennis the exception to this rule?

FRESH MEAT INTO THE LIONS’ DEN The appointment of 33year-old Andres Villas-Boas as Chelsea’s manager is the off-season’s first big story. He fills the position left by Carlo Ancelotti, who was sacked after failing to win a trophy last season.

To succeed, he must win the Champions League. But the manager is not the issue at Chelsea. The real problem is the capriciousness of Roman Abramovich, the overbearing scarecrow whose billions still can’t buy a football brain.

It takes a special kind of gall to insist on spending £50m on a struggling player

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– Fernando Torres in this case – pressure the manager into selecting him, and then axe that manager when the team comes up short.

What happens if Chelsea fail to win the Champions League again next season? Will babyfaced Villas-Boas join the scrapheap? Or will the penny drop for Ambramovich, who has more money than sense?

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TAINTED BLOOD The Tour de France remains the world’s most prestigious cycling race, despite being blighted by a trail of doping scandals WORDS TOM STURROCK

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his week, the 98th Tour de France begins in Le Passage de Gois, before finishing in Paris three weeks later.

The race is a monument to supereme athletic endurance, illustrated by some of Europe’s most majestic scenery, but it is an event dogged by skepticism.

For the Tour’s first 60 years, doping was part of the race’s very fabric. Riders imbibed everything under the sun to gain an edge – alcohol, ether, toad extract, amphetamines, cocaine, nitroglycerine, even strychnine. It was only after a series of incidents in the 1950s, when drugged riders inadvertently injured themselves, that doping became illegal and drug testing began.

In 1966, a third of riders tested positive for amphetamines. In 1967, British rider Tommy Simpson died in his saddle, after a combination of drugs and alcohol masked the effects of exhaustion.

Steroids eventually became the drug of choice but they were too easily detected.

By the 1990s, it was all about erythropoietin (EPO), a drug ostensibly synthesised to boost red-cell production in anaemics.

Since then, the Tour has been beset with one doping scandal after another and spectators can be forgiven for questioning how many of the top riders are clean and how many are drug cheats.

CONTADOR RIDES AGAIN Alberto Contador enters this year’s Tour de France as the favourite, having won three times before, including last year.

But he also comes in under a storm cloud of doping allegations, having returned a urine sample in 2010 that contained traces of clenbuterol, a steroid used to treat asthma, and plastic residue that suggested he used blood transfusions to beat testers.

Contador copped a one-year ban but,

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on appeal, claimed contaminated food was responsible. The Spanish Cycling Federation cleared him and Contador’s case was referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which will rule in August. It means Contador will be free to defend his title.

How dodgy is it? The 2006 Tour de France was rocked by the Operacion Puerto case, a Spanish investigation into the doping network of Dr Eufemiano Fuentes.

Contador and his Astana teammates were all implicated. Contador was eventually cleared, insisting: “I was in the wrong team at the wrong time and somehow my name got among the documents.”

LANDIS TELLS TALES American cyclist Floyd Landis won the 2006 Tour de France, only to be stripped of his title after returning a urine sample showing a hormone imbalance nearly triple the legal ratio.

Landis protested his innocence and even released a book, Positively False, and created a website to raise funds to clear his name. But in 2007, he was found guilty and banned for two years.

When Landis eventually admitted to doping in 2010, no one was surprised. But he went a step further, naming others he claimed had also doped, including seven-time Tour winner – and Landis’s former teammate – Lance Armstrong.

How dodgy is it? Landis claimed members of US Postal used EPO and resorted to blood transfusions to avoid getting caught. Landis charged that ‘clean’ blood was extracted in Armstrong’s apartment and kept in a fridge in his wardrobe.

Landis also claimed that

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How many are “ clean? How many are cheats? ” a positive drug test returned by Armstrong had been suppressed after team officials paid off cycling bosses.

ARMSTRONG IMPLICATED In 1996, Armstrong, then 25, was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Even though the tumor metastasized into his brain and lungs, Armstrong recovered and came back to win the Tour de France seven years in a row between 1999 and 2005.

Last month, Tyler Hamilton – an Olympic gold medalist and another of Armstrong’s former teammates, broke his silence. Appearing before a federal grand jury investigating doping in cycling, Hamilton admitted using performanceenhancing drugs.

Speaking to 60 Minutes, Hamilton claimed to have seen Armstrong inject EPO and that he had also used testosterone and undergone blood transfusions to avoid detection, describing it as “the culture of the sport”.

How dodgy is it? Armstrong is quick to claim he has never failed a drug test despite being “the most tested athlete in the world”. But how many former teammates need to admit their own drug use, and implicate Armstrong in the process, before the mud sticks?

Under a cloud: suspicion surrounds Alberto Contador

HOW IT WORKS The Tour de France is held across 21 stages spanning nearly 3500km. The main event is known as the General Classification – the eventual winner is determined by the time elapsed in completing the various stages. During the tour, the leader of the General Classification wears the yellow jersey.

There is also a Points Classification, where the first 25 riders who finish each stage earn points depending on where they place. The leader of the Points Classification wears the green jersey.

Then there’s the King of the Mountains, which recognises the cyclists who excel in the climbing stages, where riders require a unique fitness base to battle the steepest hills.

The leader in these climbing stages wears a white and red polka dot jersey.

In the main event, Contador is considered the favourite, although 2010’s runner-up, Andy Schleck, is also a contender. Elsewhere, Denis Menchov, Robert Gesink and Australian Cadel Evans are outside chances of breaking the cosy two-man battle for cycling’s biggest prize.

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Career Professional artist Age 31 Lives Farningham, Kent From Lincolnshire How did you get into your line of work?

I actually started out as a martial arts fighter before I began developing and creating my own style of painting about 12 years ago.

What do you do day-to-day?

It’s full steam ahead now for my solo exhibition at gallery@ oxo on South Bank, called Distracting the Colour, from July 29. Most of my work is free association, which means I start a painting without visualising what the final piece will look like, so my work develops almost daily.

What’s the best thing about your job?

Being able to feed the artist in me by doing what I absolutely love. I’m going to be painting live in the window in the exhibition, which will be an exhilarating experience.

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Separating my work life from my personal life as art can be all-consuming. So, I try to channel my excess energy into hobbies like surfing.

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A survey of 2000 UK employees shows that 55 per cent do not think their managers show the right levels of confidence or possess sufficient ability to do their jobs, leaving their charges to make calls they feel unqualified to make. As

a result, employees feel stressed out and downbeat.

One of the biggest concerns, according to the report from Chartered Management Insitute, is that employees feel their bosses are unapproachable.

Two-thirds said they wanted to ask their boss for help making a decision recently but had not been given the chance.

CMI chief executive Ruth Spellman, said: “An engaged

workforce means more commitment and higher productivity levels. However, to engage employees, we need managers who are fully committed to supporting their teams to meet their organisation’s objectives.”

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Permanent recruitment in the UK will rise by 29 per cent during the next six months, the Confederation of British Industry found. Research shows the private sector will more than compensate for the pay and recruitement freezes in the public sector.

Employers should have a flexible policy in place to allow staff to watch Wimbledon, says the Chartered Institute of Personell and Development.

Despite the tennis boosting morale, though, a poll showed 86 per cent of workplaces would not allow it.

More than 500 jobseekers are required to work at the Shard, the London skyscraper hotel, which, at 1017ft, will be the tallest building in Western Europe when it opens next year. More than 100 jobs are available on the 72nd-floor viewing gallery.

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Not too relaxed: we said ‘attitude’, not ‘attitood’

ACCENTUATE THE PO Didn’t get the job? Dust yourself off and make a resounding comeback WORDS REBECCA KENT Chill out: Keep calm and carry on

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ou’ve impessed the company in the first round and already you’ve visualised yourself in the role. Then you get turned down. The only way is to bounce back is to give your attitude a shake-up.

BOUNCE RIGHT BACK AGAIN There’s no silver medal when you get beaten for a job, so when you’ve fallen at the final hurdle, the only sound course of action is to lick your wounds and crack on. True, it’s easier said than done, but Bring Crosby once sang ‘accentuate the positives’ and he had a point.

SECOND BEST IS GOOD ENOUGH Think about the role you missed out on.

The number of applicants were probably in their hundreds, and so convincing was your set of skills that you beat 98 per cent of them to land an interview.

It’s important to reassure yourself that you are getting something right, says Susan Edwards, the head of careers advice consultancy, C2.

“Review your strengths and clarify

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REPEAT THESE ENERGISING QUOTES TO STIR UP YOUR MOTIVATION ■ ”Life is a big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” – Danny Kaye ■ ”When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane

takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford ■ ”Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.” – Zig Ziglar ■ ”Decide what you want, believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe

it’s possible for you.” – Rhonda Byrne ■ ”Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond

their greatest failure.” – Napoleon Hill ■ ”A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough

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OSITIVE them in your mind for next time,” she advises. This applies from the moment you step out of the interview room.

“You forget so quickly after an interview about the questions they asked and the answers you gave, so immediately after, jot it all down. Then, do a mind map of anything you got caught on and judge for yourself why you think you did and improve on it for next time.”

Feedback from interviewers will help you further analyse your performance.

Edwards says: “The employer owes it to you to give you feedback. Ask them which questions you answered well and why, and vice versa, then, when you’ve learned what your shortfalls are, plug the gaps with experience or training that brings you up to speed with your competitors.”

Alternatively, aim for jobs that better suit your capabilities. That doesn’t necessarily mean lesser jobs, but roles where you can apply your unique brand of skills and learn what you don’t know as a trade-off.

There is a danger when trying to achieve something that your mind

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rearranges reality until getting it seems like the only positive outcome. So, the possibility that it wasn’t right for you – or you for it – gets lost. The final step, from an ego-bruising, then, is acceptance, Edwards says.

“Just accept that in some situations someone was more suitable for the role.

Say to yourself, ‘I got this far and I interviewed well, but I just didn’t have the experience’.”

TREAT IT LIKE A HOLIDAY With your confidence restored, dive into your next application, keeping in mind that preparation is of the essence.

“It’s funny that people do more preparation for a holiday than they do for a job interview when they should be investing as much time, if not more,” Edwards says.

Roleplay is also a helpful tactic.

“It might sound silly, but practice what you‘re going to say in a mirror,” Edwards says. “You will see how your body language works, you can practice your intonations and smile – even if it’s a

phone interview, an interviewer can ‘hear’ your smile.”

She adds: “Most people wouldn’t believe it, but an interviewer is anxious, too. They want you to get the role as much as you do.”

When it all boils down, an interviewer wants to know three things: why you want the job; that you can do the job; and that you will do the job. To that end, you can almost certainly guarantee two questions will be asked: ‘Why do you want this job’ and ‘tell us how your skills and experience are suitable for this role.’

“Open-ended questions are hard to tackle so have a bank of structured answers, and show that by using all forms of social networking, you have a creative and proactive streak,” Edwards says.

THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT Losing out on a job stings, but repeat the mantra that a rejection is an opportunity to prepare for the inevitable acceptance.

Mr Crosby advised we should ‘latch on to the affirmative’ and he became a runaway success, so there’s hope for you yet.

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Online buys only shortlived ustomers who switch to online shopping only do it fleetingly, as it can prove more of a chore than standing in a checkout queue, a study of spending habits has found.

Researchers at Kingston University in London found that customers who make the switch to online only

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as waiting for deliveries or substitutions when products are out of stock weigh heavily.

Researcher, Dr Chris Hand said “Online music customers don’t normally go back to bookshops or CD sellers, but that’s exactly what is happening with many online grocery shoppers.”

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Motorists can now hire out their car by the hour, day or week to help them keep on top of the spirlling cost of owning a vehicle. Whipcar, a new online service, matches drivers with car-owners, who charge about £30 a day. The company takes 15 per cent and provides insurance.

The price of baked beans is predicted to rise from the standard 64p for a 415g tin, as heavy storms have spoiled tomato crops in Spain and Italy. Soup, pasta sauces and puree prices are also set to increase, according to The Grocer, which also blames demand from Russia.

Would you like some caviar ... on your face?

How do you budget in London?

Simple – I don’t. I blow out on a ridiculous pair of shoes and dinner at the French restaurant, Sketch, then eat pot noodles for a month.

Since moving to London I feel the ‘you only live once’ philosophy works best for me.

Any money-saving tips for when you first arrive?

Don’t get the Tube in zone one. Walk or jump on a bus instead. It’s the best way to see the city.

Last big blowout?

Tickets home to Australia.

What non-essential items do you spend your money on?

Books and theatre tickets.

We don’t really NEED to go but when you’re in London, why the hell not?!

THE COST OF LOOKING GOOD The £45 cost of Olay’s new anti-wrinkle cream is a surprisingly modest sum considering the price on these life enhancing treatments and elixirs … » It costs £2500 to sit in a bath splurging £1312 for 900g. filled with the water of 1000 » The Essence is the bottles of evian, sprinkled with rose petals at Spa V at South Beach, Miami’s Hotel Victor. » A caviar facial is the treatment of choice for the likes of Angelina Jolie who have the spare cash to justify

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Do you curse your meagre means when high-street shoppers saunter past you carrying bags of new goods?

Then get a taste of their life by becoming a mystery shopper.

Many agencies need people to pose as real customers to test everything from flights to hotels and supermarkets.

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Despite Britain’s online supermarkets such as Ocado being considered the most sophisticated of their kind in the world, drawbacks such

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HEADLINE ATTRACTION Boasting a long and illustrious history, Riga’s Old Town is loaded with buildings of varying architectural styles – from Baroque to Classicism, Renaissance to Art Deco.

Standouts include the 14thcentury House of Blackheads, which used to be the most prestigious venue in the city.

Destroyed during World War II, it was re-built in 1999 as an exact copy of the original.

Local people were invited to contribute to the building process by buying bricks and then laying them.

Also look out for Three Brothers, a trio of residential houses, each from a different century, the oldest of which

dates back to the 15th century.

A third of the city is constructed in the Art Nouveau style and the best examples of which can be seen on Elizabetes and Alberta streets. If you fancy getting your hands on some Art Nouveau merchandise, check out Art Nouveau Riga, a shop opposite the Riga Art Nouveau Museum at the end of Alberta Street, which stocks silk scarves with Art Tasty: Nouveau designs, Black Balsam prints, jewellery and fringed lamps.

was created in the 18th century. As well as being touted as an effective cold remedy, this potent and bitter tipple is normally mixed with blackcurrant or cranberry juice or is added to tea or coffee. The best place to sample the stuff is the Black Magic Bar (since1752. lv) on Kalku Street, which serves up an array of cakes, chocolates and cocktails, all flavoured with the black liqueur.

Meanwhile, wine lovers will be dazzled by the selection on offer at hip drinking hole Garage, set within the fashionable Bergs Bazaar district.

ART ATTACK CHOW DOWN Latvian specialities include herring, flounder and trout, pearl barley and seasonal fruits. If you’re after fine dining, Riga has a surfeit of posh eateries, including Kalku Varti (kalkuvarti.lv) and Maja (restoransmaja.lv).

TRY THE LOCAL TIPPLE The city has plenty of tasty local beers to keep you sated, but also worth a try is traditional herbal liqueur Riga Black Balsam, which

The once-industrial Andrejsala district has burst on to the scene as an artistic hub. As well as housing the Latvian Museum of Naive Art, the area is a popular haunt for many of the city’s artists and musicians with festivals and concerts taking place regularly here.

For boutiques, vintage clothing and design shops swing by Miera and A.Briana. streets.

NEED TO KNOW WHEN TO GO Summers are sweltering and winters are mild with few daylight hours.

GETTING THERE Fly direct with Air Baltic or Ryanair.

GETTING AROUND Compact Riga is easy to explore on foot.

ACCOMMODATION The Naughty Squirrel Backpackers Hostel, Kaleju Iela, in Old Riga, was ranked ninth in Hostelworld.com’s 2010 list of the 10 best budget hostels in the world (from £10). An attractive budget hotel is Albert Hotel (alberthotel.lv), which has a fantastic rooftop bar, Star Lounge, that offers fabulous city views (from £57).

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WHEN TO GO Anytime GETTING THERE Take the Eurostar, trains leave London St Pancras daily from 6.22am. Prices from £69 CURRENCY Euro; 1 GBP = 1.2 euro LANGUAGE French GOING OUT A beer from £4 ACCOMMODATION Hotels from £58 SEE parisinfo.com

2. THE EROTIC MUSEUM This surely is the sex PARIS world’s answer to the Louvre. There are FRANCE Lyon 4. LES FRIGOS five floors tastefully ARTIST HUB dedicated to the Wander this massive favourite pastime of former refrigerated most human beings. warehouse, drifting from You’ll find international room to room among the smell fertility idols, Chinese ceramic of paint and marijuana. porn, a Tibetan yak oil lamp – “The flame Les Frigos has been a home to artists is burning in the vagina of the tigress” since the Sixties and was initially a squat – and an early 20th-century black-anduntil the occupants were almost evicted white porno movie involving nuns and in the Nineties. They fought for their right a naughty little dog. to stay and won.

There’s also a section for erotic art and Today, Les Frigos remains a hive of sculpture which is refreshed throughout creativity – on any given day you will the year and an extensive collection of find performances, exhibitions and brothel photos, drawings and documents meetings in any of the myriad rooms on from the late 19th century. five graffiti-covered levels. Many of the If you’re feeling horny afterwards, artists are happy to talk about their creative remember you are in the city’s red light processes and may even share a wine. district so head out for a sex show or a » 91 Rue des Frigos, 75013. Metro: brothel visit. It’s all at your fingertips.

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Open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm. Metro: Blanche (musee-erotisme.com). £10.50

MORE QUIRKY PARIS CAFÉ PROCOPE Paris’ first cafe. Legend has it that Napoleon couldn’t afford to pay his bill and had to leave his hat behind.

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13 Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie, 75006.

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CIMETIÈRE DES CHIENS The world’s oldest dog cemetary. See the grave of Rin Tin Tin and other famous K9s and animals.

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4 pont de Clichy, Asnières-sur- Seine, 92600.

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Bibliothèque François Mitterrand (les-frigos.com). Free

5. CYCLE PARIS BY NIGHT Paris by night is a different city to Paris by day and by spending the after-dark hours in your hotel room there’s much you’ll miss out on.

Fat Tire Bike Tours runs a 13km cycle tour which takes you on the roads of Paris, among the traffic and through the crowds, to explore the glowing city.

See the Louvre and Notre Dame all lit up, ogle the apartment of Johnny Depp while you taste Paris’s most-loved ice cream at the Berthillon in Meudon and reminisce at the flame of Princess Diana.

One of the most popular aspects of the tour is the finale – a boat cruise up the River Seine, on which you are plied with as much wine as you can drink.

Afterward, grab another bottle and mingle with the locals who love a tipple along the banks of the river.

Maisons-Alfort, Wed/Thurs 2pm- 6pm; Sat Sun 1pm-6pm (musee.vet-alfort.fr). £6.50

Tower. 7pm daily (fattirebiketours.com/ paris). £25

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3. FRAGONARD VET MUSEUM A museum of anatomical oddities with some real freaky shit: think the preserved body of a baby ‘merman’ born with a ‘fin’ instead of feet; three wax-injected human foetuses dancing a jig; and a wonderful collection of ‘monsters’ including twoheaded and eight-legged animals.

Honore Fragonard was the Paris veterinary school’s first professor of anatomy for six years and prepared thousands of anatomical pieces. When he was expelled in 1771 as a ‘madman’, he continued to prepare dissections in his home, earning money by selling his works to the aristocracy. These works have since been collected and housed at the museum.

You’ll see things here you won’t anywhere else – arrive with an open mind and leave with an open mouth.

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Soundwave and Outlook, two of Croatia’s biggest music festivals have already sold out. However, Garden Festival and Electric Elephant are both also held in Soundwave’s stunning location of Petrcane, a small village just north of Zadar. At the time of writing, both still had tickets!

Flights to Zadar may be the most convenient but will be subject to festival demand. Split may be a cheaper alternative.

Zagreb is also an option – it is three hours away and Croatian public transport is of a good standard. You might want to consider Enter festival, which is held on a beach on the outskirts of the city of Split.

If it is international superstars you want, check out Exit festival in neighbouring Serbia (with Pulp, Arcade Fire and Jamiroquai headlining) and then chill out on Croatia’s beaches.

Book your transport ahead as the large number of visitors can cause some transport difficulties. It will definitely be worth travelling, as the combination of Adriatic coastline, gorgeous weather and top quality music will make for the perfect break. You’re far less likely to end up at a wet welly-fest than if you opted for a UK festival too!

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There is a wealth of advice on the FCO’s website regarding any possible risks (fco.gov.uk), but the majority of travellers visit the city without encountering any such problems.

Petty crime, such as pick-pocketing, is the most common issue in the city but take sensible precautions and you should be fine.

Be aware of your valuables in large crowds and conceal jewellery and expensive cameras.

Bear in mind that this is no more risky than most major world cities.

Stay in well-lit areas and don’t stray into non-touristy regions at night. My advice would be to go and enjoy it.

If you’re only visiting for a few days, you will probably only have chance to visit the city’s major tourist areas which will be as safe as visiting any of London’s major sites.

Visit The Hermitage, one of the world’s finest collections of art, housed in a stunning Russian palace. From here, wander down the Nevsky Prospekt, the main artery of the city.

A trip on the canals will make a nice break from the hubbub of the city centre.

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LONDON AIRPORT Easyjet has picked Southend to be London’s sixth airport in time for the Olympics in 2012.

The budget airline plans to run 70 flights a week from London Southend on 10 routes, including Barcelona, Milan and Ibiza, from April next year.

The airport will be connected to the capital via a new train station which will link to London’s Liverpool Street. Passengers should be able to get from plane to train in 15 minutes.

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European aeronautics company EADS aims to produce a jet capable of reaching speeds of 5000kmh with a cruising altitude of about 32km above the earth.

The jet could carry up to 100 passengers and would be powered by biofuels, hydrogen and oxygen.

But don’t get too excited just yet – it won’t be operational for commercial flights until at least 2050.

DELAYS BIGGEST WORRY Delays are what travellers worry about most before going abroad.

A third of holidaymakers (33 per cent) fret about delays, while 21 per cent worry about holiday money and 12 per cent are concerned about losing their passport, according to a survey by Nationwide Building Society.

Tough baggage regulations by budget airlines has caused 11 per cent to get stressed about baggage, while three per cent agonise about getting sunburnt.

Chris Rhodes, Nationwide’s director of products and marketing said: “Going on holiday is supposed to be about relaxing and forgetting all our worries. Yet this research shows that people still worry about their

holiday even when they’re on the way to the airport.”

Before going abroad, Nationwide offers the following money saving tips: n Avoid changing money at the airport because the exchange rate is worse than you can get by ordering holiday money in advance from your bank, building society or Post Office. n Ask your mobile phone provider if they offer discounted call packages for use abroad. n When abroad, use your card for purchases rather than withdrawing cash regularly to avoid higher charges. n Restaurants will often provide bread or snacks to tempt you before you order. Ask if they’re free and if they’re not, send them back.

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California, US, July 29-31 More than two tonnes of garlic will be consumed in the form of bread, sausages, ice cream and an array of other pungent foodstuffs. Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival will be crowned as a garlic cook-off rages. Just don’t expect a snog.

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BEER CAN REGATTA DARWIN, AUSTRALIA JULY 10 WHAT: A shambolic regatta

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GION MATSURI Kyoto, Japan July 17 jnto.go.jp

The regatta was born as a way of using up empty cans and has grown into a cult event.

DO IT BECAUSE: Recycling has never been this fun.

HOW MUCH: A gold coin donation. Proceeds go to the Lions Clubs of Darwin.

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BAYREUTH FESTIVAL MEDIEVAL DAYS San Marino, Italy, July 28-31 The Medieval world is recreated by a cavalcade of costumed performers who act out battles amid swirling banners and trumpet calls.

Musicians, jugglers and acrobats fill the streets while a night market twinkles.

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Bayreuth, Germany July 25-Aug 8 bayreuther-festspiele.de

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TOOTH FESTIVAL Kandy, Sri Lanka Aug 15-24 srilankatourism.org

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Noémie Aldebert, 20, Paris, France What country have you most enjoyed visiting?

I love Andalucia in Spain for the culture, food and flamenco.

Which country has the hottest men?

English boys are cute, but so are Spanish ones.

I can’t make up my mind!

Which part of London do you like the best?

The houses around Sloane Square are very pretty.

Julianne Browman from Christchurch, New Zealand, in Moscow, Russia.

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Saint Michel is full of cafes and you can visit Notre Dame.

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with boats made solely from beer cans. Some are more seaworthy than others, but sinking’s part of the fun, as was emptying the building materials in the first place.

WHERE: Mindl Beach, known as Henley-on-Mindil.

WHY: In the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy in 1974, workers rebuilding Darwin consumed vast quantities of beer to cope with the heat.

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FIVE BEER FESTIVALS JANINE KELSO GIVES A HIGH FIVE TO DRINKING ALL NIGHT AND DAY OKTOBERFEST WHEN: Sep 17 - Oct 3 WHERE: Munich, Germany WHAT: The world’s most famous beer festival, Oktoberfest, is held every year in Munich when almost six million people flood to the city to quaff stein after stein in one of many beer halls. The bevvies will be brought to you by buxom wenches with superhuman strength.

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WIENER WIESN WHEN: Sep 23 - Oct 2 WHERE: Vienna, Austria WHAT: The Austrian answer to Oktoberfest will make its debut in Prater Park this autumn in an event erupting in beer and live music. There will be four giant marquees in which to sip beer.

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BELGIAN BEER WEEKEND WHEN: Sep 2 - 4 WHERE: Grand’Place, Brussels, Belgian WHAT: Drink tasty Belgian beers while listening to live jazz at this huge festival which enjoys a carnival-like atmosphere.

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NOTTINGHAM ROBIN HOOD BEER FESTIVAL WHEN: October 13-15 WHERE: Nottingham Castle WHAT: Renowned for offering the world’s largest selection of real ales, punters can also sup fruit beers, stouts and ciders in a gorgeous castle setting.

SEE: beerfestival. nottinghamcamra.org

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GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL WHEN: August 2-6 WHERE: Earl’s Court, London WHAT: Britain’s biggest beer festival is a feast of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers. There’s tutored beer tastings so you can become an expert drinker.

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was stuck in a standing position!

My favourite place in the world is The Olgas in Australia's NT and Monument Valley, Utah.

The next trip on my travel wishlist is Antarctica because of its history of exploration.

I always pack my iPod. My guilty travel pleasure is asking for an extra dessert with my in-filght meal.

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WHEN TO GO La Tomatina is on Aug 29 GETTING THERE Fly from London to Valencia, the closest airport. Trains and buses run regularly to Bu単ol from Valencia, or you can book a tour SEE busabout.com

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awn is breaking over the tiny town of Buñol. For 364 days a year, the streets would be deserted at this time – but not today.

Already, a buzzing crowd is pushing its way towards the central square, pints of sangria and beer in hand, adrenaline simmering.

It’s 6am and the tomato battle proper doesn’t commence until 11, but those here already are glad they peeled their hungover bodies from their beds this morning. Behind them an everthickening crowd streams down the hill; the narrow streets are already packed and, believe it or not, some La Tomatina aficionados have been here for hours, staking out the prized spot in the centre of town where a traditional ham hangs from a greasy pole (snigger).

The fight doesn’t start until a cannon sounds, in theory when a determined

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SURVIVAL GUIDE When done right, La Tomatina is an epic experience that you’ll be talking about all year. But it can go pearshaped. TNT has seen people in stillwhite t-shirts at the end of the festival, cursing that they got there too late to throw a single tomato. We’ve also seen people getting black eyes from flying, soaked shirts, so beware.

Food fight: you’ll see red at La Tomatina It’s war: stock up on ammo and then unleash – on anyone

Wear something that dries quickly. It’s traditional to wear white, but the main thing is that you’re comfortable. Know that your clothes will get trashed.

‘Anyone for sauce?’

SPAIN Barcelona

MADRID Valencia Buñol

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checking that their triple-layer of bikini, bra and sports-top is in place. At the end of the packed street a behemoth of a truck rumbles into sight, the facilitator of red oblivion.

Atop the truck sit La Tomatina’s dedicated generals, rallying troops with the call, “Tomatina! Tomatina!” As the vehicle edges onwards it seems impossible it will fit through the blockade of bodies, but a pathway is cleared and somehow the fight is about to begin.

With a swoosh a gargantuan pile of tomatoes is dumped and, as though a switch has tripped, the world turns red. Suddenly, those sharing an amicable joke a minute before are immersed in combat, each fruit slammed into a head retaliated ten-fold with handfuls thrown in faces, ground into hair, rammed down tops.

Those wearing goggles find themselves unable to see, windscreen wipers needed to clear an inch of red gunge from their panes. However, those without fare little better, peering between chunks of

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Don’t wear sandals as your feet will get stepped on. Wear old shoes that you don’t mind binning.

Girls, hopefully it won’t happen, but the odd tosser has been known to pull off women’s tops. Wear several layers, including a sports bra. This will also mean you avoid becoming an unwitting wet t-shirt competition contestant.

Take clean clothes and leave them somewhere so that you can get changed before you get back on the bus or train. A locker at Valencia station or with a friendly local are possibilities.

Some people recommend wearing goggles to protect your eyes from the acidity of the tomatoes but in reality they get so filthy you can’t see out.

Use a disposable camera and strap it to your arm.

Carry money or other valuables in a zip-lock bag in your underwear or extremely safe pocket.

Use the toilet just before you get into town, as you may have to wait several hours until you go again.

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climber brings down the ham – a nearimpossible task in reality.

As the minutes go by, an electricty emanates from the crowd – while it might be smiles and camaraderie now, everyone knows a war is about to start.

Awareness of the carnage to come begins to bubble over as heat, booze and testosterone ramp up the atmosphere. By now, it’s hardly possible to move on the narrow streets as 45,000 people await the delivery of the 100 tons of rotting tomatoes that will become their ammunition.

A bloke with an Australian map tattooed on his back has scrambled on to a balcony and is swinging his t-shirt triumphantly above his head. Below him, guys form a circle and begin whipping each other with soaked shirts while, holding hands, a group of friends pushes through the mayhem in as-yet unsullied white. As beer is sloshed over feet, a cry of “Ole, Ole, Ole” goes up.

And then, suddenly, the cannon explodes. The crowd goes wild, baying for tomatoes, clamping goggles to heads, girls

Here’s how to do it.

Get there early. Last year 45,000 people turned up and those who arrived late stood in the heat for hours, then failed to see any tomato action.

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tomato that hang from eyebrows and stick to lashes. But this is no time for wimps; new missiles must be gathered at every opportunity.

Like lightning, new targets present themselves: a tempting back, a vulnerable head, a mate’s gasping face. With pure joy, this cavalcade of adults loses all shreds of dignity in a shouting, chaotic release from the restraints of everyday life.

Then “BOOM”, the second cannon is sounded and, like overexcited but ultimately obedient schoolchildren, tomatoes are laid down and the fight is over.

Euphoric but dazed, the crowd shuffles slowly back out of the narrow streets, exchanging laughs and half-guilty looks as the destruction wrecked on Buñol – and each other – sinks in. Were it not for the smiles, the dripping red walls and limping, splattered humans would be straight from Tarantino.

As the Tomatinians stand under hoses, the gore seeps through the streets and I pity the locals. The euphoria may have been pure but the aftermath is simply purée.

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THE FACTS SO WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

» Frankie Mullin went to La Tomatina with Busabout (08450 267 514; busabout.com).

Busabout run one, three and five-day trips to La Tomatina from Valencia. Trips include guided excursions, party nights and transport, while extended packages offer the choice of hotel and hostel accommodation. Prices start from £55 NEXT WEEK: BARBADOS Party at The Crop Over festival

The aftermath: bathe in the red sea

La Tomatina has gained momentum since 1944 but its origins are shrouded in mystery.

Any local has stories about their festival.

Some say La Tomatina began with a fight between some youths who overturned a vegetable cart, while others claim it started as a way to humiliate a bad musician. Another theory puts the first La Tomatina as part of a carnival parade.

Perhaps the most satisfying explanation is that the tomato throwing originated as an honest, if unsophisticated, political protest against unpopular councilmen.

Whatever the truth, La Tomatina was temporarily banned under Francisco Franco for having no religious significance, perhaps part of the reason for its renewed exuberance when revived in the 70s.

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BEST OF VALENCIA La Tomatina is the climax in a week of festivities that include parades, parties and, on the night before the fight, a paella-cooking contest in Buñol.

However, you’re likely to be staying in Valencia, as accommodation in Buñol is limited. Don’t leave without checking out these highlights.

PLAYA DE LA MALVAROSSA Valencia lies on the Mediterranean and you’re close to a number of sandy beaches. Playa de la Malvarossa – where you can swim or eat in a seafront café – is 15 minutes by bus from the city.

CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The shell-like building itself is incredible.

Inside is the largest aquarium in Europe and an IMAX laser cinema.

Barrio del Carmen or city of Arts and Sciences.

MERCADO CENTRAL Scoff squid or cured ham in the colourful Central Market, housed under domes and mosaics.

BARRIO DEL CARMEN

SAINT MARY OF VALENCIA

Part of the city’s beautiful Old Quarter, this is where a lot of Valencia’s nightlife starts. Nearby El Miguelet is also packed with cafes and bars, just don’t expect anything to get going until late.

This beautiful cathedral is said to hold the legendary Holy Grail, used by Jesus at the Last Supper.

TURIA GARDENS This long, green park runs the entire length of Valencia and is accessible from nineteen bridges which cross it. You can walk through the garden to the

SHOPPING Have a look for bargains from Mango, Zara and El Corte Ingles in the centre of town or nose around the independent shops in the Old Quarter. If you’ve got cash to splash, visit the upmarket Calle Colón.

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Buckle up for the USA PLUS: THE BEST OF CANADA AND SOUTH AMERICA

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For a trip of a lifetime, take a road trip across the United States

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Hang out in Times Square

Have an adventure at Disney World

Get jazzed up in New Orleans

The United States is an enormous country, so don’t even think about covering it in one trip – unless you have a year or two to spare. We’ve come up with a few itineraries to quench your travel appetite.

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EASTERN PROMISE With super-cheap flights from London to New York City, the Big Apple is the obvious place to start an East Coast tour. Explore the expanses of Central Park, the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. Get your photo taken with the Naked Cowboy who passes the year in Times Square wearing nothing but cowboy boots and white Y-fronts.

There is more to New York than its big name sights. Willliamsburg in Brooklyn is a hub of creativity and a good place to browse interesting shops and hipster-watch. Lower Manhattan’s new High Line, a unique aerial park blossoming above the Meatpacking District is also worth a look.

Next on your list should be Washington DC where buildings such as the White House and the Lincoln Memorial will feel familiar after seeing them so often on TV. The Washington Monument, a giant 555ft needle that points to the sky in honour of

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George Washington, the first president of the US, dominates the skyline.

Complete your East Coast tour in Florida, making stops in the stylish beach city of Miami, and in Orlando, home to Walt Disney World Resort and SeaWorld, as well as a slew of gorgeous beaches.

WILD WEST From wild landscapes to hip cities, the US’s west coast is an adventurer’s dream.

Celeb-spot in star-studded LA, ogle ancient rocks in the Grand Canyon and soak up desert hues in Death Valley.

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WHILE ON THE ROAD READ Jack Kerouac’s classic road trip tome On The Road.

Bill Bryson’s witty and cheeky travelogue Notes From A Big Country.

President Barack Obama’s bestselling memoir Dreams From My Father.

LISTEN Elvis Presley – The King of rock ‘n’ roll’s 30 Number One Hits. New York hip-hop impresario Jay-Z’s Volume 2: Hard Knock Life.

Country music legend Willie Nelson’s Honeysuckle Rose, which includes the classic On The Road Again.

New Orleans is always great for a party

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The Grand Canyon will provide some perspective

HOW TO DO IT Chill out in Miami

Finish up in Las Vegas, a neon wonderland in the sand that is the ultimate playground for grown-ups.

Hotels along The Strip compete to outdo each other with lavish madness. Sail on a gondola through The Venetian and marvel at the operatic fountains outside the Bellagio.

Even if you’re not a gambler, hotels and food are amazingly cheap.

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If New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz, then Memphis is the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll. It’s a 10-hour train ride from New Orleans but the sights and sounds on the way to the heartland of this vast country make the journey more bearable.

Expect Elvis mania here, especially in Memphis Recording Services, part of the legendary Sun Studio where Presley recorded classics such as Blue Moon. A free shuttle runs from Sun Studio to Graceland, Presley’s famous home, loaded with jumpsuits, Grammys, gold records and, ahem, shag-pile carpets lining the wall.

Don’t miss the Memphis Rock ’n’ Soul Museum which covers the development of soul into rock ’n’ roll.

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If you love music and fried-chicken, you’ll be right at home in the Deep South.

Laid-back New Orleans has a vibrant French Quarter which comes alive at night with a competing melodies emanating from jazz clubs. The city is regarded the birthplace of jazz, after African and Caribbean slaves included European instruments such as the piano to their music when performing in what is now known as Armstrong Square.

Get to know Elvis at Graceland

There’s a multitude of options for travelling around this vast country. If you’re short of time and want to see the main sights in two or three weeks, take a tour. It’s also a great way to meet like-minded folk, especially if you’re travelling alone.

Operators such as Trek America (trekamerica.co.uk) and Intrepid Travel (intrepidtravel.com) offer a wide range of tours throughout the US. The main train network is Amtrak (Amtrak.com). Buy internal flights from American Airways (aa.com). For cheap bus fares, try Greyhound (greyhound.com) or Apex (apexbus.com).

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BUCKET LIST Tick off these do-before-you-die experiences in South America WORDS JANINE KELSO

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f you’re after a no-holds-barred unforgettable adventure, you’ve come to the right place. South America is all epic landscapes and throbbing party towns, the perfect destination for intrepid travellers who like to have fun along the way. We’ve pulled together what we believe are the 10 must-do South American experiences. Enjoy!

PARTY IN SALVADOR, BRAZIL

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Salvador is the ultimate party city, with its streets throbbing 24-7 to African drum beats and its central squares full of displays of capoeira, performed by buff men doing handstands and flips. Historic centre, Pelourinho, is abuzz with bars and clubs pumping out samba. Drink caipirinhas, made with sugar, lime and cachaça.

TREK THE INCA TRAIL, PERU

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The four-day hike to the dramatic city of Machu Picchu is a tick-box activity for most backpackers exploring Peru – and as 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of its rediscovery, now is a top time to visit. Unfortunately, it is harder than ever to get on the Inca Trail as the government only issues 200 permits

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Enjoy the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia

worldwide per day. Luckily, Intrepid Travel is guaranteeing travellers a coveted Inca Trail permit when you book any of its 40 itineraries that feature Machu Picchu. Beginning in Ollantaytambo, the hike is 26 miles long and reaches the dizzying height of 4200m. Walkers will be rewarded at the end of the route with a sunrise at Machu Picchu. If you fancy getting off the well-trodden path, there are several alternative treks to choose from, from the wild seven-day remote High Inca Trail to the Moonstone Sun Temple Trek which passes a pre-Inca fortress.

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LEARN SALSA IN CALI, COLOMBIA

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Colombia’s third largest city is the world capital of salsa, boasting almost 200 schools and 80 orchestras, as well as a surfeit of steamy clubs full of gorgeous (and silicon-enhanced) locals, where you can try out your moves.

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DO A CARTWHEEL ON THE BOLIVIAN SALT FLATS

Salar de Uyuni are the largest salt flats in the world: a 12,000sqkm carpet of blindingly white salt that stretches as far as the eye can see.

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The salt flats do strange things to travellers: some strip naked and others do cartwheels. Smack bang in the middle is the fish-shaped Isla de Pescado, dotted with ginormous cacti. During a Salar de Uyuni tour, you’ll stay in basic accommodation, normally with no electricity or heating – so bring your thermals. But the chill at night is worth the sights you’ll see during the day: turquoise lagoons full of flamingos, active geysers, striking rock formations and steamy hot springs where you can bathe. Keep your eyes peeled for llamas with ribbons on their ears, and ostriches.

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TAKE A BOAT TRIP TO ANGEL FALLS, VENEZUELA

The highest waterfall in the world is a finalist in Dance the salsa in Cali the New7Wonders of the Natural World for

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good reason. Arrange a tour from the steaming-hot Venezuelan city of Ciudad Bolivar, dotted with pretty colonial buildings.

Gloriously remote, Canaima National Park where the falls are situated is only reachable by flying in a small plane from Ciudad Bolivar across miles of dense jungle. Most tours last for two to three days and involve a hike and boat trip to reach the epic falls. Alternatively, if you’ve got cash to splash, take a helicopter ride above the waterfall.

FISH FOR PIRANHA IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

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Tours to the Amazon can be arranged from Brazil, Peru or Bolivia and all are likely to caiman spotting and piranha fishing. The snappy fish make a surprisingly tasty dinner, especially when your host barbecues them on an open fire. You’re likely to sleep in hammocks and swim in the Amazon every day during a rainforest adventure.

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LEARN TO TANGO IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

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Tango displays can be seen all over the city, particularly in the clubs of hip artists’ district San Telmo. Enjoy a dinner and tango show in the back room at Cafe Tortoni, the world’s oldest coffee shop. Once you’ve watched the experts at it, take a lesson in one of the city’s many tango schools to try out your moves in the clubs.

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TOUR A SILVER MINE, IN POTOSI, BOLIVIA

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Not for claustrophobic types, a tour of a working silver mine in Potosi offers a fascinating insight into the tough life of a miner. Explode dynamite and chew on coca leaves while scrambling down narrow and steep tunnels.

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Unwind at Canaima National Park, Venezuela

TOUR THE VINEYARDS OF MENDOZA, ARGENTINA

The student city of Mendoza is all tree-lined avenues, dotted with bars, restaurants and cafes. Hire a bike and explore the city’s surrounding vineyards, tasting the delicious local plonk as you go – just don’t get too sloshed as you do have to get back in the saddle afterwards. Bike hire shops will give you a route to follow which passes the main vineyards. The wine is amazingly cheap (as little as £1 a bottle) so it’s worth taking an empty backpack to fill up with bottles to enjoy later. En route is a chocolate and liquor producing factory, as well as plenty of scrumptious olives to get stuck into.

CYCLE THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS ROAD, BOLIVIA

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK From the majestic trees which reach for the sky to the vast alpine meadows and towering granite cliffs where waterfalls thunder through spring and early summer, everything about Yosemite National Park is immense. At 3000km², Yosemite is the same size as Rhode Island, in fact. It’s beautiful too. Photographer Ansell Adams made it his life’s work to capture the park’s dramatic beauty. Standout sights includes Half Dome, the broken monolith which dominates the skyline, a magnet for climbers and hikers, and Yosemite Falls, the highest waterfall in North America.

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CALIFORNIA

There’s no denying that LA is home to a certain crowd of fame-hungry celebs, but observing these creatures in their own environment is fascinating. Rodeo Drive is a good place to start if that’s your mission.

The City of Angels also has a thriving community of artists, musicians, actors and writers and its liberal attitudes mean that a wide variety of lifestyles flourish. Hang out on Venice Beach for a dose of American counter-culture.

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SAN FRANCISCO A city of many personalities. Hang out on historic, hippy Haight Street with its buskers, artists, vintage and coffee shops. Eat a burrito

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or drink cocktails in one of the bars of the Mission district, where Latino and hipster cultures mix under dusty palm trees.

Fisherman’s Wharf is passable unless you go there for a boat trip around the bay, a good way to see Alcatraz and the underside of the Golden Gate Bridge. For upmarket boutiques, head to the pretty Marina District, then wander in the Golden Gate Park or venture over the bridge to majestic Marin County.

SONOMA COUNTY Sonoma County is awash with boutique vineyards in which to enjoy a tasty tipple or two. Feast on Argentine-style steak or family style Italian cuisine at the newly opened Rustic restaurant in movie director Francis Ford Coppola’s winery. For an unforgettable spa experience, get a massage in a 22-ft wine barrel at Magical Massage (magicalmassagesonoma.com).

SAN DIEGO San Diego has become more accessible thanks to a new direct British Airways flight from London, which launched on June 1.

With a mild year-round climate and energetic Spanish-Mexican vibe, this west-coast city offers top-notch surfing and watersports, as well as a buzzing nightlife and first-class zoo. It’s also within spitting distance of the entertaining SeaWorld.

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Whether it’s summer or winter, Canada offers a slew of activities to keep tourists entertained WORDS LUCY CORNE AND JANINE KELSO

Summer Loving

Explore Stanley Park

PARK LIFE Swing by the 1000-acre Stanley Park, one of Vancouver’s top attractions, thanks to its totem poles and natural beauty. Make like a local and roam through the park on bicycle or rollerblades. Once you’ve had enough of park life, head over to the Granville Island Public Market, a renowned food market which sells fresh seafood and local produce.

JUMP IN Go bungee jumping off Goliath, a 200ft drop from a cliff, below which is a stunning lagoon.

BOARD STUPID Canada offers world-class surfing on both coasts, as well as in the Great Lakes region.

British Columbia is hailed the best surf spot in the country, with top beaches including Torfino, Licksy’s, Sebastion and the Campbell River.

TAKE A HIKE Pull on those hiking boots and go trekking.

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ON YOUR BIKE Mountain bikers will discover some of the prettiest trails in the world in British Columbia which boasts coastal rainforests, historic glaciers and the dramatic Rocky Mountains.

Mount Washington is great for downhill mountain biking aficionados. Take the Eagle Express chairlift to the top, then soak up ocean and mountain views as you speed down.

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Winter Escape

Skate on the Rideau Canal, Ottawa

FESTIVAL FEVER Ottawa really knows how to celebrate winter with its annual Winterlude festival. Taking place on February 3-20, 2012, the event showcases ice sculptures, sleigh rides and a walking tour between the region’s restaurants, braving the cold to eat one course at each venue.

SNOW JOKE Canada offers unparalleled ski and snowboarding opportunities, with quiet slopes and lashings of powder. Top resorts for high altitude skiing include Banff and Lake Louise, while in-the-know borders favour Whitewater and Wentworth.

Chillout, literally, at the Ice Hotel

ICE ICE BABY For a super-cool winter break, spend the night in Quebec’s Hotel de Glace. Set in a park just a few minutes from downtown Quebec City, this is probably the most accessible ice hotel in the world. Guests sleep on ice, protected from the cold by thick pelts.

Optional activities include dog sledding and getting wed (there’s an onsite chapel). New for 2011, guests can build a typical Quebecois type of igloo called a Queenzy.

If you’re feeling a bit nippy, the hotel has a Nordic relaxation area with outdoor saunas and spas. The hotel opens from January 7 to March 24. See: hoteldeglace-canada.com

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COOL RUNNINGS Do a Torvill and Dean on the world’s largest skating rink, created by the annual freezing of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal. The five-mile-long rink is flanked by cabins offering hot chocolate and Beavertails, a local pastry doused in cinnamon or Nutella and clearly designed to keep out sub-zero temperatures. If skating to your seat, scalding beverage in hand, seems nothing short of foolish you can always head to the original Beavertail kiosk in town.

Niagara Falls will make you wet

CHASING WATERFALLS A visit to Niagara Falls might not seem like an obvious winter attraction, but accommodation is easier to find at this time and is gentler on the wallet. The sight of the partially frozen falls is unbelievably beautiful.

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