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Sunday Times Magazine November 1st 2009
Did You Know? – The starlets line up to step into Wonder Woman’s starry knickers and corset; how a hapless executioner became a seaside favourite
Relative Values – Sir Philip Green, retail magnate, whose enterprises include Topshop and BHS, and his daughter, who is following in his fashionable footsteps
Open Minds – Prejudice against the aged is as old as the hills. But the arts and literature have always been teeming with late-achievers, says the poet Glyn Hughes
Short Story – A teenage boy who is desperate for companionship finds a strange source of comfort: his best friend’s alcoholic mother. A tale of the unexpected from Malorie Blackman
A Life in the Day of Debbie Purdy, a “loud-mouthed, strong-willed” MS sufferer, who is campaigning for assisted dying
Twelve pages devoted to the world’s most stunning photojournalism. Included this week: Russia’s former special-service soldiers rebuilding their lives after being abandoned by the state; the first lady of Congo visiting a refugee camp; a Nasa satellite zooms over the Atlantic; a nuclear submarine calls out the rescue services
Brand awareness – We know he’s been a naughty boy, but has Sachsgate made Russell Brand seen the error of his ways? In a revealing interview he talks about bulimia, prostitutes, sex addiction, and why fame is no longer his salvation
Then they came for the Jews – For 48 hours last November, Mumbai’s Jewish centre was targeted by terrorists and ended in carnage. Here, for the first time, is what happened during the siege
Gossip girls – From eye-popping confessionals to joke-swapping forums, nothing is left unsaid in the world of female blogging. But there’s a serious, cathartic side to this thriving online community
The power and the story – He likes putting himself in other people’s shoes, no matter how uncomfortable they are. But how did the Emmy-award- winning Brendan Gleeson – an Irish Republican – cope with playing Churchill?
76 pages. All our magazines are first day issues. This issue is in very good condition for age
