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Sunday Times Magazine October 28th 2009
Did You Know? – Included: the erotic extreme sport where men chase naked women around Las Vegas with paintball guns; the triumph and tragedy of the first woman to win an Oscar for best actress
Relative Values – The brothers Carlos and Alfonso Cuaron, Mexican film-makers, on sharing a passion and fraternal feuding
Open Minds – It’s a culture of control, not Islam, that forces women into burqas, says the writer Jacqueline Pascarl, who was married to a Muslim prince
Short Story – From Jonathan Lynn, the co-writer of Yes Minister, comes the tale of a fiercely business-minded young hospital executive whose ruthless pursuit of profit has murderous consequences
A Life in the Day – Yasmin Le Bon, on modelling, motherhood and how Simon’s always stealing her face cream
A 10-page special featuring winning and commended entries from the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year award, shown here for the first time. Including: a close-up view of a hermit crab in Wales; smoke and reflections at a Scottish loch; a Snowdonian horse beneath stormy skies; hardy fell runners pounding the Yorkshire Dales
COVER – The tale of Sting – On a journey back to his childhood home, the star recalls his difficult relationship with his father, his own battles as a parent, and how music has been his saviour
The scared mile – After being brave enough to break through the glass ceiling and land themselves top jobs, are City women now too fearful to fight sexism?
Mary queen of plots – We venture into the intriguing world of Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the London Review of Books – and relative of a Soviet spy
The world according to John – He barely knew his father, had a sexual relationship at 11, and has combined a writing career with wrestling. John Irving reveals a life as complex as his books
A giant step for China – At top- secret military locations, the Chinese are preparing “superhuman” astronauts for space. Do they come in peace?
76 pages. All our magazines are first day issues. This issue is in very good condition for age
