A history of the Chelsea HotelFrom the songs of Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin to the brutal murder of Sid Vicious’ girlfriend Nancy, the Chelsea Hotel in New York has a pretty colourful cultural history. Check out the songs and films it inspired.
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What would Warhol think of the Web?
The internet has made Andy Warhol’s famous prediction that “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” a reality. So what would the pop artist himself make of the web today? Would he be blogging? Tweeting? Digg-ing? Former friends share their opinions.
Rex Wild: ‘John Howard is taking over the Territory’
Thursday 21 June 2007 was an important day for me.It marked the final episode of a criminal trial in which I had been involved for over four years. I telephoned my wife to tell her the news. She asked, ‘Are you near a television?’ I assumed, with some surprise, that the news of this particular case’s conclusion in the High Court that day was being announced. ‘No,’ she said, ‘John Howard is taking over the Territory’, writes Rex Wild.
