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You don't have to be nice to work here - but it helps
Is the Age of Integrity dawning? Yes, according to Ethical Ambition, a major new book and the latest corporate catchphrase in the States. But can you really be successful and good, asks Simon Garfield (10 Nov 2002)
Through the past darkly
Horror and violence have run like a bloody thread through Roman Polanski's life. But only now, in his compelling new film, has he dared to confront the brutality of the Krakow ghetto from which he escaped as a child, says Jay Rayner (3 Nov 2002).
Lost for wurds
When her eight-year-old son was diagnosed with reading difficulties, Geraldine Bedell discovered a whole industry of bizarre treatments and cures for dyslexia, now said to affect one in five schoolchildren. But some experts have found an old-fashioned remedy - and it's as simple as ABC (30 June 2002)
Education debate: Observer special
Don't call me stupid
We love celebrity trivia and reality TV. But we also love history books and arty films. Those who wail about Britain getting dumber are missing the point. We're actually getting smarter, says Euan Ferguson (11 August 2002)
May the North be with you
While London stumbles from crisis to crisis, Manchester, Liverpool and Tyneside finally believe they have something to write home about. Is this the new North-South divide, asks Tim Adams? (28 July 2002)
Will the last person to leave the Tory party please turn out the light...
For almost two decades the Conservatives reigned absolute. Now membership is at an all-time low, it's years since they led the polls and the sex and sleaze refuse to go away. Rachel Cooke tours the nation in search of the dwindling band of true blues (6 October 2002).
The Conservatives: Observer special
We meant it, ma'am
It is 25 years since the Sex Pistols cut through the pomp and stood up for another England. The band's manager Malcolm McLaren recalls the hysteria of 1977 - and says that it's punk, not royalty, which we should be celebrating.
The warning shot
Pim Fortuyn's murder won't lead to a neo-Nazi upsurge, says Neal Ascherson in Rotterdam. But the rise of the new populist right could shock Europe's political elite out of its complacency.
The Europe Pages: Observer special
That was my mother...
You love them. You think you can help. But coping daily with the disintegration of a parent with Alzheimer's will break your spirit - and your heart. Eleanor Cooney tells her own story (30 June 2002).
That was my mother... (part 2)
The longest goodbye
It's time Luciano Pavarotti retired. The great tenor, weighed down by legend and hype, is now more likely, it seems, to throw a tantrum than actually sing, says Peter Conrad.
Review highlights: more on the arts
Call me a feminist
Gaby Wood's generation thought the battles had been won. Yet for many women 'having it all' has turned out to mean doing it all, and the female eunuch has returned to haunt them. Which is why, she argues, we need feminism now more than ever.
Capital punishment
For those who think it's hell living in London, remember that there is always someone worse off than yourself - the tourist. Euan Ferguson sees London, as if for the first time.
Who's afraid of the Big Four-O?
It's a milestone in a man's life: some will ditch their job, change their wife - or even buy leather trousers. But, at 39 years and 10 months, Andrew Anthony hopes to avoid the turmoil of a midlife crisis.
Review highlights: the way we live now
My lost country
Muzamil Jaleel grew up in the meadows and mountains of Kashmir. Then he saw friends and family die in its pursuit of independence. His country has become a battlefield - and he knows it can never be the same.
Observer Worldview
Observing David Astor
David Astor was editor of The Observer for 27 years. He took risks, challenged authority and gave the paper an unrivalled reputation across the world. Following Astor's death last December, Anthony Sampson, who as Astor's young assistant had a ringside view of his unorthodox style, remembered a brave and brilliant man.
Observing David Astor (part two)
David Astor's Suez leader
