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2 - 16 November

I 2 LETTERS 1 I 4 15 DAYS To LIVE 1 i 7 NEWS I I 8 NEWS IN BRIEF I ' 10 RAGE

12 THE LEECH

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25 AROUND TOWN

28 BOOKS 3O COMICS

31 CLUBS 37 COMEDY 39 FILM

I 58 GAY

1 60 KIDS

151 MUSIC ! 64 RECORDS

82 THEATRE 92 TV 93 VISUAL ART

Cover story: Christmas special i me&5tyle At this time of year, the world splits into two roughly equal halves. There are the early-birds who have already made their travel plans, started their Christmas shopping and whiled away a Sunday making a bunch of exquisite handmade Christmas cards. And then there are the refuseniks who’ll be nipping down to the supermarket on Christmas Eve to get a turkey, some I booze and oh yeah buy all their Christmas presents. Whichever camp you fall into, our Christmas Guide is aimed at you, because whatever your I Rea- View I approach to the festive season, we reckon it’s high time for a rethink. As more v. I; and more people spend the holiday away from their family, the old cliches are i "2 SSISLWJEURPmfiCSH'NEI becoming as corny as Benny Hill. Read our ideas for doing Christmas AND FINALLY . . . differently, in The List’s special supplement, published with this issue.

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