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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Clare Margetson

The best read blogs of the week

We thought you might like to hear a little weekly report from the Arts blog. No trophies, no speeches - just a list of what you've been most interested in this week.

No 1. By far the best read blog of the week was (and those of you who said you never wanted to read another word about her should also avoid No 5) the Lily Allen v Cheryl Cole saga.

No 2. Our take on the Eurovision Song Contest: Janine Gibson's All over, bar the singing.

No 3. You review: 28 Weeks Later.

No 4. Xan Brooks' Cannes opens with a dud: the new Wong Kar Wai.

No 5. Yep, it's back to Ms Allen with Kira Cochrane's Lily Allen's defensiveness about her weight is hardly surprising.

Hard on their heels was Lyn Gardner's Is Bristol's Old Vic about to go dark for good? and Jonathan Glancey's Brown's 'eco towns' are a greenwash.

There was also a lot of interesting chat around Nicholas Hytner's 'dead white men' attack on theatre criticism: from Michael Billington, Lyn Gardner and Thea Sharrock.

But I have to say that one of the blogs I enjoyed the most this week - it certainly gave me the goosebumps - was this wonderful, touching story from Jon Wilde: The book that really changed my life.

Hope you enjoyed these too. Have a good weekend.

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