Emma Thompson

It’s great that Céline is celebrating Joan Didion – but to sell accessories?

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The line between celebration and exploitation is a fine one – and I’m not really sure my literary hero should be fronting a fashion advertisement

Emma Thompson in the Arctic with Greenpeace: ‘There are more good-looking men on this boat than any place I have ever been’ – video

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Actor Emma Thompson has gone on an expedition with Greenpeace to raise awareness of the dangers of drilling for oil. She doesn’t want to tweet, but Stephen Fry has told her to ‘get a grip’. It’s freezing cold, Greenpeace keep asking her to pose for pictures on icebergs and her Arctic gear makes her ‘look like a sofa’. Here is her adventure

• Read an interview with Emma Thompson in the Guardian’s Weekend magazine on Saturday

Visiting refurbished Hotel Lancaster

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  At a mere stone’s throw from the Champs Elysées in the heart of the so-called Golden Triangle, you will find a place filled with grandeur and a touch of glamour. Characterized by just-picked flowers with antiques, paintings and period furniture (including Louis XV and XVI), Hotel Lancaster is housed in a 19th century townhouse, … Read more