Culture flash: fallen dictators

This week's news in the artsWhen President Assad or Colonel Gaddafi watches Star Wars – which surely sometimes happens – whatever do they make of it? Do they tut and nod about the sad necessity of Darth Vader's strong leadership, and the difficulty of finding a good henchman nowadays? I ask because, among the many stories told about dictators (usually by men), very few are on the tyrant's side.By far the largest group are the biographies and based-ons. George Orwell neither fooled anybody, n...

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