How the Hollywood elite have turned the eco-home into the ‘ego-home’

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Here, [Jonathan Glancey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2pvbmF0aGFuLWdsYW5jZXk_bGlkPWdtYzFsZWo4MjY5aCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXiBz3kZSUHoaJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) looks at the growing trend for one-percenters’ green-styled mega-homes and asks: are they really just the latest show-off status symbol? [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZWNvLWhvbWUtY2xpbWF0ZS1jcmlzaXMtc3VzdGFpbmFibGUtY29ybndhbGwtY2F0ZS1ibGFuY2hldHQtYjI1MDUzODIuaHRtbD9saWQ9NHhqaW0xMWhzd29hJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeIHPeRlJQeholIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [How the Hollywood elite have turned the eco-home into the ‘ego-home’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZWNvLWhvbWUtY2xpbWF0ZS1jcmlzaXMtc3VzdGFpbmFibGUtY29ybndhbGwtY2F0ZS1ibGFuY2hldHQtYjI1MDUzODIuaHRtbD9saWQ9eTkxM2V4YXJhMnQ4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeIHPeRlJQeholIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Ongoing construction on the star’s latest build has angered her Cornish neighbours   ENTERTAINMENT [Love him or hate him, David Lean was ‘the Christopher Nolan of his day’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9kYXZpZC1sZWFuLWxhd3JlbmNlLW9mLWFyYWJpYS1vcHBlbmhlaW1lci1iMjUwMzk5My5odG1sP2xpZD1oNjk3MGZrZHJqOGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4gc95GUlB6GiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) During his lifetime, the British director’s works were either heralded as masterpieces or accused of mawkishness and racism. [Geoffrey Macnab](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2dlb2ZmcmV5LW1hY25hYj9saWQ9Z293YWtuMXk3cThrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeIHPeRlJQeholIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) looks at the mixed legacy of a filmmaking titan who inspired awe in everyone from Spielberg to Scorsese. [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9kYXZpZC1sZWFuLWxhd3JlbmNlLW9mLWFyYWJpYS1vcHBlbmhlaW1lci1iMjUwMzk5My5odG1sP2xpZD1mODM3ODQ0OXo2cWcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4gc95GUlB6GiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Love him or hate him, David Lean was ‘the Christopher Nolan of his day’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9kYXZpZC1sZWFuLWxhd3JlbmNlLW9mLWFyYWJpYS1vcHBlbmhlaW1lci1iMjUwMzk5My5odG1sP2xpZD1wbnVkNXJtaG41c3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4gc95GUlB6GiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) David Lean (pictured in 1953) is the acclaimed director of ‘Brief Encounter’, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago   COMMENT [The government is on life support – will someone put it out of its misery?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcy1hc3Npc3RlZC1keWluZy1wcm90ZXN0b3JzLWxlZS1hbmRlcnNvbi1iMjUwNTQ2Ni5odG1sP2xpZD05bnMydnpnZ241dHgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4gc95GUlB6GiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [The government is on life support – will someone put it out of its misery?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcy1hc3Npc3RlZC1keWluZy1wcm90ZXN0b3JzLWxlZS1hbmRlcnNvbi1iMjUwNTQ2Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1pOHMwenAyMnJrMGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4gc95GUlB6GiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) As this zombie government shambles along, its only two aims seem to be to cling on to power and make headlines, writes [Alan Rusbridger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FsYW4tcnVzYnJpZGdlcj9saWQ9NnJiY2xqdWQ4b29nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZeIHPeRlJQeholIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). If we had passed legislation in favour of assisted dying, now would be the time to send it to administrative Dignitas [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnxsIHP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvY29uc2VydmF0aXZlcy1hc3Npc3RlZC1keWluZy1wcm90ZXN0b3JzLWxlZS1hbmRlcnNvbi1iMjUwNTQ2Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1yN3Ntd2cwZmxhMXkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl4gc95GUlB6GiUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [The government is on life support – will someone put it out of its 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