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Tell us: what have you been reading this month?
We would like to hear about the books you’ve particularly enjoyed this monthAs part of The Guardian’s “what we’re reading” series, we would like to hear about the…
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All About the Money review – confusion and compelling weirdness of wealthy leftwing heir
This profile of James ‘Fergie’ Chambers, who set up a commune in rural Massachusetts and is…
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‘Vicarious wish-fulfillment’: why That Thing You Do! is my feelgood movie
The latest in our ongoing series of writers explaining their most rewatched comfort films is a…
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War Is Interested in You by Gideon Rachman review – are we on the brink of world war three?
A foreign affairs expert’s bleak assessment of the state of global securityAre we on the brink…
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As mega-hit Into the Woods wows the West End, what’s the secret weapon of this Sondheim spectacular?
With its shimmering forest and its plunge into darkness and destruction, this fairytale romp bagged an…
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‘People think songwriters go around crying all the time’: Jimmy Webb on his epic hits – and wild drinking days
From Wichita Lineman to MacArthur Park, he penned masterpieces. As Jimmy Webb resurrects his unheard numbers,…
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Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li review – a virtuosic interrogation of the power of art
What does it cost, to live your life in the hope of immortality? Li examines the…
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Ever Since I Knew Myself review – confronting the scars of childhood
Maka Gogaladze’s debut feature looks at generational differences in the context of Georgia’s education system and…
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A Sugababe reveals her hardcore system for dating: best podcasts of the week
She joins Sharifa Butterfly, Tara Thorpe and Issra Wiheba for lively, relatable chats. Plus, Hillary Clinton…
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Igor Levit: Resistance album review – essential listening in a time of bullies and despots
Levit/Kammerakademie Potsdam/Manacorda/Lyssewski(No Silence/Sony)The German pianist performs these works by Beethoven and Schoenberg – linked by Napoleon…