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August’s books include an epic journey for a dog, a friendship tale and a Korean coming-of-age storyThe Week Recommends These hot releases are worth the wait
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Kimberly McCreight’s 6 favorite escapist booksFeature The best-selling author recommends works by Jon Krakauer, Cheryl Strayed and Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Music reviews: Steve Lacy, Gracie Abrams, and KelelaFeature ‘Oh Yeah?,’ ‘Daughter From Hell,’ and ‘New Avatar’
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Book reviews: ‘On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction’ and ‘You Won’t Get Free of It’Feature The real story behind reproduction and a collection of essays focusing on mothers and daughters
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Adversarial clothing could be the new trendUnder the radar Fashion created to avoid AI identification
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Julia Samuel shares books that changed how she understands griefThe Week Recommends The psychotherapist shares works by Joan Didion, Kathryn Mannix and Mary-Frances O’Connor
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Detail from The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (1855-64): “masterpiece”Royal Academy show sensitively revisits the work of the troubled artist who spent 42 years in an asylum
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Movies to watch in Augustthe week recommends ‘The Purge’ for sex, suburban dinosaurs and lovelorn Alaskans lead this month’s movie options
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The true cost of Sony’s future without physical gamesThe Explainer Players hoping to pass down old games got a rude awakening
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Step back in time at The Dorchester’s Oliver Messel SuiteThe Week Recommends The master stage designer’s eponymous suite has been meticulously restored
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The Cherry Orchard: Kenneth Branagh takes centre stage in ‘star-studded’ productionTalking Point Laura Wade’s staging looks ‘beguiling’ but fails to mine the play’s ‘heartbreaking depth’
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On the Sea: a ‘yearningly tender’ filmThe Week Recommends Helen Walsh’s ‘sensitively portrayed’ tale of forbidden gay love
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Ask E. Jean: a ‘solid, unshowy’ portrait of the woman who stood up to TrumpThe Week Recommends Documentary profile of the journalist who took on ‘one of the most powerful men in the world – twice’
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A Sudden Flicker of Light: a ‘rhapsodic celebration’ of cinemaThe Week Recommends David Thomson’s history of the movies from ‘Psycho’ to ‘Pretty Woman’
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