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Ready for the apocalypse
Feature As anxiety rises about the state of the world, the ranks of preppers are growing—and changing.
By The Week US Published
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10 of the world's most powerful passports that make jetsetting easy
The Explainer Having one of these passports opens up a majority of the world
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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7 of the best narco TV series of all time
The Week Recommends From Colombia to the California suburbs, every drug kingpin has a familiar and tragic trajectory
By David Faris Published
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Five things we learnt from Virginia Giuffre’s memoir
The Explainer Nobody’s Girl recounts ‘harrowing’ details of Giuffre’s suffering as a teenage victim of Jeffrey Epstein and his circle
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Budget-friendly Alpine escapes: the best ski resorts in Austria
The Week Recommends Expect fewer tourists and plenty of snow in the stunning Austrian Alps
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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From Da Vinci to a golden toilet: a history of museum heists
In the Spotlight Following the ‘spectacular’ events at the Louvre, museums are ‘increasingly being targeted by criminal gangs’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The best true crime and murder documentaries to stream now
The Week Recommends These unsettling cases will keep you up at night
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Last updated
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Must-read historical fiction of 2025: from Shadow Ticket to The Director
The Week Recommends Lose yourself in these richly imagined worlds
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Last updated
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The best sherries to try this autumn
The Week Recommends The warming tipple from sunny Spain is an underrated cold-weather staple
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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London’s best breakfasts and brunches
The Week Recommends However you like your eggs in the morning, these memorable restaurants have you covered
By The Week UK Published
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A little-visited Indian Ocean archipelago
The Week Recommends The paradise of the Union of the Comoros features beautiful beaches, colourful coral reefs and lush forests
By The Week UK Published
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Diane Keaton: the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall
In the Spotlight Something’s Gotta Give actor dies from pneumonia at the age of 79
By The Week UK Published
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The ‘swag gap’: are you better than your partner?
In The Spotlight The viral terminology sheds light on power dynamics in modern relationships
By Deeya Sonalkar, The Week UK Published
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The ‘Shakespearean bitterness’ of the thermostat wars
Talking Point ‘Genuine physiological differences’ mean women and men are at odds over temperatures at home
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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