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Ana Mendieta at Tate Modern: triumphant show crackles with a ‘sense of pagan magic’The Week Recommends Landmark retrospective is packed with the Cuban-American artist’s ‘raw, timely works’
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World Cup: what England could learn from SpainIn the Spotlight La Roja showed team cohesion, intelligence and fearlessness on the pitch to unseat title-holders Argentina
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The Family Man: a ‘meticulous’ retelling of the case that ‘gripped America’The Week Recommends James Lasdun’s carefully researched book is ‘elegant and intelligent’
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How would we know if World War Three was upon us?In depth Most of us probably won’t realise that we are in a global conflict - at least until it enters ‘the history books as a real event in retrospect’
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Sweeney Todd: a ‘deliciously blood-curdling production’The Week Recommends Joe Murphy’s vision for Stephen Sondheim’s 1979 musical is ‘sure to bring goosebumps of excitement’
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The Odyssey: Nolan’s epic is ‘jaw-detaching’ in its scope and scaleThe Week Recommends Filmmaking ‘at a magnitude’ few directors could imagine
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How can Iron Man become Doctor Doom?The Explainer With Robert Downey Jr set to return to the MCU as the Marvel arch-villain, we explore how he can play both characters – and who else is set to feature alongside him in Avengers: Doomsday
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Why Nicaragua’s president is scrapping electionsThe Explainer Daniel Ortega’s regime ‘evidently afraid’ that democracy could ‘create the conditions for dissent to manifest and threaten their grip on power’
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Who’s who in Andy Burnham’s cabinet?The Explainer Appointments show new PM has a ‘much stronger theory of power’ than his recent predecessors
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The varied delights of a safari in MalawiThe Week Recommends Explore diverse landscapes and tea plantations for your next safari holiday
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Why Cuba is under siegeThe Explainer Cubans have endured decades of mismanagement from their own communist government, along with economic warfare from the US
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Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors – and Andy BurnhamTalking Point Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic
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The Amalfi Coast on a budgetThe Week Recommends Plus a charming Victorian seaside resort and a small town outside of Melbourne for your next holiday trip
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Marine Le Pen: a convicted criminal for president?In the Spotlight The National Rally leader has been cleared to run for office, but will face attacks from opposition, and from within her own party
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The Platner affair: ‘vibes’, sexting and a Nazi tattooTalking Point Graham Platner is a ‘cautionary tale’ for Democrats, and highlights the party’s problems with the selection of their candidates
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Ray wings with black butter recipeThe Week Recommends Rick Stein’s fish dish was inspired by a trip to Paris
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Ann Widdecombe: a political murder?Talking Point Police are still investigating the motive for the murder of former Reform UK politician and TV personality
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Quiz of The Week: 11 – 17 JulyQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The Week Unwrapped: Why is the US executing more elderly inmates?Podcast Plus how did scientists create a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in 57 days? And is spoken-word poetry the next social-media trend?
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Ai Weiwei: Button Up! – an exhibition of ‘extraordinary’ courageTalking Point As a critic of the Chinese Communist Party, the artist’s ‘risk has real meaning’, but he has ‘never excelled in nuance’
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Honda Super-N: a little car with ‘proper character’The Week Recommends The new electric vehicle from Honda is ‘surprisingly spacious’
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Ann Widdecombe’s death: an ‘increasingly perilous time’ for politiciansTalking Point Reform says its MPs are particularly at risk, pointing to 1,577 recorded threats against leader Nigel Farage since February
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Life Support: a devastating account of life in GazaThe Week Recommends Director Daniele Rugo weaves together the testimonies of surgeons, paediatricians and other medical staff
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Moana: live-action remake falls ‘flat’Talking Point Dwayne Johnson’s performance is ‘oddly lacklustre’
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