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Alan Cumming picks his favourite books
The Week Recommends The award-winning actor selects works by Douglas Stuart, Christopher Isherwood and more
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Coming of Age by Lucy Foulkes: 'wise and revelatory' guide to the teenage mind
The Week Recommends The psychologist shows how our 'enduringly vivid' formative years shape the adults we become
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Oliver! – Cameron Mackintosh's latest revival is a 'visual delight'
The Week Recommends Performances are 'top-notch' in new staging of classic show
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I Saw the TV Glow: 'deeply haunting' mystery drama deserves 'cult status'
The Week Recommends Jane Schoenbrun's 'suffocating' feature follows two misfit teens united by their love of a supernatural TV show
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Future of generative AI: utopia, dystopia or up to us?
The Explainer Like most new technologies, the answer probably lies somewhere in between
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How Iron Man became Dr Doom
The Explainer As Robert Downey Jr prepares to take on the famous villain role, we look at how he could plausibly play both characters
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Donald Trump's bitcoin obsession
The Explainer Former president's crypto conversion a 'classic Trumpian transactional relationship', partly driven by ego-boosting NFTs
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Alice Munro: should we still read a fallen saint?
From The Magazine Claims author excused abuse of daughter at hands of stepfather has readers 'sifting sentences for missed clues'
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Lucy Letby: a miscarriage of justice?
The Explainer Since Letby's conviction for killing seven babies at a neonatal unit, experts have expressed grave doubts about the case
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The Just Stop Oil five: 'fanatics' or victims of anti-protest authoritarianism?
In The Spotlight Climate protesters handed longest-ever prison sentences for peaceful protest
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CrowdStrike: the IT update that wrought global chaos
Talking Point 'Catastrophic' consequences of software outages made apparent by last week's events
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Leonora Carrington: Rebel Visionary – an exhibition of 'unearthly delights'
The 'captivating' show features over 70 pieces spanning everything from paintings to tapestries
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Patrick Bishop picks his five favourite books
The acclaimed historian chooses works by Ernest Hemingway, Richard Cobb and more
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Lady in the Lake: 'brooding' murder-mystery casts 'a potent spell'
Natalie Portman gives a 'scene-stealing' show in period thriller
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Twisters review: 'warm-blooded' film explores dangerous weather
The Week Recommends The film, focusing on 'tornado wranglers', stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell
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How can we fix tourism?
Today's Big Question Local protests over negative impact of ever-rising visitor numbers could change how we travel forever
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Will Keir Starmer scrap the two-child benefit cap?
Today's Big Question PM signals 'change in tone' as Labour rebels prepare to back amendment calling for immediate end to controversial 'social cleansing' policy
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Have we defeated malaria?
The Explainer Roll-out of low-cost vaccine means a world free from disease that claims 600,000 lives a year 'finally within sight'
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Gareth Southgate's England: a bittersweet swan song
In Depth History books will favour football manager who transformed culture of football in England
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A brief history of the modern Olympics – and the winner's curse
Paris 2024 will be the 30th instalment of the summer Games
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Iran: does Masoud Pezeshkian's election mark a turning point?
Talking Point New president is seen as a progressive but much will depend on how the US reacts
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British defence: the crisis in the Armed Forces
Talking Point Depleted military power may not be able to meet its own commitment to up defence spending to 2.5%
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Francis Alÿs: Ricochets – a 'heart-stopping' exhibition at London's Barbican
The Week Recommends 'Mesmerising' films of children at play around the world from Kharkiv to Mosul
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Mishal Husain: BBC journalist shares her six favourite books
The Week Recommends Newsreader and Radio 4 presenter picks works by Louisa May Alcott, Jamil Ahmad and more
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