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The welfare bill: is spending on benefits really out of control?The Explainer Critics claim that ‘spiralling’ costs are unsustainable, but Keir Starmer’s attempts prove reforming the system is no small feat
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Diesel price hikes: a ‘missile’ heading for Trump votersTalking Point A proposed export ban could drive down prices in the short term, but at the risk of damaging long-term production
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The political walking dead: Germany’s zombie chancellorIn the Spotlight A string of poor election results has left Friedrich Merz with unprecedentedly low approval ratings
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Table 17: a ‘stylish and exhilarating theatrical experience’The Week Recommends A meeting between two exes flips from ‘laugh-out-loud hilarity to genuine tragedy in minutes’
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Remake: a ‘profoundly moving work’ about parenting and artThe Week Recommends Following the death of his son to a fentanyl overdose, Ross McElwee’s documentary ‘lingers in the mind long after the tears have dried’
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6 Tudor-style homesfeature Featuring a 1908 Connecticut estate and a mansion designed by architect Jarvis Hunt
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The Week contest: Scratching salonPuzzles and Quizzes
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens in LAFeature A ‘Star Wars’ museum has landed on the west coast
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Emily Ruskovich’s 6 favorite booksFeature The best-selling author recommends works by Marilynne Robinson and Jesmyn Ward
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Book reviews: ‘Exit Party’ and ‘Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy’Feature An apocalyptic post-U.S. science fiction and a fictionalized take on a real-world spy
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The writer who found the divine in natureFeature Annie Dillard published her first essay collection at just 28
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A summer in Canada’s ‘cottage country’The Week Recommends Explore ‘sparkling’ lakes and ‘charming’ properties in the Muskoka region
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