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Book reviews: ‘The Life of M’ and ‘Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature’Feature An experimental book on fame and a fascinating take on ancient literature
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Film reviews: ‘Onslaught’ and ‘The Dog Stars’Feature An ex-Army sniper fights off a trio of super soldiers and a widower resists despair in a desolate future
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Spotting Bhutan’s birds of heavenThe Week Recommends Plus hiking in the mountains of Bavaria and a coastal walk in northern Cumbria
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The timeless beauty of the Charente islandsThe Week Recommends Full of ‘preposterously pretty’ towns, these islands are ideal for holidaymakers
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Jaguar Land Rover: a threatened speciesTalking Point Though it is not the industry titan it once was, the company’s fall could ‘cause a whole ecosystem to collapse’
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The fall of Imran KhanThe Explainer How did Pakistan’s cricketing-great-turned-politician end up behind bars?
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Beetroot dip (mutabbal shamandar) recipeThe Week Recommends Bright and bold in colour and flavour, this dip is a must-have
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‘To the victor the spoils’: Trump’s Venezuelan oil grabIn the Spotlight The president has claimed the deal is the biggest in history, but Venezuelans fear the country is becoming ‘51st state in all but name’
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Trump’s deportation drive: a victim of its own success?Talking Point There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump’s second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth
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The boat protests: unprecedented but unsurprisingIn the Spotlight Patriot Platform protests disrupted the UK’s biggest ferry port for hours, and tried to prevent lifeboats from rescuing asylum seekers
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The Great Dictator: ‘drily hilarious’ biography of Barbara CartlandThe Week Recommends Matthew Sweet’s carefully researched book is ‘fantastically enjoyable’
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Present Laughter: an ‘expertly constructed’ Noël Coward rebootThe Week Recommends Tracy-Ann Oberman is ‘tremendous’, switching effortlessly between diva-ish theatricality and genuine loneliness
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Late Fame: an ‘elegant tale of autumnal regret’The Week Recommends Willem Dafoe plays a poet rediscovered late in life
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The Gentlemen series two: Guy Ritchie’s ludicrous gangster rompTalking Point New season is fun, but lacks the energy that fizzed through the director’s early work
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