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The quest to defy ageing
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Remaking the military: the war on diversity and ‘fat generals’
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The delightful, smutty world of Jilly Cooper
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Ben Elton picks his favourite books
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Lee Miller at the Tate: a ‘sexy yet devastating’ show
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Best new movies out in 2025
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A House of Dynamite: a ‘nail-biting’ nuclear-strike thriller
The Week Recommends ‘Virtuoso talent’ Kathryn Bigelow directs a ‘fast-paced’ and ‘tense’ ‘symphony of dread’
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul: a ‘haunting’ history of modern Afghanistan
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The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson is ‘magnetic’ in gritty biopic
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Shadow Ticket: Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in over a decade
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The best true crime podcasts to binge now
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Jaguar Land Rover’s cyber bailout
Talking Point Should the government do more to protect business from the ‘cyber shockwave’?
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