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Introducing Saturday, the new magazine from the @Guardian. Find the best culture, books, lifestyle and travel writing all in one beautiful package.

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Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – a cut above theguardian.com/books/2024/n…

Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – a cut above

From afternoon sherry to sex with the handyman in the lawnmower shed, Alan Bennett takes a wry look at lockdown life in a care home

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V13 by Emmanuel Carrère review – gripping chronicle of the 2015 Paris attacks trial theguardian.com/books/2024/n…

V13 by Emmanuel Carrère review – gripping chronicle of the 2015 Paris attacks trial

A chronicle of the largest criminal case in French history from a master of the genre

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‘No Americans putting on bad Belfast accents!’: how Disney drama Say Nothing brings the Troubles to life theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

‘No Americans putting on bad Belfast accents!’ How Disney drama Say Nothing brings the Troubles to...

A new series is stepping into the fraught territory of Northern Ireland in the 70s by telling the real-life story of a woman abducted by the IRA. Its creators talk about truth, reconciliation and...

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Alternative comedian Joe Kent-Walters: ‘I used to do a strip tease with carrier bags’ theguardian.com/culture/2024…

Alternative comedian Joe Kent-Walters: ‘I used to do a strip tease with carrier bags’

The Yorkshire-born standups’s surreal take on a working men’s club has bagged him comedy awards and a BBC radio pilot. But even as he dreams of a Mrs Merton-style talkshow, he’s still insistent on...

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Is it true that … starting Botox in your 20s will stop you getting wrinkles? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Is it true that … starting Botox in your 20s will stop you getting wrinkles?

A professor in plastic surgery cuts to the truth about one of the world’s most popular anti-ageing treatments

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The Basque Country nature reserve at risk from Guggenheim expansion plans theguardian.com/travel/2024/…

The Basque Country nature reserve at risk from Guggenheim expansion plans

The Urdaibai Bird Center, near Bilbao, is a haven for migrating ospreys and herons, but the city’s famous museum is ruffling its feathers

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From winter to watching sex scenes with your parents: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

From winter to watching sex scenes with your parents: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams –...

When will it end …

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This is how we do it: ‘We’ve done everything else, but haven’t had penetrative sex, because he’s very religious’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

This is how we do it: ‘We’ve done everything else, but haven’t had penetrative sex, because he’s...

Ezra’s no-sex-before-marriage policy creates challenges, particularly for Priya – but Ezra believes it will bring them closer in the long run

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Phil Wang looks back: ‘Being the only East Asian person on the bill, there was a real thrill in defying people’s expectations’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Phil Wang looks back: ‘Being the only East Asian person on the bill, there was a real thrill in...

The standup comedian on growing up in Borneo and Bath, living like Batman at Cambridge, and his lifelong fascination with wrestling

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Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo: who is the greatest of the Renaissance masters? theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo: who is the greatest of the Renaissance masters?

Ahead of a new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, writers make a case for each of Renaissance art’s big three, from the secretive genius of Leonardo to Raphael’s beguiling brilliance and...

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Second to none: why Porto is my number one for a city break in Portugal theguardian.com/travel/2024/…

Second to none: why Porto is my number one for a city break in Portugal

Second cities can be more welcoming and fun than capitals, perhaps nowhere more so than Porto, with its less manicured charm

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‘It will renew your faith in humanity’: books to bring comfort in dark times theguardian.com/books/2024/n…

‘It will renew your faith in humanity’: books to bring comfort in dark times

The best literary comfort reads rebuild our strength so we can face reality, argues novelist Francesca Segal. She picks her ultimate reading list – with help from Nick Hornby, Sathnam Sanghera and...

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My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive?

When we met, Arlo was a charming and adventurous photographer. Then the pandemic hit and he fell for fake news, financial scams and flat-Earthers

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Striped shirts are back – but this time without the 80s City boy vibe | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion theguardian.com/fashion/2024…

Striped shirts are back – but this time without the 80s City boy vibe | Jess Cartner-Morley on...

A bold striped shirt does the job a Breton top did a few years ago. It’s easy, no drama and makes you feel comfortable but confident

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‘There’s beauty in contrast’: Tom Baker’s best phone picture theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

‘There’s beauty in contrast’: Tom Baker’s best phone picture

The photography student on embracing monochrome and capturing the unexpected

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Jack Dee: ‘After the third time someone’s late, we can’t be friends any more’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Jack Dee: ‘After the third time someone’s late, we can’t be friends any more’

The comedian on not opening his mail, clipping his toenails in the bath, and why lying is funny

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‘Why do I have an interest in such horrible things?’: Emmanuel Carrère on the Paris terror attacks trial theguardian.com/books/2024/n…

‘Why do I have an interest in such horrible things?’: Emmanuel Carrère on the Paris terror attacks...

The acclaimed French author attended the trial - the longest in French legal history – every day. As his gripping courtroom chronicle is published, he talks about trauma, justice – and being drawn to...

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Not all celebrity beauty brands are cynical cash grabs. Some have real star quality | Sali Hughes on beauty theguardian.com/fashion/2024…

Not all celebrity beauty brands are cynical cash grabs. Some have real star quality | Sali Hughes...

Many brands with famous names attached are a bust. But these are the ones that offer genuinely excellent products

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Tom Gauld on the great robbery – cartoon theguardian.com/books/pictur…

Tom Gauld on the great robbery – cartoon

Got it all covered …

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‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children decide to go ‘no contact’ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

‘I never want you around your grandchild’: the families torn apart when adult children decide to go...

Some cases of estrangement stem from a traumatic childhood. But in others it can come as a shock to parents who believe they did their best. People on both sides of family rifts share their stories

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