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The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – learning from our pets
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
The Bridge Between Worlds by Gavin Francis review – the importance of connection
Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them
Weather forecasts are more important than ever. Here's the science behind them
Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Mo Gilligan on the motivational effect of Nike Air Max trainers
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children's author Swapna Haddow
Top 5 spooky books for Halloween, chosen by children's author Swapna Haddow
Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents' mortgage with Gillette song money
Tom Grennan on faith, helping people and paying his parents' mortgage with Gillette song money
The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'
The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'
How David Bowie's time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
How David Bowie's time spent in Berlin became the stuff of myth and legend
'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Street-Level Superstar by Will Hodgkinson review – a touching monument to a cult pop enigma
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain by William and Jim Reid review – brotherly love
In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers
Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers
Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a 'bad place': 'I was doing all sorts of s**t'
Tom Grennan on wake-up call after finding himself in a 'bad place': 'I was doing all sorts of s**t'
Celebrity Race Across the World's Kola Bokinni on life-changing importance of good social housing
Celebrity Race Across the World's Kola Bokinni on life-changing importance of good social housing
Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
Alexandra Roach on gripping new thriller Nightsleeper and why we need Welsh accents on TV
Jared Harris: 'I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor'
Jared Harris: 'I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor'
Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
Top 5 philosophical books, chosen by novelist Diana Janney
Is a genuinely uranium-powered future feasible? What unpicking the atomic mindset can do for us
