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Top 5 books if you're into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen
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Top 5 books if you're into Gothic tales, chosen by Lauren Owen

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
Mexican border
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Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick
Crimes of the future
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Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick

Top 5 books about Greek mythology, chosen by Jennifer Saint
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Top 5 books about Greek mythology, chosen by Jennifer Saint

Sir Ken Robinson gave us a masterclass in how to live
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Sir Ken Robinson gave us a masterclass in how to live

Striking photos taken by homeless photographers offer a rarely-seen view of London
MyLondon homelessness calendar
Homelessness

Striking photos taken by homeless photographers offer a rarely-seen view of London

Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams
Space
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Top 5 sci-fi romances, chosen by Omara Williams

Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time
Cosey Fanni Tutti performs in Berlin
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Re-Sisters by Cosey Fanni Tutti review: The women undermined and ostracised in their time

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird
Film

Michael Flatley on writing, directing and starring in his spy thriller Blackbird

Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales
Ramen bowl
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Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony: A fairly mixed bag of strange and grotesque tales

The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people
Janelle Monae
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The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe: A clarion call for disenfranchised people

Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill
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Top 5 books about wizards and witchcraft, chosen by Malcolm Gaskill

Chad Orzel: What happened to history's missing 10 days?
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Chad Orzel: What happened to history's missing 10 days?

Book reviews: The Second Cut and The Anomaly
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Book reviews: The Second Cut and The Anomaly

Top 5 books on Scotland's witches and myths, chosen by Helen Fields
Witches and spell book
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books on Scotland's witches and myths, chosen by Helen Fields

Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely
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Lessons by Ian McEwan review: Few can turn a phrase so exquisitely

Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city
Berlin cityscape
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Sojourn by Amit Chaudhuri review: Brief encounters with the eclectic life of a city

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases
Naked hitchhikers in Nude Tuesday
Film

EIFF highlights: From naked New Zealanders to Korean car chases

The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby
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The Visitors by Jessi Jezewska Stevens review: The apocalypse is coming for us all, baby

Top 5 books about bands of boys, chosen by Jason Roche
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books about bands of boys, chosen by Jason Roche