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Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo,
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Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
Sea Change by Gina Chung
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Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit

Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy
The stars of Joy Ride - Stephanie Hsu as Kat, Sabrina Wu as Deadeye, Ashley Park as Audrey, and Sherry Cola as Lolo
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Joy Ride: A modern kind of gross-out comedy

Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism
The cover of Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter features an image of a halved pomegranate
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Ripe review: A dread-filled indictment of capitalism

Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink
The cover of Little Rabbit by Alyssa Songsiridej
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Little Rabbit review: The politics of kink

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable
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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia review: Menacing and magical happenings made believable

Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror
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Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott review: A slow-burning thriller that explodes into horror

Blur live at the BBC's Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past
Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur - on stage at the BBC's Radio Theatre for Blur: Radio 2 In Concert
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Blur live at the BBC's Radio Theatre: An up-close communion with a shared past

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war
The Bookbinder of Jericho cover
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The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams review: Women in the shadow of war

The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland's black gold rush
The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly book cover
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The Black Eden by Richard T Kelly review: A story of Scotland's black gold rush

Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent
Pulp at TRNSMT
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Pulp at TRNSMT, Glasgow: Class anger made transcendent

Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen
Okay days book cover
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Okay Days by Jenny Mustard review: Romance as though Sally Rooney didn't happen

Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance
Bellies book cover
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Bellies by Nicola Dinan review: Compelling and compassionate trans romance

Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky
jazz is dead: drummer Tony Allen
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Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?
Hayley-Atwell and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
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Is Mission: Impossible on Cruise control?

Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life
Lakiriboto cover
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Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life

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A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark
A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro book cover
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A Little Luck by Claudia Piñeiro review: Moments of hope in the dark

Punch a Nazi: The morally certain joy of Indiana Jones, from Raiders to the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) getting ready to whoop those Nazis in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Punch a Nazi: The morally certain joy of Indiana Jones, from Raiders to the Dial of Destiny

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days
Music summer songs
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Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world
Chrysalis book cover
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Chrysalis review: A fascinating look at narcissism in the modern world

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