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I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope
Incels

I went looking for incels – among all the hate and bile, I found some signs of hope

Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess
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Top 5 works of satire, chosen by writer and cultural mischief maker Jackie Ess

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
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Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
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My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
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Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror
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We Do Not Part by Han Kang review – scarred with South Korea’s trauma and terror

The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia
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The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the perils of making music in Stalin’s Russia

Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen
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Top 5 Cold War novels, chosen by historian and author Oskar Jensen

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life
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Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico review – anatomy of a fake online life

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives
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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – a darkly humorous examination of online lives

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy
Metal

Why the story of metal is worthy of a Greek tragedy

Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
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Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster

Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth
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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami review – light among the poignancy and depth

The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story
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The Ancients by John Larison review – a powerful dystopian survival story

Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children’s novelist PM Perry
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Top 5 YA fantasy adventure books, chosen by children’s novelist PM Perry

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Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
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Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
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Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
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Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars
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We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars