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Fame, lust and drugs: Dorian Gray staged as a genderfluid rock musical

Alfie Friedman delves into the dark side to star in Linnie Reedman and Joe Evans’ Southwark Playhouse production

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Against all odds, it seems we hate to see bookmakers losing

Bookies are the victims of the parliamentary betting scandal, but do they deserve our sympathy?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

In brief: Storm Pegs; Beautiful Days; A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages – review

An engrossing memoir of life on Shetland; a varied set of short stories about all-American antiheroes; and how medieval tourists got their kicks

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Following in the footsteps of David Nicholls’ characters turned out to be good for our soles

A trip to a local, well-known outdoors outlet proved that the spirit of Michael and Marnie is alive and well in Penrith

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024

A San Francisco store is shipping LGBTQ+ books to states where they are banned

A bookstore in San Francisco is sending boxes of LGBTQ+ books to parts of the country where they are banned

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2024

45 Years Ago, Star Wars Ruined a Great James Bond Story

In trying to cash in on the success of Star Wars, Roger Moore's most infamous Bond outing lost track of what made Ian Fleming's novel work.

Inverse · Jun 29, 2024

Anita Desai: ‘After I left India, I had to train myself to express my opinions’

At 87, the Indian author has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times, and has written her first novel in a decade. She talks about leaving India to teach and write around the world – and feeling like a stranger everywhere

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024

Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé review – a historic hero

The Nigerian writer and film-maker’s last work explores the life story of the enslaved Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, in a novel of triumph over adversity

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024

‘Guess what? Mummy is a sex worker’: the sexologist who wants to build a ‘slutopia’ for women

Dr Hilary Caldwell’s new book Slutdom looks at how women navigate sex and shame, and at all ages. She shares what she’s learned as both a sex worker and as an academic

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2024

France's tense political climate mirrors Israel's, says scholar Ilan Pappé

Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has seen his book The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine reissued in France after a French publisher pulled it from shelves. He tells RFI that it fits with a broader political climate that limits freedom of expression, both across Europe and in Israel.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 28, 2024