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How do you grieve for a child who barely lived? A new book has some profound answers

Tamarin Norwood’s son, Gabriel, lived for 72 minutes. Now she has written a memoir of her pregnancy and his death, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

Ours by Phillip B Williams review – a fragile utopia for those escaping slavery

Hidden and enchanted, the town of Ours – founded by a woman called Saint – reflects wider truths about US black history

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

Woman is In Disbelief After Sister Asks Her To Chip In For The Cake That Her Daughter Ate 2 Pieces Of

She offered to babysit for a family member, ate 2 slices of leftover cake and was asked to pay for it The post Woman is In Disbelief After Sister Asks Her To Chip In For The Cake That Her Daughter Ate 2 Pieces Of first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Feb 28, 2024

Rare copy of Mao’s Little Red Book expected to fetch more than £30,000

Early editions of the book of quotations will be sold at an auction of Cultural Revolution artefacts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

OPINION - Prince Harry could return to the UK if Donald Trump wins? And they said there were no upsides

So many things spring to mind at the news that Donald Trump, if elected, may rescind Prince Harry’s US visa because “he betrayed the Queen”. The first, admittedly unworthy, thought is the vision of his brother’s face at the prospect of the prodigal’s return home.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2024

Caliban Shrieks by Jack Hilton review – lost voice of the north

This rediscovered mix of autobiography and ‘artful rant’ – about working-class conditions in the 1930s – is full of energy and comedy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Why American Fiction should win the best picture Oscar

Jeffrey Wright is in a role of a lifetime as a frustrated Black professor driven to write a cliche-riddled crime saga – and makes universal his struggle to be seen and heard

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024

Shogun star: "We need that kind of hero"

The veteran actor on his history of playing samurai and retelling "Shogun" with an authentic Japanese perspective

Salon · Feb 26, 2024

Alan Brownjohn obituary

Prolific poet, novelist and critic who was an astute and sometimes satirical observer of life in modern Britain

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Dune 2 gets high praise from the author’s son: "It’s gratifying to see my father's story told with such great care"

The sequel has received high praise

Total Film · Feb 26, 2024