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Madonna's racy nude photos from controversial Sex book to go up for auction for £240,000

A selection of 'titillating' naked photographs from Madonna's Sex book, taken by renowned photographer Steve Meisel, will be sold for as much as £240,000 at auction

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023

'I spent £300 on a baby shower gift for a friend who had a miscarriage - I want it back'

Parents urged the woman to reconsider her stance after she explained why she hoped her husband's friend would return a present they gifted her before she had a miscarriage

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023

Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy review – immersive dive into the baby years

The chaos and horrors of early motherhood are vividly, remorselessly evoked in a woman’s monologue to her son

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

Suspect who attacked congressman’s staffers with baseball bat filed bizarre lawsuit agains CIA

Xuan Kha Tran Pham, 49, was arrested after entering the district office of Rep Gerry Connolly

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Vice-President of Writers' Organization (PEN) Resigns Because of Panel's Excluding Russian Writers

UPDATE: Added response from PEN.

Reason · May 16, 2023

Saddleback Church appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptists on issue of women pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention says that Saddleback Church is appealing its ouster from the denomination for having women pastors on staff

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

It's no coincidence Harry and Meghan are popular in America, author claims

They're a modern couple

Marie Claire · May 16, 2023

Salman Rushdie warns of threat to freedom of expression in West

Novelist Salman Rushdie has warned that countries in the West face the most severe threats to freedom of expression and freedom to publish in his lifetime, speaking nine months after a man repeatedly stabbed him onstage in New York.

Reuters · May 16, 2023

Edinburgh's Ian Rankin teases new Rebus TV show as film crew spotted in city

The best-selling crime author posted a picture on his Twitter account of the film crew preparing to roll cameras on George Street in the heart of the city's New Town.

Edinburgh Live · May 16, 2023

The Guest by Emma Cline: one of the hottest books of the summer

In her first novel since The Girls, Emma Cline applies her literary gifts to the story of a young escort hustling at hotels — and being exploited herself

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023