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Tom Phillips obituary

Painter, printmaker and collagist known for his extraordinary breadth of involvement in the arts

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Elon Musk might be reading THIS book seen on his bedside table

The richest person in the world, Elon Musk recently shared a picture of his bedside table with the caption, "My bedside table" on the micro-blogging site Twitter. This was followed by another tweet that read, "There is no excuse for my lack of coasters".

The Times of India · Nov 29, 2022

Author Paul G Tremblay subtly shades M Night Shyamalan over new poster for Knock at the Cabin film adaptation

Rupert Grint stars in Shyamalan’s adaptation of Tremblay’s 2018 novel

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Queen 'secretly' fought painful cancer in final year of her life - but Meghan and Harry didn't know

“I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma — bone marrow cancer — which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those ‘mobility issues’"

Irish Mirror · Nov 29, 2022

Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc … every celebrity wants to be a novelist. But can they hack it?

Haven’t found the time to read Osman’s The Bullet That Missed yet, or Dawn O’Porter’s Cat Lady? Relax – we’ve done it for you. And it was a treat!

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Do the write thing: do authors use autopen?

They may have to sign thousands of books individually, but it seems writers wouldn’t dream of using a robot pen

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

An orphan held hostage in the forest and a woman waking up confused in a luxury Mexican retreat are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Commentary: Say no to censorship! Renew civic space

The United States has an alarming problem: civic negligence. The signs of civic decline and decay are all around us – threats of extremist violence, book bans and legislative efforts to restrict honest discussions of history in schools. Renewing schools as civic spaces will require ending punitive testing policies to…

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Italy's Meloni says no desire to drop Saviano lawsuit - paper

(Note language in paragraph 2 that readers may find offensive)

Reuters · Nov 29, 2022

'Honest mum' leaves parents howling after children discover 'family sick bowl' has another use

Some parents were 'beyond disgusted' by the revelation but many said they do the same

Liverpool Echo · Nov 29, 2022