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Maximum protein, minimal carbs: why gym bros are flocking to Australia’s charcoal chicken shops

From El Jannah’s webpage dedicated to ‘health-conscious individuals’ to Habibi Chicken’s ‘Gym Bro’ pack, businesses are catering to the post-leg day crowd

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2025

Summer sizzlers: six must-read books by Black authors

From the mysterious ‘return’ of a vanished mother to a London love affair gone awry, check out our guide to the freshest fiction to read by the pool

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025

Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin review – privilege and race intersect in a fine debut

A young gay Black man escapes from grief into the hedonism of upper-echelon New York, in a lyrical tale of redemption

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025