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Cloudland Revisited by SJ Perelman review – the humorist who broke the mould

The Marx Brothers collaborator and New Yorker writer returns to the dime store novels and schlocky movies of his teens – and nails American culture

The Guardian - UK

Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers review – the myriad faces of a musical maverick

The critic leaves no thought unturned in a personal, interrogative exploration of the life and work of a much-mythologised musician

The Guardian - UK

Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England: Staffordshire review – the final word on the nation’s finest buildings

Nearly 80 years after it was conceived, an update to a peerless series of guides to the country’s architecture concludes with a detailed Staffordshire handbook that, typically, isn’t just an exercise in nostalgia

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I never realised how much freedom and comfort softness could bring

It’s easy enough to get lured into adopting a brittle persona, but there are other ways to live your life

The Guardian - UK

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi review – fast and filthy in New Lagos

Existential literary fiction meets underworld caper in this unflinching tale of two recently parted lovers licking their wounds on a wild weekend in a corrupt city

The Guardian - UK

The week America was at its worst

And it all started with Donald Trump's Miracle of Butler

Salon

Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise by Lin Yi-Han review – Taiwan’s #MeToo movement

This finely written, semi-autobiographical tale of a 13-year-old girl’s grooming by her tutor is given tragic depth by the author taking her own life after publication

The Guardian - UK

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A Netflix film, statue and a newly discovered first edition: joy at celebrations of Aphra Behn

As the career of the pioneering writer is remembered, an 1688 copy of her novel Oroonoko is the cherry on the cake

The Guardian - UK

In brief: A Ride Across America; This Motherless Land; Be Mine – reviews

A bicycle-led musing on the state of the US; a page-turning, Nigerian-inflected reworking of Mansfield Park; and a wistful final chapter for Richard Ford’s sportswriter Frank Bascombe

The Guardian - UK

Vatican's Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal

The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII are providing details about the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ

The Independent UK

Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author's 125th birthday in his beloved Key West

Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life

The Independent UK

Orlaine McDonald: ‘As a writer it’s important that I don’t look away’

The debut novelist on her haunting tale of mothers and daughters, the importance of putting black women on the page and the art form that makes her feel most alive

The Guardian - UK

This is how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years

As the world has vastly changed, so has protection for presidents since the days when the public could come to the White House to meet Abraham Lincoln

The Independent UK

Banal Nightmare by Halle Butler review – witty millennial angst

A young woman returns to the university town where she grew up in this biting satire of precarity and privilege

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Emma Watson ‘stalker’ arrested in Oxford after demanding to see Harry Potter star

Chad Michael Busto turned up at Oxford University where the actor is studying for a masters degree

Marie Claire

Princess Diana Agreed to a Meeting with John F. Kennedy Jr. Because Sister-in-Law Sarah Ferguson “Had the Hots for Him” and Diana Wanted To “Do One Up on Her”

For their 1995 meetup at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, “Diana wanted it to be discreet because it had all the makings of a great gossip story.”

The Independent UK

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s biographer Omid Scobie unveils new show with royal spin

The will explore the press room at Buckingham Palace.

The Conversation

Why Taylor Swift’s gothic work is as important as the novels of Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker

Taylor Swift has cultivated a global brand that might seem incompatible with the darkness, abjection and monstrosity of gothic fiction. But, beneath the friendship bracelets and sequins, her global Eras Tour makes extensive use of gothic elements to engage her audience and articulate her feminist politics.

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Track Record by George the Poet audiobook review – a heartfelt blend of the personal and political

The British-Ugandan writer looks back at his creative journey into a social landscape still defined by colonialism and inequality

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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker; The God of the Woods by Liz Moore; Imposter Syndrome by Joseph Knox; How Can I Help You by Laura Sims; The Exile by Patrick Worrall

The Independent UK

The Best New Betting Sites August 2025

We rate and recommend the best new betting sites challenging the existing big names in sports betting

Tom’s Guide

'Dune: Prophecy' new teaser trailer drops alongside a confirmed release date

Another trailer for "Dune: Prophecy" has been released — and we have a confirmed release date on Max.

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Netizens Horrified By Pregnant Woman’s Baby Name Ideas For Twins, Say She Needs To Be Stopped

Woman goes too far when deciding upon unique names for her twins, doesn’t realize the type of issues it may cause for her future kids. The post Netizens Horrified By Pregnant Woman’s Baby Name Ideas For Twins, Say She Needs To Be Stopped first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’: 15 of the most iconic book covers

From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, Finn Cliff Hodges looks at the best covers out there

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie's alleged assailant won't see author's private notes before trial

A New York judge has ruled that author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to the man charged with attacking him

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