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Philippa Perry: Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional – now they’re a public audit of devotion

Philippa Perry: Valentine's cards used to be anonymous and optional – now they’re a public audit of devotion

This so-called day of celebration of romance needs shrinking back to what it once was – or be ignored. Love will continue perfectly well without it

Philippa Perry

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Trump promised an invasion. That’s all many Iranians have left to hope for

Trump promised an invasion. That’s all many Iranians have left to hope for

The US president told us help was on the way, and many Iranians believed him. Even now, with ‘talks’ under way, they look to the sky in hope, writes UK-based Iranian film-maker Elahe Esmaili

Politics

Stewart Lee: Neil Young is right – let’s keep on rockin’ while it’s still a free world

Stewart Lee: Neil Young is right – let’s keep on rockin’ while it’s still a free world

The great musician has donated his entire back catalogue to Greenland in an act of solidarity – though there may not be many takers for the 80s rockabilly album

Stewart Lee

The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: ‘We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’

The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: ‘We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’

The exiled author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism, returns with a new book exploring how dissidents can find new communities. She talks about resilience, the comfort of trees and why the future is female. Interview by Hephzibah Anderson

Culture

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The Recommender: Eliza Clark

The Recommender: Eliza Clark

The British novelist, author of the acclaimed Boy Parts, shares her favourite recent cultural discoveries

Books

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Review of the Week: My Father’s Shadow

Review of the Week: My Father’s Shadow

British-Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr's acclaimed debut about an estranged father spending a busy day in Lagos with his sons, is a radiant and moving film about parents and children everywhere, writes Ellen E Jones

Reviews

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Jeffrey Boadi's Ghanaian red red stew

Jeffrey Boadi's Ghanaian red red stew

The wellness writer and fitness enthusiast shares a delicious vegan dish that always reminds him of his childhood

Food

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week – from TV's new Welsh coast noir to a profound book about how we eat - as seen, enjoyed and recommended by our team of editors and writers

Culture

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I confronted a tech boss about my sister’s suicide. I don’t know why I bothered

I confronted a tech boss about my sister’s suicide. I don’t know why I bothered

Aimee died at 21 after going on a notorious self-harm forum. But when I approached a tech CEO to talk about online safety at a Davos debate, I was threatened with removal, writes Adele Walton

Tech

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