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Philippa Perry: Feeling guilty about going on holiday? Of course. But you should go anyway

Philippa Perry: Feeling guilty about going on holiday? Of course. But you should go anyway

There is more suffering and crisis on a burning planet than is possible for one person to process. It’s better for you, and everyone who needs you, to take a break sometimes, writes our cultural agony aunt

Environment

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Ellen E Jones: AI can already create films. What it can’t create is art

Ellen E Jones: AI can already create films. What it can’t create is art

A machine-made movie has premiered at Tribeca and virtual actor Tilly Norwood is about to star in a feature. But if there’s no soul, no emotion, or no attempt at human connection ... who cares? By Ellen E Jones

Culture

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The Recommender: Bryony Kimmings

The Recommender: Bryony Kimmings

The performance artist and screenwriter shares her latest cultural discoveries

Culture

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Review of the Week: Richard Dadd - Beyond Bedlam at the RA

Review of the Week: Richard Dadd - Beyond Bedlam at the RA

This reappraisal of the Victorian fantasy painter, who spent decades in institutions after killing his father, reveals both his extraordinary technical prowess and his limitations as an artist, writes Ben Luke

Reviews

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Ed Smith’s roast Thai-ish chicken thighs with hot and sour salad

Ed Smith’s roast Thai-ish chicken thighs with hot and sour salad

The food blogger and author behind Rocket & Squash shares a fresh, gai-yang-inspired meal from his new book

Weekend Dish

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our tech columnist

Tech

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

This week's don't-miss cultural picks – from a moving coming of age story set in Luton to Nick Hakim’s ghostly new album – as enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

Culture

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Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich

Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich

Source reveals convicted money launderer and Reform leader’s close ally worked as a young man for the now-sanctioned oligarch after becoming friends with his son. Report by Carole Cadwalladr

Reform UK

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Stewart Lee: Zack, put your phone down – now Nigel’s making plans to get off the hook

Stewart Lee: Zack, put your phone down – now Nigel’s making plans to get off the hook

‘Jokes’ like the one the Greens’ leader shared on social media only help the beleaguered Reform leader deflect scrutiny

Stewart Lee

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