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The Wonderful World that Almost Was by Andrew Durbin review – naked ambition
Andy Warhol sent Paul a Brillo box. Fran Lebowitz called Peter “a genius about sex”. The ending of Susan Sontag’s second novel was inspired by a bunch of Peter’s...
Depression candy and death stares: inside the secret world of the tennis locker room
Back in the locker room after a successful first-round performance at the Australian Open in January, Coco Gauff caught a glimpse of a friendly face across the room. The...
Shaun Murphy hits back after sweary heckle at World Snooker Championship
Shaun Murphy has criticised an audience member who berated one of his shots during the opening session of his first-round match against Fan Zhengyi at the World Snooker Championship...
Robot named Lightning blows past human runners to set half-marathon record in Beijing
Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s record time of 57 minutes, 20 seconds, was obliterated Sunday in...
Fitzpatrick hits ‘out of this world’ shot to defeat Scheffler in RBC Heritage playoff
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick beat the world No 1, Scottie Scheffler, in a playoff to win the RBC Heritage for the second time.Fitzpatrick took a three-shot into the final round...
Don’t knock small talk. It has the power to mend a world ripped apart by rage | Bidisha
Hi there, how’re you? How’s it going? You alright? All good?As any Briton knows, none of these questions is an inquiry into your emotional state, the material conditions of...
Yann Martel: ‘I hate the rich people of this world – of which I’m one, because of Life of Pi’
Your novels Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, and The High Mountains of Portugal all feature animals in starring roles. If you could be any animal, which would it...
England do just enough as Russo seals Women’s World Cup qualifying win over Iceland
Snow-capped mountains provided an idyllic backdrop to a less impressive performance, but England’s 1-0 win over Iceland ensured they maintained a three-point gap over Spain in their bid to...
