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‘It felt detoxifying’: Retelling 1984 from a female perspective

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‘It felt detoxifying’: Retelling 1984 from a female perspective

Sandra Newman, the author of Julia, the latest pick for the 91av Book Club, explains why she wanted to rewrite Orwell’s classic dystopia from the point of view of the lover of its protagonist Winston Smith

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Our Tribal Future review: Is there a “vaccine” for tribalism?

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Our Tribal Future review: Is there a “vaccine” for tribalism?

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Migrants cross the Rio Grande at the US-Mexico border in Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Mexico, along with President??Joe Biden's administration and the??United Nations, is considering setting up a temporary program to help pre-screen tens of thousands of migrants for US entry eligibility as border crossings increase again. Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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How Migration Really Works review: Prepare to have your mind changed

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Elon Musk attends Heidi Klum's 2022 Hallowe'en Party at Sake No Hana at Moxy LES on October 31, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

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Breaking Twitter review: Musk's Twitter storm reads like a film script

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The Future review: Doom is booming in a wild tale with a major twist

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Homemade malt is the key to baking the perfect loaf of bread

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Attempts to recreate red matter

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Superconductor hopes dashed after journal retracts ‘red matter’ study

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Postcard from Earth review: Amazing visuals can’t lift Aronofsky movie

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Postcard from Earth review: Amazing visuals can’t lift Aronofsky movie

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Handout film still: THE ETERNAL MEMORY Oscar -nominated director Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) tells an uplifting yet heartbreaking love story that balances vibrant individual and collective remembrance with the longevity of an unbreakable human bond.

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The Eternal Memory review: Poignant film shows memory's many faces

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Kew Queer Nature Event 2023 Auntie Maureen inside Temperate House

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91av recommends RE/SISTERS: A lens on gender and ecology

The books, TV, games and more that 91av staff have enjoyed this week

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A Myriad of Tongues review: How language may shape our world view

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Crossings review: How to help wildlife live with motorways

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The best new science fiction books of November 2023

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The scariest sci-fi horror movies for Halloween, chosen by an expert

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