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South Korean labour politics inspire a near-flawless film in Possible Love ft.trib.al/Cu6PzFR

Possible Love review — South Korean labour politics inspire a near-flawless film

Lee Chang-dong’s dizzyingly good Netflix film is rooted in class, life and economics

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How Sarah J Maas’s ‘sexy faeries’ helped publishing win over TikTok ft.trib.al/c0YKlrW

How Sarah J Maas’s ‘sexy faeries’ helped publishing win over TikTok

As fans await next week’s release of the new ‘Court of Thorns and Roses’ story, there is no sign that romantasy’s escapism is losing its million-selling magic

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Dickson Mbi’s Tellus reworks a Cameroonian fairytale into a climate change fable ft.trib.al/20BAiVD

Dickson Mbi’s Tellus reworks a Cameroonian fairytale into a climate change fable

This beguiling, code-switching piece at Sadler’s Wells East began life as a bedtime story for the dancemaker’s son

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Hot property: five homes for sale in Boston ft.trib.al/ZQ6HOuB

Hot property: five homes for sale in Boston

From a classic brownstone with roof terrace and wine cellar to a modern industrial with concrete flooring and steel beams

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Objects With Narratives begins a new chapter in Antwerp ft.trib.al/Bn91Skr

Objects With Narratives begins a new chapter in Antwerp

A first look at the design gallery’s grand belle époque space

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Guess these gilet prices and we’ll predict which bank you work at ft.trib.al/9ujKTDd

Guess these gilet prices and we’ll predict which bank you work at

Fully vested

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How architects Michaelis Boyd became masters of disguise ft.trib.al/qipglgG

How architects Michaelis Boyd became masters of disguise

From the worn-edged aesthetic pioneered at Soho House to safari lodges inspired by weaver birds’ nests in Botswana, sustainable designs that ‘disappear into nature’ have become the practice’s calling...

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The peculiar charms of douzhi, Beijing’s fermented bean juice ft.trib.al/7DOXM6m

The peculiar charms of douzhi, Beijing’s fermented bean juice

The Chinese capital’s notorious breakfast dish has long divided opinion. Now it’s attracting a new generation of devotees

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Chocoholics and meat lovers feel brunt of rising UK food prices ft.trib.al/qrUUsRb

Chocoholics and meat lovers feel brunt of rising UK food prices

Poor cocoa harvests and smaller cattle herds push up costs as trade experts call for energy relief for food and drink sector

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Doom Painting — AK Blakemore vividly charts the Peasants’ Revolt ft.trib.al/twdsrbo

Doom Painting — AK Blakemore vividly charts the Peasants’ Revolt

An intense, blow-by-blow reimagining of England’s 14th-century uprising thrills with its rich language and palpably realistic detail

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Ask a Stylist: What are the best alternatives to men’s classic blazers? ft.trib.al/84CNEbv

Ask a Stylist: What are the best alternatives to men’s classic blazers?

Switch gears and step out in style in an overshirt or chore shirt, a jacket with interesting embellishment or a structured jacket in a soft, subtle fabric

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Walter Hood is reshaping the American cityscape ft.trib.al/VN5LKzz

Walter Hood is reshaping the American cityscape

For the Oakland-based landscape designer, public space is political

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May We Feed the King — a feast for the senses in a medieval court ft.trib.al/fFGSdG7

May We Feed the King — a feast for the senses in a medieval court

Rebecca Perry’s Booker-shortlisted novel plays thrillingly with fact and historical fiction in this artful re-creation of the Middle Ages

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Comic duo Ellie & Natasia return for a gleefully daft second series ft.trib.al/uKmusUZ

Comic duo Ellie & Natasia return for a gleefully daft second series — TV review

The pair’s irreverent sketch show is back with top-flight spoofs of the internet content mill

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Ilford Boy — a funny, big-hearted coming-of-age play ft.trib.al/Dm2RJz9

Ilford Boy theatre review — a funny, big-hearted coming-of-age play

A teenage boy and his Essex family are at the heart of Danny Lee Wynter’s new play, debuting at London’s Donmar Warehouse

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Do memorials belong in train stations? ft.trib.al/zx8HNr5

Do memorials belong in train stations?

The meaning of statues like the Kindertransport one risks being lost when the world is rushing past

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The Havana Syndrome — sonic skulduggery in the new cold war ft.trib.al/YQawx4X

The Havana Syndrome — sonic skulduggery in the new cold war

In a compelling study, two CBS journalists bring us closer to understanding who might be responsible for a mystery illness that befell dozens of CIA officers

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The UK's tax system is riddled with loopholes and inconsistencies that leak revenue, hurt economic growth and are simply unjust, says Tim Harford. Why have successive governments been so hesitant to clean it up? Tap here for his column: ft.trib.al/SLXYxl5
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Why the ‘Blue Shop’ frame store is a Florentine treasure ft.trib.al/IOoqTIZ

Why the ‘Blue Shop’ frame store is a Florentine treasure

Inside Giovanni Baccani, a 150-year-old family-run atelier

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Helsinki’s chief design officer on the best of her city ft.trib.al/RmD43Q3

Helsinki’s chief design officer on the best of her city

Where to read, sauna and play in the Finnish capital

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