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  • A history of women's desire

    From medieval times to our own, women have always defied the rules of sex and relationships

  • Book review: Surrender by Bono

    The wonderful anecdotes of U2 frontman Bono's book, "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story"

  • Book review: Victory City by Salman Rushdie

    Salman Rushdie's new novel is an epic tale with a feminist slant that speaks to his belief in the power of the written word

  • Robotic poetry

    New AI tools are panicking the creative industries, but artists and poets have played with lifting and remixing for decades

  • Laughing at old ladies

    With the "Ugly Duchess" at its heart, a new exhibition makes us consider the cruelty of satire

  • Travelling back in time with the Beatles

    A recently-discovered recording of the Beatles performing at Stowe school in 1963 offers a new religious relic for their fans

  • See you in Hell

    Marie Le Conte on the weird joys of 'Roguelike' video games, such as Hades, Dead Cells, and Slay The Spire

  • Book review: Paris in Turmoil

    In "Paris in Turmoil: A City Between Past and Future", Eric Hazan explores the life of Parisians past and present

  • In a word: Memoir

    Michael Rosen explores the origins and evolution of the word "memoir"

  • A festival of big ideas

    The biggest philosophy and music festival in the world has "Error and Renaissance" as its theme this year.