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Professional humiliations
Plus, conversations on mortality, and the world's second best bar
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When the fan becomes the celebrity
From theatre and cinema to music, spectators are channeling a 'main character energy' that is threatening the status quo
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Downtime #5
The magic of fine dining on screen, Caitlin Moran's inglorious week
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Writers are scared. How could they not be?
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How to craft the perfect pitch
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When the fan becomes the celebrity
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The strange life of a celebrity bodyguard
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What does an artist 'owe' their fans?
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So how bad is The Idol, really?
Plus: Black Mirror, a heartbreaking freediving documentary, and the album of the summer
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The pain and the glory of the one-star review
Plus: the curse of being funny on Twitter, and the best thread of the year
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Duped by AI journalism
Plus: virtual girlfriends, Darth Greg, a strange apparition
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A squall for attention
Various thoughts on writing
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Downtime #3
Digital spring-cleaning, the book of the summer, a trip to Lisbon
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Fiction's gender divide
Plus: the comedy that gets women right, and Gen Z's ingenious party trick
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What does an artist 'owe' their fans?
From Lauryn Hill to Frank Ocean
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