Relight the fire: how to fall back in love with your partner
Posted on May 29, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
RelationshipsWhat happens if you love your other half, but are no longer ‘in love’? Here are eight ways to put the spark backIt is not uncommon, says Ammanda Major, head of clinical practice at Relate, for couples who come to therapy to say they love each other but that they’re not “in love” with each other. “Often in a longer-term relationship, the humdrumness of life has taken over their relationship,” she says.
[Read More]Top 10 books about twins
Posted on May 29, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
Top 10sFictionWriters from William Shakespeare to Angela Carter and George RR Martin have been been inspired by the doubled lives of these familial pairs
I am not a twin, but as a child I had an imaginary twin sister who would accompany me everywhere and agree with everything I said. Of course, I can see my naivety now: I had conflated “twin” with “ideal friend”, another version of yourself who is perfectly in harmony with you.
[Read More]What TV series should you watch next? Take our quiz to find out | AMC+: Only the good stuff
Posted on May 29, 2024
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| Delta Gatti
Not sure about which TV series to watch next? We’ve got you covered.A treasure trove of new drama, thriller and crime shows is streaming on AMC+. Here’s how to find the perfect series for you.
There’s nothing better than settling in with an excellent new TV series – especially as the weather cools and a night on the couch becomes all the more appealing. But how do you find a show worth devoting your time to?
[Read More]Woman joins art thief son in dock | World news
Posted on May 29, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
World newsWoman joins art thief son in dockThe mother of Europe's most prolific art thief was in court in France yesterday, charged with throwing many of the invaluable paintings her son had stolen into the local canal.
When Mireille Breitwieser, a former nurse, found out that her son Stephane, 33, had been arrested on suspicion of stealing paintings worth tens of millions of pounds from museums across Europe, she rushed into his bedroom and started chopping up all the canvases she found there, prosecutors said yesterday.
[Read More]Bikinis and balaclavas: Northern Ireland spa resort apologises over depraved ad | Northe
Posted on May 28, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
Northern Ireland This article is more than 1 year old‘Bikinis and balaclavas’: Northern Ireland spa resort apologises over ‘depraved’ adThis article is more than 1 year oldPromotion for County Antrim hot tub, massage and shooting offer described as ‘truly appalling’
A Northern Ireland resort has apologised for causing offence by advertising a “bikinis and balaclavas” spa package, but said it would continue offering the service.
Rosnashane House in Ballymoney, County Antrim, drew criticism over the weekend for using the image of a woman in a black bikini and balaclava to market a spa treatment with gun range shooting.
[Read More]Chris Packham: like Owen Paterson, I had pet badgers. But their real place was in the wild
Posted on May 28, 2024
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| Merlyn Hunt
ShortcutsBadgersThe environment minister tries to defend his badger cull, but we both know from experience that these animals have an important role to play in Britain's countrysideSo Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, has defended his position on the badger cull by telling Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm probably the only person listening to this programme to have pet badgers as a child."
Badgers do not make good pets. Like Paterson, I had some orphaned badgers as a child and I remember their brief company with fondness.
[Read More]Horrified: Devon village in shock at felling of 100 ancient beech trees | Trees and forests
Posted on May 28, 2024
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| Christie Applegate
Trees and forests This article is more than 1 month old‘Horrified’: Devon village in shock at felling of 100 ancient beech treesThis article is more than 1 month oldOutrage in Colaton Raleigh after government agency issued licence for the trees to be felled
Not much happens in the sleepy village of Colaton Raleigh, where almost half of the residents are retired. So local walkers were horrified when they woke up one morning to an act of “environmental vandalism” that left behind the maimed stumps of 100 ancient beech trees.
[Read More]Return of the king: Elvis hologram show to premiere in London | Elvis Presley
Posted on May 28, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
Elvis PresleyReturn of the king: Elvis hologram show to premiere in LondonElvis Evolution promises ‘immersive’ experience with concerts also planned for Las Vegas, Tokyo and Berlin
AI Elvis not the first hologram star to shake his moves on stage While some believe that the king of rock’n’roll may celebrate his 89th birthday next week propping up the bar of the Heartbreak Hotel, the rest of us will have to make do with an Elvis Presley hologram show in 2024.
[Read More]Seinfeld 9/11 script: a work of genius or just pretty, pretty good?
Posted on May 28, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
Easy to imitate: Seinfeld. Photograph: Allstar/NBCEasy to imitate: Seinfeld. Photograph: Allstar/NBCSeinfeldThe viral spec script has been held up as one of the best pieces of Seinfeldia ever, but it’s got some pretty fierce competition for best imitation
As Bo Burnham sang cheekily in his song Sad: “Everything that once was sad is somehow funny now. The Holocaust and 9/11, that shit’s funny 24/7.” Billy Domineau, a comedy writer in New York City, took that idea to its logical next step this week, penning a spec 9/11 episode of the classic 90s sitcom Seinfeld.
[Read More]The Traitors review so thrilling it will make you gasp and yelp
Posted on May 28, 2024
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| Delta Gatti
TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewThe second series of Claudia Winkleman’s backstabbing smash hit is just as masterly as the first – and well and truly secures its place in the canon of genius reality TV
“Can you give me three words to describe you?” Claudia Winkleman, ensconced in a Hollywood reimagining of a grand Highlands drawing room (roaring fire, tartan wallpaper, a pile of fat gold coins), is assessing the potential of a new intake of contestants on the second series of The Traitors.
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