3 h. ago ‘The risk was worth it’: All Fours author Miranda July on sex, power and giving women permission to blow up their lives

The artist and author’s hit book had so much in common with her own life that even her friends forgot it wasn’t real. How did this revolutionary portrayal of midlife desire come to inspire a generation of women?When Miranda July’s All Fours was published in May last year, it triggered what felt like both a spontaneous resistance movement and the sort of mania last experienced when the final Twilight book dropped, except this time for women in midlife rather than teenage girls. Two friends separately brought it to my house, like contraband dropped out of a biplane. Book groups hastily convened, strategically timed for when the men were out of the picture.The story opens with a 45-year-old woman about to take a road trip, a break from her husband and child and general domestic noise. She’s intending to drive from LA to New York, but is derailed in the first half hour by a young guy, Davey, in a car hire place, to whom she is passionately attracted. The next several weeks pas...

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7 h. ago Cannabis changed me, claims 'sword killer who hacked boy aged 14 to death after hallucinating that his cat was causing "Armageddon"', court hears

Marcus Monzo, 37, admitted that he had been using cannabis 'extensively' which had changed his personality and caused a mental health decline.

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8 h. ago Snoop Dogg says emotional goodbye to beloved family member after tragedy

Snoop Dogg, who won an American Music Award for Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and a Primetime Emmy Award more recently, shared two videos on Instagram, writing he misses his French bulldog Juelz

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15 h. ago Man accused of nearly decapitating schoolboy in Hainault sword attack 'took psychedelic drug ayahuasca and drank his own urine', court hears

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, allegedly skinned and deboned his pet cat before launching a 20-minute spree of violence in Hainault, east London, while high on cannabis, the Old Bailey heard.

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16 h. ago Sword attack accused ‘had no time to eat cat’ and recalls nothing of killing

Marcus Arduini Monzo is accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin on April 30 last year.

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17 h. ago Tattoo artist shares designs they 'refuse to do' including most popular request

Jo Chastney, who is based in Bournemouth, has some very strong opinions when it comes to the designs they 'refuse' to do

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17 h. ago Footage of Hainault sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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17 h. ago Eric Dane shuts down question about ALS diagnosis, reveals which role made him feel like an artist

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star was asked about his diagnosis in a new interview with ‘Variety’

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18 h. ago Tattoo artist shares inkings they 'refuse to do' including most popular request

A tattoo artist based in Bournemouth has shared some designs they refuse to do if a customer asks for them, and one is one of the most popular inkings they get asked to do

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18 h. ago Alleged sword attacker tells of taking psychedelics and drinking own urine

Marcus Arduini Monzo gave evidence about his background at the Old Bailey on Friday.

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19 h. ago Horrific moment killer slashes at police with sword after he stabbed boy, 14, to death in Hainault rampage

Shocking footage shows Marcus Arduini Monzo wielding the weapon before he was Tasered

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21 h. ago Voices: After weeks in the incubator, my owl chick finally hatched from its shell

This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes looks after a newly-born owl chick

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21 h. ago Footage of Hainualt sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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22 h. ago Marcus Rashford sends clear message to Ruben Amorim amid Man United exit talks

Manchester United winger Marcus Rashford is preparing for pre-season and a potential exit from Old Trafford during the summer transfer window

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24 h. ago Football transfer rumours: Garnacho off to Villa? Spurs in for Mbeumo?

Today’s rumours are eyeing the weekendAlejandro Garnacho will be allowed to leave Manchester United this summer if the price is right. One surprising potential suitor is Aston Villa, who could make a move for the winger. They took Marcus Rashford on loan from Old Trafford last season, revitalising his career somewhat in the progress, so Garnacho may feel it is a move in the right direction away from the current dead end.It will be a busy summer at United as Ruben Amorim attempts to assemble a squad that has the vague chance of fitting into his 3-4-3 constraints. One key area where improvement is required is centre-forward. A potential plan to source an actual goalscorer could see United offer up Joshua Zirkzee to Napoli as part of a deal for Victor Osimhen. There could, however, be some very serious competition for the Nigerian as Liverpool may also fancy a nibble. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Glastonbury headliner that doesn't exist has fans guessing at surprise artist appearance

A mystery act called Patchwork will play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, but who are they? Fans take a guess at who the unknown artist could be, with theories including Lorde, Haim and Oasis

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28 h. ago ‘I’m not The Rock, right?’ Julianne Moore on action movies, appropriate parenting and twinning with Tilda Swinton

Ahead of her new film – in which she fights, dives and wrangles horses – the Oscar-winning actor discusses sunburn, age-gaps and hanging from helicoptersJulianne Moore has played some right mothers in her time. There was Amber Waves in Boogie Nights, whose pornography career and cocaine addiction costs her access to her child. Or Maude, the outre artist – “My work has been commended as being strongly vaginal” – whose determination to conceive drives much of in The Big Lebowski. Moore was the infernal, domineering mother – the Piper Laurie role – in the 2013 remake of Carrie, and a lesbian cheating on her partner with the sperm donor who fathered their children in The Kids Are All Right. In May December, the most recent of the five pictures she has made with her artistic soulmate, the director Todd Haynes, she became pregnant by a 13-year-old boy, then married and raised a family with him after her release from prison. Shocking, perhaps, but then she had already played a socialite wi...

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28 h. ago Experience: ‘I live as William Morris for three months a year’

It’s made me feel it’s OK to be an artist with a social purpose, though my wife hates the beardI have spent the first three months of the past six years trying to become the 19th-century designer and activist William Morris. I grow my hair and beard to look like him, while immersing myself in his work.On 24 March – his birthday – I dress as Morris and finish the quarter with some kind of absurd performance to highlight pressing social issues that he was concerned about, and that I want more people to focus on today. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Where Marcus Rashford and four more England stars in transfer limbo this summer may end up

Marcus Rashford looks set to leave Manchester United this summer, but the identity of his destination is unclear, with several teams eyeing a move for the England international

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41 h. ago Pop star Dua Lipa confirms engagement to British actor Callum Turner

The Grammy award-winning artist, known for her hit songs New Rules, One Kiss and Houdini, has reportedly been dating the actor since January 2024.

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