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    The Count of Monte Cristo review – a good-looking gallop through Dumas’ tale of revenge | Film

    There have been dozens of (mostly inadequate) attempts to adapt Alexandre Dumas’ behemoth payback yarn on film and TV, but it doesn’t stop...

    Want to feel like a teenager again? Just dig out the books you were forced to read at school | Nell Frizzell

    This isn’t one of those social media writing challenges or book trends you’ve missed such as NaNoWriMo or #ReadWomen. But perhaps it should...

    ‘I just wanted to help people!’ How Tanya Smith stole $40m, evaded the FBI and broke out of prison | Autobiography and memoir

    On 5 January 1988, Tanya Smith – then two years into a 13-year prison sentence in West Virginia – walked out of her...

    ‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse | Books

    ‘The Irish just chat about everything. We love telling tales and yarning. There’s no other country where you could talk for an hour about...

    Sorry, Blake Lively: using a movie about domestic violence to sell stuff is not a good look | Arwa Mahdawi

    Grab your friends, wear your florals, settle down with a tasty cocktail and kick back: this year’s sexiest movie about domestic violence is...

    ‘Very rude’: the late Queen’s salty verdict on Donald Trump | Queen Elizabeth II

    Name: Rude Trump.Age: The former US president, Donald Trump, met the late Queen Elizabeth II on a couple of occasions: tea at Windsor...

    JK Rowling and Elon Musk named in Imane Khalif’s lawsuit over Olympics gender row

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    Can menopause be fun and sexy? Yes, according to Miranda July | Zoe Williams

    We went 1,000 years, or maybe 10,000, without anyone ever mentioning menopause, and then we started mentioning it all the time – which...

    Aliens, artists and Abscam: Amy Adams’ 20 best performances – ranked! | Film

    20. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)After paying her dues in dinner theatre, Adams made a promising big-screen debut as delightfully dimwitted Leslie Miller, just...

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