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Unmasking artists like Banksy and Ferrante

Letter: Tommaso Debenedetti says readers and journalists should be free to speculate and create stories about anonymous artists’ identities as long as their privacy is not violated

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on anonymity in art: the ‘unmasking’ of Banksy and Ferrante should stop

Editorial: Our fascination with the ‘real’ identities of artists and writers is revealing about attitudes to fame and authorship

The Guardian - UK

Extra Geography review – a sweet and spiky coming-of-age debut

Two teenage girls find their friendship put to the test in a witty and charmingly odd British comedy

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Sexy dinosaurs, hot tigers and handsome … boats? Welcome to Chuck Tingle’s world of weird erotica

With hundreds of self-published books and one Hugo nomination, Tingle has become a beloved internet eccentric – and proof that anything can be horny if you try hard enough

The Guardian - AU

This overlooked 2021 Netflix movie features one of Olivia Colman's finest performances

The Maggie Gyllenhaal-directed drama "The Lost Daughter" sees a stellar starring turn from Olivia Colman, plus Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal

Tom’s Guide

A new Irish writer is getting rave reviews – but nobody knows who they are. That gives me hope

Pen names have a long history. Now Liadan Ní Chuinn is shunning publicity in an industry that demands ever more exposure, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

My Brilliant Friend season four review – every episode of this stunning drama is like a mini movie

One of TV’s finest series in years reaches its end with a gorgeous finale. This Elena Ferrante adaptation is rich, sumptuous and deliciously overwrought – it truly is a wonder

The Guardian - UK

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TV tonight: ‘lab rat’ veterans of the UK’s nuclear testing scandal speak out

A harrowing documentary about Britain’s race to be a nuclear power. Plus: spiky New Zealand drama After the Party. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

7 top new shows to stream this week on Netflix, Max and more (Sept. 9-15)

This week's new TV shows include "Emily in Paris" and the Emmy Awards

Tom’s Guide

New on HBO and Max in September 2024 — all the new shows and movies to watch this month

HBO and Max have some exciting movies and shows in the pipeline this September.

Tom’s Guide

Desert Island Designers — Firmdale Hotels Designer Minnie Kemp Tells us What's in Her Suitcase This Year

The Firmdale Hotels design director's suitcase combines the playful essence of her signature aesthetic with practical picks fit for the style-conscious explorer

Livingetc

The Cursed Friend by Beatrice Salvioni review – rebels with a cause

The short-story writer’s debut novel, set in 1930s Italy, is a vibrant, Ferrante-esque tale of an intense relationship and revenge

The Guardian - UK

Girl in the Making by Anna Fitzgerald review – an affecting coming-of-age debut

A girl’s childhood is vividly chronicled in this novel of a large family in 1960s and 70s Dublin

The Guardian - UK

Best contemporary novels to read in 2024, from Wandering Souls to Hamnet

Start the year off right with some 21st century classics

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‘There is joy, and there is rage’: the new generation of novelists writing about motherhood

From the shock and awe of labour to domestic isolation, a wave of recent novels captures the transformative nature of being a mother

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best TV shows of 2023

With fabulous finales for Top Boy, Happy Valley and Barry – oh and that show about a media dynasty you may have heard of – the year provided 50 more reasons it’s a golden age for telly

The Conversation

Friday essay: how women writers helped me find my voice after divorce

When my 25-year marriage broke down in 2017, I did what I always do in my life, especially in times of crisis. I turned to books. Specifically, to books by women.

The Guardian - UK

The city of imminent doom: why the coolest, edgiest TV shows and books are set in Naples

From The Hand of God to Mixed by Erry, the novels of Elena Ferrante to the gangster smash Gomorrah, the Italian city is everywhere. What’s the appeal? We hit the ‘paradise inhabited by devils’ to find out

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Readable in one sitting — and other issues

Yet, it is not fashionable, nor is it popular with publishers who think it falls into a chasm between the short story and the novel. Mathematical definitions are not of much help – a novella could be anywhere from ten thousand to forty thousand words. Edgar Allan Poe caught the…

The Guardian - UK

Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Rachel Cusk’s pirated works used to train AI

Works by thousands of authors also including Margaret Atwood, Haruki Murakami and Jonathan Franzan fed into models run by firms including Meta and Bloomberg

The Guardian - UK

Rethinking the ‘gay best friend’

He makes you laugh, shares your woes and comes with no sexual strings attached. But why, wonders Caroline O’Donoghue, is the gay man/straight female friendship such a caricature in popular culture?

The Conversation

How the Unabomber's unique linguistic fingerprints led to his capture

Can the language someone uses be as unique as their fingerprints?

The Guardian - UK

Elena Ferrante and Marian Keyes among authors competing in Eurovision book contest

As musicians prepare for the Eurovision song contest on Saturday, entries for its literary counterpart have been announced

The Conversation

The power of anonymity: as Twitter celebrity Dril reveals his identity, an Elena Ferrante expert explains what he's lost

Scrolling through US comedian and social media phenomenon Dril’s Twitter account can be a confusing experience for those, like me, who don’t share the same references to “Weird Twitter”, videogaming, fast food, obsessive branding and 1990s popular culture.

The Guardian - UK

Resistance fighter, novelist - and Sartre’s favourite agony aunt: rediscovering Alba Céspedes

Championed by Elena Ferrante, Céspedes’s neo-realist classic The Forbidden Notebook is being reissued 70 years after it was first published. It still speaks to women’s lives today

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