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No, I didn't injure my ankle with high heels

Why is it laughable that a woman would hurt her ankle playing sport?

Emily Dugan

Sunday 4 August

Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world cashes in.

DJ Taylor

Sunday 4 August

We're back in the living room

According to Ofcom, we've rediscovered family time around the TV set.

Andrew Martin

Friday 2 August
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The importance of ensuring we cannot be held to ransom on energy supplies by either the UAE or Russia trumps all other considerations.
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The fracking debate is more about power than energy

Liverpool's 'banned list' should be welcomed

Football culture is still rife with homophobia.

Phil Thornton

Friday 2 August

I’ve never been a big festival goer

At 15, I was more likely to help varnish a boat.

Tim Key

Friday 2 August

This isn't about illegal immigration

Stop and Search is only a Conservative tactic to win back votes from UKIP.

Alex Wheatle

Friday 2 August

Errors and Omissions

Stop before you put the words ‘national’ and ‘treasure’ together.

Simon O'Hagan

Friday 2 August

Tales from The Water Cooler: 03.08.13

Now we know how to combat the threat of a simian uprising.

Donald MacInnes

Friday 2 August

Armpits4August is here

Is hairy armpits for women a taboo too far?

Aisha Mirza

Thursday 1 August
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The furore over blue-chip hacking is no distraction
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Silvio Berlusconi is convicted at last
Friday 2 August
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4 everyday activities you didn't know were bad for you

Why would you photograph a stranger?

McDonald's remove their branding: can you name these products?

What do you row with your neighbours about?

Alex Reid sells Katie Price wedding ring in Now Magazine

You should pee on a jellyfish sting - and other medical myths

Inverdale says he was interested in the reporting of sport from an early age

Colin Murray, John Inverdale, Alan Shearer? You're fired!

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Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

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Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

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Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life
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DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world wastes no time in cashing in
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Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

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Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

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Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
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Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
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The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
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10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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