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Martin Amis

The erstwhile Mick Jagger of British letters talks longevity, literary lechery, America’s ‘veins of madness’ and his new book – a love story set in Auschwitz

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Austerity whites
illustration of wine austerity by Ingram Pinn ©Ingram Pinn
‘I firmly believe there is value at just about every price level apart from the stratospheric’
– Jancis Robinson
Recipe: pigeon with peas
Rowley Leigh's pigeons with peas ©Andy Sewell
‘An atavistic dish and one as close to the heart of a Frenchman as apple pie to an American’
– Rowley Leigh
Martin Parr's photograph of a sunbather in Margate ©Martin Parr/Magnum Photos 4:58pm

All the world’s a beach

Where better to observe human eccentricity in all its glory? The latest book and exhibition from photographer Martin Parr

Tommy Wells and Marion Barry ©Hector Emanuel 2:00pm

Washington: a tale of two cities

Two politicians – a former and a would-be mayor – symbolise the momentous changes polarising Washington DC, writes Richard McGregor

Susan Greenfield ©Tom Pilston 6:34pm

What’s on Susan Greenfield’s mind?

The outspoken neuroscientist on her quest to cure Alzheimer’s, how the internet is rewiring our minds and her knack for attracting heat

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Champions League final – heart v head

Dortmund and Bayern meet for a battle royal between two styles of German football

Robert Shrimsley

An illustration of Robert Shrimsley as a swivel-eyed loon ©Lucas Varela

I was a teenage swivel-eyed loon

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Rebecca Solnit ©Jim Herrington 6:51pm

More equal than others

How same-sex unions are reinventing traditional marriage – for the better. By US author Rebecca Solnit

Illustration for Shrink & Sage ©Laura Carlin 6:33pm

The Shrink & The Sage: is ego an asset?

The knack is to live with a kind of ironic sense of our own insignificance which amuses but does not crush us

James Erwin ©Cameron Wittig 6:53pm

First Person: ‘Hollywood is turning my blog post into a film’

James Erwin received ‘a pretty obscene amount of money’ for a screenplay based on a Reddit post

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Barometer: design

Light fantastic: the pendant lamp works in many playful forms; plus the latest tents for festival-goers

Amanda Wakeley ©Charlie Bibby 6:44pm

The Inventory: Amanda Wakeley

‘I learnt some lessons in my early career the hard way – the very hard way,’ says the fashion designer

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