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His feud with the president has left him stuck in exile, but he still says he’s ‘the doctor to treat the sick elephant’
Over Cornish crab, she argues that connoisseurs are out — and London is not the only place that matters
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One of the world’s most famous — and outspoken — millennials talks about Trump’s America and life beyond the show that made her famous
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The literary sensation talks about his radical reinvention and growing up thinking vegetables were for ‘pussies’
Over carpaccio and veal, the politician tells Lionel Barber history will be harsh on the PM who took Britain out of the EU
The dating app entrepreneur on sexism in Silicon Valley and the ‘techiquette’ for finding love online
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Over lamb and a large glass of red in London, he discusses consciousness — and why Descartes got it wrong
Over sea bass in New York, the writer and activist discusses the president, protests and why black artists lose out
‘The Seinfeld of Saudi Arabia’ talks about risqué comedy and telling blonde jokes in Texas
The escapee who made it to China at the age of 17 discusses being a voice of her people
John Authers talks to the ‘godfather’ of investing about Madoff, moneymaking and madcap inventions
Over eggs in Brussels, the Conservative MEP and high priest of Euroscepticism talks about the ‘irrational pessimism’ in the world
Over smorrebrod in San Francisco, the entrepreneur explains why wearables are doomed