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• This Edgy New Watch Is Lenny Kravitz’s Riff on the Rolex Daytona

  28-01-2017 21:00
  
  Rolex Daytona chronograph
  The musician’s Rolex LK 01 limited-edition timepieces are produced on demand…James D. Malcolmson
  
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• The Most Anticipated Hotel Openings of 2017

  28-01-2017 21:00
  
  From Bhutan to Beverly Hills, these are the 14 hotels to check in to this year…Jackie Caradonio and Jennifer Ashton Ryan
  
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• Seven Jewelry Designs for the Year of the Rooster

  28-01-2017 18:00
  
  Seven inventive depictions of this year’s symbolic animal…Carolyn Meers
  
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• Matthew McConaughey: ‘My agent said no to romcoms. And then there was nothing’

  28-01-2017 13:00
  
  The actor reveals how his risk-taking, high-rolling parents inspired his biggest gambles – and why they’ve paid offIn Matthew McConaughey’s new movie, Gold, he plays a man whose characterisation he loosely based on his father. That character, Kenny Wells, is himself based on a real person, a businessman who in the early 1990s struck gold in Indonesia and was briefly worth $4bn, before the deal catastrophically derailed. In the actor’s mind, that shambolic entrepreneurism
  
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• Original Observer photography: January 2017

  28-01-2017 12:33
  
  The Women’s March in London, The xx and Viola Davis all feature in this month’s showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer Continue reading...
  
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• Plant of the week: sweet box

  28-01-2017 12:00
  
  Its flowers bring heady scents to a bleak time of year from December to March – followed by long-lasting berriesWhat is it? Everyone’s dream plant is evergreen, flowering, scented, shade-tolerant and low-maintenance. Oh, and edible. Sweet box ticks all of those boxes, except for the last. Its headily scented flowers come at a bleak time of year too – from December to March, followed by long-lasting berries in blue, black or red.Any good varieties? Sarcococca confusa has pure wh
  
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• ‘You can't live in a museum’: the battle for Greenland's uranium

  28-01-2017 11:00
  
  A tiny town in southern Greenland is fighting for its future. Behind it sits one of the world’s largest deposits of uranium. Should a controversial mine get the green light?It is a beautiful morning on the southern tip of Greenland; the sun is high in a cloudless sky, but there is a tang of cold in the air. A crowd of Spanish tourists in red parkas has gathered at the small jetty in Narsaq, to watch boatmen who have just returned from hunting a minke whale in the open sea. From the shoreli
  
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• Abdication letter and papers give insight into Britain's 'mad' King George

  28-01-2017 10:34
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A handwritten draft letter of abdication penned by King George III is to go on display for the first time as part of a huge cache of documents from the reign of the last British...
  
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• Photographer Terry O’Neill: ‘I was invited to Sharon Tate’s house the night she was murdered’

  28-01-2017 10:30
  
  The snapper on the closest he’s come to death, his love of jazz and the meal he eats three times a weekBorn in London, Terry O’Neill, 78, began his career as an airline photographer. His 1959 shot of home secretary Rab Butler asleep at Heathrow led to a job at the Daily Sketch, and soon he was photographing the Beatles. His portraits hang in galleries and private collections worldwide. He has a son with Faye Dunaway, and is now married to Laraine Ashton. A limited edition of his phot
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s slider recipes

  28-01-2017 10:00
  
  Sliders, or mini-burgers, are all the rage these days, but there’s no law that says you have to fill them with meatSliders, mini-burgers, mini-sandwiches: what’s the beef (even if there is no beef)? I know, I know: I’m calling something a slider when it’s not, officially, a slider.To be honest, I hadn’t heard of the term until very recently, when I started thinking about what to call today’s little rolls, so I’m claiming no authority on the matter. &ldqu
  
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• 'When we broke up, it was painful to look at': the rise of tattoo removal

  28-01-2017 10:00
  
  As more people get tattooed, more are regretting them. But will erasing a teenage mistake or an ex’s name change your life?Lying back on a reclining bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling, Dave Fitzpatrick, 42, wiggles his bare toes out of the bottom of his trousers and braces himself for pain. He’s been in this position before, twice; but this time, he’s heard, it will be worse. Thirteen years after first getting tattoos on his feet, he’s about to have them removed. Fitzpatrick
  
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• No president cares more about size – so let’s show Trump how many of us oppose him

  28-01-2017 10:00
  
  The Trump presidency has motivated millions to take action, even people like me who can barely be bothered to leave the house most daysI’ll say this about the Trump presidency: it certainly has a clarifying effect. It has, for a start, clarified who the most shamelessly awful people in British public life are, as Trump’s defenders rise like floaters, desperately chasing a cosy ambassadorship or at least a follow on Twitter. Nigel Farage, Arron Banks, Michael Gove, media figures
  
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• What I’m really thinking: the form tutor

  28-01-2017 09:59
  
  What I don’t get paid for are the hours I spend fretting over all 29 of you. You will never know the tears I have shedI have seen you almost every day of your teenage life. It is quite possible that I am the first face you see, or the first voice to say good morning to you. I hope this is not entirely true, but I know for some of you it is. Often I am greeted with smiles, or a silent nod.I constantly nag you about your punctuality, uniform and (lack of) equipment, not because I enjoy being
  
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• Modern tribes: the skintellectual

  28-01-2017 09:00
  
  It’s the first ever serum to be really actually clinically proven. Around £200 a phial including pipette? I just wish I’d started earlierThe redness? It’s fine, I’m trying this intensive retinoid serum everyone’s talking about – by Professor Huckleberry Crank, the American dermatologist? He started treating military burn victims with this revolutionary serum where he solubilised carbon peptides with superoxidising amino acids and this rare growth enzyme
  
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• Beauty: the new cleansers that are double trouble for makeup

  28-01-2017 09:00
  
  The ritual of double cleansing has become standard for many beauty enthusiastsFew products have been so keenly anticipated as influential blogger Caroline Hirons’ new Double Cleanse (£24), a duo comprising a solid oil cleanser for makeup removal and a cream to cleanse the naked skin beneath. The ritual of double cleansing has become standard for many beauty enthusiasts, who take the view that a single cleanse is akin to bathing fully clothed.I broadly agree, at least when wearing fou
  
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• Piers Morgan: ‘I’m just putting opinions out there. It’s my job’

  28-01-2017 08:00
  
  This week Morgan has taken on the Women’s March, argued with Ewan McGregor, and boasted about being Donald Trump’s best British friend. Why does he do it? Does he even believe what he says?Piers Morgan last cried when his grandmother died, a little more than three years ago. Before that, he can’t remember. “I’m not a crier, really.” He sees himself more as a pantomime villain, “and I thoroughly enjoy playing up to it. I can’t even imagine the press
  
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• Is paying £125 for someone to clean our oven really worth it?

  28-01-2017 08:00
  
  My husband is convinced it’s good value, I am scepticalEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• Greta Garbo said, ‘I want to be alone’ in which film? The Weekend quiz

  28-01-2017 08:00
  
  From quantum mechanics to curry, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 What split in 1054?
  2 Greta Garbo said, “I want to be alone” in which film?
  3 Which hostage rescue was codenamed Operation Thunderbolt?
  4 Which Lionel Bart musical had two exclamation marks in its title?
  5 Who devised the exclusion principle in quantum mechanics?
  6 What parking measure made its debut in Slough in 1956?
  7 In sport, what is a TUE?
  8 Which US city takes its name from&nbs
  
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• ‘You owe your employer a debt of gratitude’ – our work expert responds

  28-01-2017 07:59
  
  Our careers expert – and you the readers – advise a retiree who is returning to work, and a trainee accountant who wants to quit their jobWhen working I did a great range of jobs as we moved around with my husband’s work. I have a general science degree and was very adaptable – numerate, literate (if you can claim that for yourself), was a fast typist and good at research and writing reports (often where things had gone wrong). I enjoyed doing all kinds of things and ende
  
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• My workout: ‘Curling is like chess on ice’

  28-01-2017 07:59
  
  Helen Hally, 63, says the sport is a constant challenge, and you’re always thinking two or three moves aheadMy first contact with curling was watching it on TV during the 2002 Winter Olympics. I thought it was the most extraordinary game. The skill, the control, the strategy – I was blown away. I was living in London at the time, working for the health service. There was no way I could fit in a regular sporting activity. It wasn’t until six years ago when I took early retiremen
  
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• Japan artist says latest sticker graffiti aimed at Trump

  28-01-2017 07:49
  
  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese graffiti artist "281 Antinuke" says his latest street art - politically-charged stickers plastered around central Tokyo - takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump.
  
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• I feel like Jason Bourne – I can’t recall daily life with my wife

  28-01-2017 07:46
  
  I’m suffering from grief amnesia – but shedding some memories is helping me to deal with my bereavement“It’s like you’re Jason Bourne, only older and not so buff!” shrieks Jeannie as we sit comparing notes and news on our loss. She’s a friend, met through Way (Widowed & Young) whose partner died at a similar time to Helen and we’ve swapped stories in person and online for months.Her mocking response to my offloading on to her would seem disresp
  
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• Following the Paperless trail

  28-01-2017 07:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A story started making the rounds last week about French energy regulators asking companies to cut back on email in order to save energy. It sort of sounds like a satirical piece — it did, in fact, end up in Reddit’s “Not the Onion” subsection — but the suggestion...
  
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• Going once, going twice…

  28-01-2017 07:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  If I was going to make a list of all the things I am really terrible at, auctioneering would be right near the top.It would probably fall just behind (1) Lion taming; (2) Grade 5 math; (3) Automotive repair; and (4) Remembering my ATM password.It’s not that I mind standing in front of a
  
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• Our life story scribbled on the back of an envelope

  28-01-2017 07:30
  
  Jason Wilde secretly collected his mother’s touching and revealing back-of-envelope messages to his father. Giulia Rhodes finds out whyFrom meal plans and doctors’ appointments, to parties and holidays, births and deaths, the nerve centre of Vera Wilde’s family life has always been the back of a used envelope.Through scribbled notes, Vera, her husband, John, and their three (now grown-up) children – Jason, Sarah and Jo – have managed a busy household. On returning f
  
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• A letter to … My brother, whom I bullied when we were young

  28-01-2017 07:30
  
  The letter you always wanted to writeI was five when you were born. Looking at pictures from that time, I look so happy with you. I am holding you, bathing you, I am smiling, I look smitten. But I do not remember that feeling, as if the person in the pictures were somebody else.I was a daddy’s girl, but I was also the one to break in our parents. I used to call myself the family’s guinea pig, and you were the happy one, the joker, the one who reaped the rewards of all my battles won
  
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• 9 ways to explain Brexit to kids – using Minecraft, sausages and cake

  28-01-2017 07:30
  
  Britain doesn’t want to see so much of its EU friends and doesn’t want them to come for sleepovers. It will, though, remain between France and IrelandIt’s all over the front pages and the television and all anyone can talk about. For Guardian readers, your children have doubtless observed you rocking in a foetal ball, clutching a fistful of continental cheese as you mutter about article 50, but do they understand what Brexit is? Probably not. It’s time to tackle your kids
  
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• Why sex and love don’t belong in the same bed

  28-01-2017 07:15
  
  There’s never anything profound about erotic contact. Sex is purely a hormonal act, whereas love, as expressed in a hug, brings true intimacySex sells, they say, and I’m as guilty as anyone of finding headlines such as “How to keep the sex alive in your marriage” irresistible. I pore over these articles, never quite trusting their advice, but still discussing them with my girlfriends ad infinitum.But is sex really about love, about connecting with your partner in some mys
  
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• Why I love… George Michael

  28-01-2017 07:00
  
  The songwriter was a special talent even as a teenager, and his soulful voice will be desperately missedI cried when I heard the news. I have loved the subject of this week’s Crush column since I was four years old, when his jeans and fringed leather made me understand that style is something for everyone – you only need the panache to carry it off. George Michael, gone far too soon at the age of 53, had panache in spades.I remember that Faith was the first time I really sa
  
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• leek recipes croustade cheese crumble bread pudding fritters recipe swap

  28-01-2017 07:00
  
  Your allium endeavours for croustades, crumbles and soups sing the quiet praises of this silken stalwart in a fitting swansong for the SwapIt feels more than a little odd to bring this four-year-old veteran column to a close with a handful of leeks. Then again, ending on an allium is a good way to go: it’s the veg that’s always there, the one most dishes start with, and the one more than a few finish off with (I’ll top anything with chopped chives). And of all the alliums, the
  
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• Gavin Rossdale: ‘If you divorce America's sweetheart, you're in trouble’

  28-01-2017 07:00
  
  Better known as Gwen Stefani’s ex than as a rock singer, he’s now trying his hand as a judge on The Voice UK. He discusses Marilyn, Bush and a private life in the public eyeAbout an hour into Gavin Rossdale’s new job as a judge on The Voice UK, the ITV producers had a word in his ear.“They asked me to up the energy, because I was a bit laidback,” he admits. “But then I’ve been told that for years on TV. I’d meet these presenters that were really lo
  
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• Gavin Rossdale: ‘I couldn’t care less if you want to sleep with a telephone’

  28-01-2017 07:00
  
  Better known as Gwen Stefani’s ex than as a rock singer, he’s now trying his hand as a judge on The Voice UK. He discusses Marilyn, Bush and a private life in the public eyeAbout an hour into Gavin Rossdale’s new job as a judge on The Voice UK, the ITV producers had a word in his ear.“They asked me to up the energy, because I was a bit laidback,” he admits. “But then I’ve been told that for years on TV. I’d meet these presenters that were really lo
  
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• Claire Ptak’s recipes for honey chocolate cake and almond macaroons | Baking

  28-01-2017 07:00
  
  As Pooh Bear will tell you, honey can be a tricky ingredient. But here its sweetness deftly balances bitter dark chocolate in a gooey cake, and allies itself with almonds in a tray of crumbly macaroonsI like honey in my tea and on my granola at breakfast, but I don’t usually reach for it as a way to sweeten my baking. The flavour of honey can change with baking and I don’t always like the way it goes. This week’s recipes, however, capture everything I love about honey – i
  
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• Blind date: She said, ‘You haven’t kissed me yet.’ I did as I was told

  28-01-2017 06:59
  
  Did Jonny, 26, graphic designer, impress Kit, 26, programme manager?What were you hoping for?
  Not to make a fool of myself, and to avoid small talk. Continue reading...
  
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• China marks Lunar New Year with prayers, incense, fireworks

  28-01-2017 05:20 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BEIJING - Chinese are heading to temples and fairs to wish for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year.Thousands gathered at Beijing's major temples on Saturday, the first day of the Year of the Rooster. Wearing heavy winter coats, they lit incense sticks and bowed as they prayed for good...
  
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• The royal scoop: Documents from King George III go online

  28-01-2017 04:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  LONDON - An enormous cache of historical documents from Britain's royal archives detailing the reign of King George III is going online Saturday as part of the royal family's effort to rehabilitate the legacy of the monarch widely regarded as having been insane.The monarch — America's last king
  
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• Inside the Peninsula New York’s New $19,000-Per-Night Suite

  28-01-2017 03:00
  
  Peninsula New York’s Fifth Avenue SuitePeninsula’s Fifth Avenue Suite is New York City’s newest over-the-top hotel accommodation…Jackie Caradonio
  
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• 5 Rooster Zodiac Watches to Help Crow in the Lunar New Year

  28-01-2017 03:00
  
  The watch industry’s major players celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rooster on January 28 with intricate new timepieces…Justin Mastine-Frost
  
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• Mr. C Residences Will Offer a Glamorous Taste of Beverly Hills

  28-01-2017 02:57
  
  Mr. C Residences
  Each of the five suites include private terraces, gourmet kitchens, and more…Rebekah Bell
  
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• As Year of the Rooster dawns, 'phoenix claws' grace the menu

  28-01-2017 02:33 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  HONG KONG - Saturday marks the start of the lunar Year of the Rooster and families in China will reunite for festivities, fireworks and food. While tradition calls for feasting on "auspicious" foods, many will also munch on staple snacks like "phoenix claws," the Chinese name for chicken...
  
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• A New Ski Chalet Opens in France’s Winter Wonderland

  28-01-2017 02:10
  
  Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges
  Journey to the French Alps for some of the freshest powder in the world…Bekah Berge
  
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• Whisky of the Week: Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016 Edition Single Malt

  28-01-2017 02:00
  
  Yamazaki Sherry Cask 2016 Edition Single Malt ($300)
  This sherry-aged masterpiece is not for the timid…Richard Carleton Hacker
  
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• 74-Meter CRN Cloud 9 Superyacht Launched

  28-01-2017 01:15
  
  74-Meter CRN Superyacht Cloud 9
  This yacht from Italian yard CRN sports five decks and a large beach club… Danielle Cutler
  
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• Fit kit: 10 of the best bits of sports gear – in pictures

  28-01-2017 01:05
  
  What to wear to work out in styleIn the UK? Don’t miss Body: the ultimate fitness guide, only with today’s GuardianContinue reading...
  
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• Sudoku Killer 538

  28-01-2017 01:01
  
  Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines.
  For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls will cost £1.03 per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at stan
  
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• Sudoku 3657 hard

  28-01-2017 01:01
  
  Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.For a helping hand call our solutions line on 0906 200 83 83. Calls cost £1.03 per minute from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary and mobiles will be considerably higher. Service supplied by ATS. Call 0330 333 6946 for customer service (charged at standard rate). Continue reading...
  
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• Two Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Models with Modern Appeal

  28-01-2017 01:00
  
  Jaeger-LeCoultre's Polaris IIThe latest Memovox is great, but ’60s and ’70s variants remain highly collectible alarm watches…Justin Mastine-Frost
  
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• Quick crossword No 14,579

  28-01-2017 01:00
  
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• Prize crossword No 27,106

  28-01-2017 01:00
  
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• Six Chinese Celebrations for the Year of the Rooster

  28-01-2017 00:08
  
  Boasting traditional delicacies and arts and crafts, these hotels offer authentic new year celebrations… Amanda Millin
  
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