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• Me and my penis: 100 men reveal all

  27-05-2017 18:32
  
  From the sex addict to the vicar, men open up about their manhood - every penis tells a story
  • Warning: adult contentEvery one of Laura Dodsworth’s penises is unique: introvert and extrovert, straight and bendy, wobblers and bobblers, growers and showers. There are contented penises that have led full lives, and disappointed penises that have let down their owners – or been let down by their owners.In Dodsworth’s new book Manhood, every penis tells a story. There is the t
  
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• Emilia Fox: ‘I am weirdly obsessed with cleaning products’

  27-05-2017 15:00
  
  The actor, 42, on being part of an acting dynasty, what makes her angry and why she finds painting garden furniture so satisfyingI’ve played Dr Nikki Alexander in Silent Witness for so long I could have trained to be an actual pathologist by now. After viewing my first autopsy I thought: “Is this what it’s all about?” You end up on a slab with people you don’t know looking, literally, inside you.Growing up I had no idea people saw the acting profession with bright l
  
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• Portland city guide: what to see plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants

  27-05-2017 13:00
  
  It’s famous, derided even, for hipster coffee and craft beer, but there’s so much more to one of America’s coolest cities – and there are new direct flights from London, tooAll hail Portland! The Pacific Northwest trail-blazer is a vibrant hub that celebrates the four cool “Cs” of coffee, cycling, craft breweries and (food) carts. What’s more, new direct flights four times a week in summer with Delta from Heathrow start on 27 May, making what was a tortu
  
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• Jeremy Lee’s recipe for polenta cake with lemon curd and cream | King of puddings

  27-05-2017 11:00
  
  Polenta imparts warming golden hues, toothsome bite and a nutty foil to a burst of citrus in this Italian lemon cake. (Serve with lashings of lemon curd ... )Growing up in Scotland, it was always a good day when Mum announced she was making a pan of Scotch broth or lentil soup. These nourished and warmed my family and created a lasting fondness for beans and grains.It took coming south to London from Dundee as a young cook to encounter the many other varieties from France, Italy and Spain, all o
  
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• Robbie Williams: ‘My greatest fear? Obesity and the shame that comes with it’

  27-05-2017 10:29
  
  The singer on guilty pleasures, bringing back raves and how Meryl Streep would play him in a film of his lifeBorn in Staffordshire, Robbie Williams, 43, joined Take That in 1990, aged 16. In 1995, he left the band and began a solo career that has so far yielded 14 No 1 singles. The winner of 17 Brit awards, he has sold more than 70m albums. His new tour, the Heavy Entertainment Show, starts on 2 June . He is married to the actor Ayda Field, and they have two children.What is your earliest memory
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s potato recipes

  27-05-2017 10:00
  
  Forget the diet police: the potato is a hero ingredient to meIn the nursery rhyme One Potato, Two Potatoes, Three Potatoes, Four, the number of potatoes keeps going steadily up – which makes sense to me, because they are utterly delicious. But in the real world, sales of potatoes have been going steadily down; we get through 20% fewer spuds now than 10 years ago, and sales have dropped almost 7% in the past three years alone.There are many reasons for this, but the 2008
  
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• What I’m really thinking: the A&E doctor

  27-05-2017 10:00
  
  I want to be able to spend time with each person, to make a diagnosis, not just a best guessI’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but no, you’re not next to be seen. Yes, I do realise you have a heart condition. The next person I’m going to see has cancer, and the person I’m currently dealing with cannot breathe; as a general rule, if you’re well enough to harass the staff who are just trying to deal with each case as efficiently and safely as they can, you&r
  
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• Modern tribes: the serial complainer

  27-05-2017 09:00
  
  Yes I am complaining. See, you just have to take control. I don’t care if it’s embarrassing, that’s what they depend on, people being too shy to make a fussIs that fish dry, it looks dry, yuck, just send it back. Go on, I would, look, if you don’t want to, I will, doesn’t matter that you’ve already eaten most of it, they’re just taking advantage because they know they can. Waiter! Can you go and tell the chef my friend’s fish is disgustingly dry, g
  
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• Beauty: the best budget eye shadows | Sali Hughes

  27-05-2017 09:00
  
  Once upon a time, cheap shadows were where a humble makeup budget could come undone. No more, though. Here are three of my favourite cut-price palettesI have spent one of my more satisfying working weeks playing with high-street palettes. Satisfying, because budget makeup is now often of such excellent quality that I can barely spot the difference between posh and pish. You could always respectably scrimp on pencils, mascara and blusher (where a subtle wash of colour is ideal), but eyeshadow (wh
  
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• Melania Trump's pricey jacket draws attention in Sicily

  27-05-2017 08:47 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  TAORMINA, Italy - First lady Melania Trump provided a sunny day in Sicily with a burst of colour from a floral applique jacket by Dolce & Gabbana.Critics point out that ...
  
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• 'Working from home is having an adverse effect on your health' – our work expert responds

  27-05-2017 08:00
  
  Our careers expert – and you the readers – help an employee stressed out with company cuts, and a parent seeking the best path for their sonSix years ago I moved from an office-based job to work for a big IT company. Since the role involved a lot of travel to meet customers, we agreed that I would be home-based. I did a lot of travelling, but the work-life balance of usually being at home on Fridays suited me well. Continue reading...
  
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• Who understudied Charlie Chaplin in Fred Karno’s Army? The Weekend quiz

  27-05-2017 08:00
  
  From a type of grass to Land Of Hope And Glory, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 Who said, “I am Richard II, know ye not that?”
  2 Who understudied Charlie Chaplin in Fred Karno’s Army?
  3 Where is the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane?
  4 Which mustelid is named for its sweet tooth?
  5 Who is the first person to score 10,000 runs in T20 cricket?
  6 Which grass is used to make clothes, furniture and scaffolding?
  7 Located in Teddington, what is the NPL?
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• My workout: ‘People are surprised how physical ashtanga yoga is’

  27-05-2017 08:00
  
  Vivien Ryder, 51, on how yoga is good for both the mind and bodyI took up ashtanga yoga in 2002, just after the death of my dad. My mum bought me a book token for my birthday and had written “love from Mum – and I’m sure Dad too”. I wanted this “parting gift” to be something that would help me remember him. I was in Waterstones and a book called Power Yoga by Beryl Bender Birch grabbed my attention immediately. That book changed my life. I’ve not stopped
  
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• How do I help my father whose eyesight is fading fast?

  27-05-2017 08:00
  
  I hope there are low-vision aids so he can better cope with everyday tasks, but I don’t know whatEvery 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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• Step aside, sideboob; it's underboob's time to shine

  27-05-2017 07:45 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  You must have heard of “sideboob,” and naturally you know about cleavage. Moving on: now it’s all about the “underboob.”It’s not an unusual sight on a beach: a woman stretched ......
  
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• Siblings: what if the bond just isn’t there?

  27-05-2017 07:45
  
  Judith Cameron lost her brother 30 years ago when he cut his family out of his life – he never explained why. At their mother’s funeral, she didn’t even recognise him. Now he’s gone and it’s too late to reconnect, but does it matter?The fourth of five children, I was born into a loving, working-class family, where our sibling rivalries surfaced daily. But, like most families, for important things we were a strong team. As we grew up, some remained closer than others
  
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• My kids are adults, so am I allowed to be bothered by their tattoos?

  27-05-2017 07:45
  
  When my children started covering their bodies with tattoos and piercings, I wanted to weep“Please tell me,” I say to Jake. “Please tell me that’s not real.” I’m looking at his left calf, which has a large black pattern over it. A triangle with bits intersecting it. He looks down in surprise, as if I’ve just told him he has some mud stuck to his shoe, or a bit of fluff on his trousers. “Oh, that,” he says. “Yes, of course it’s rea
  
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• Family life: a dog that launched a career; Do Anything You Wanna Do; Grandma’s green and orange soup

  27-05-2017 07:45
  
  Readers’ favourite photographs, songs and recipesThis is a photo of my mother, Shirley Arron, with our pet boxer, Maxy. It was taken in 1959, when she and my father were newly married. Mum would have been 24. Maxy had moved with my father when they married. He went back to my father’s parents during the day while my parents worked. Dad says Maxy adored my mother and followed her every word. He is sitting on a rocking chair. Continue reading...
  
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• A letter to … my husband, who simply stopped loving me

  27-05-2017 07:45
  
  The letter you always wanted to writeI will never forget the beauty I saw when I first set eyes on you. I never tired of telling you how handsome you were (often to your intense irritation). You were ambitious; it was infectious. You made me promises I never imagined you wouldn’t keep.Life was exciting. We enjoyed nights out, exotic holidays, I felt loved and wanted. We married and had two children. Then everything changed. I soon realised that I wasn’t your priority and never would
  
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• Why I kept every single pair of my daughter’s shoes

  27-05-2017 07:30
  
  The artist Sophie Turner saved her daughter Leola’s shoes from birth until she left home, each pair bringing up memories, from her pink baby shoes to the high heels she wears todayWhen Leola was born, I started saving her shoes as a reminder of her growing up. I had studied art at college and shoes had always fascinated me. Unlike photographs, their style and feel are so evocative. Continue reading...
  
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• My mother was a paragon of austerity. But even she loved chocolate

  27-05-2017 07:30
  
  Other people remember where they were when Kennedy died. I remember my first Belgian pralines“I really think you must be a changeling.” My mother was not a reader of fairytales; her interest in fiction stopped at detective stories, whose plots she enjoyed as mathematical puzzles. This was a woman who, when pressed for a birthday list, wrote, “Tights, beige, non-run. Talc (Roger & Gallet). Compost bin?” and whose attitude to hair and makeup seemed to be that if it was
  
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• Miriam González Durántez: ‘I don’t want my boys to think there are things girls can’t do’

  27-05-2017 07:15
  
  Disappointed by Theresa May’s remarks about ‘boy jobs and girl jobs’, Miriam González Durántez fears the current political agenda is trying to push back women’s rights, and how important it is not to take equality for grantedThese are worrying times for families that straddle European boundaries: and Miriam González Durántez, who is Spanish and has never taken UK citizenship, is deeply concerned about the impact the UK’s vote to leave the
  
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• Why I love… Mary J Blige

  27-05-2017 07:00
  
  No one made me feel like MJB did – full up and world-weary, but always hopefulWe don’t do torch singers all that often any more. Fashions change and so do audiences, and often musicians will twist to fit the mood that we are in. The key to it all remains the voice, and the story it is telling. There is one artist who, for me, manages to combine the hip-hop and soul she’s renowned for with that torch singer sensibility; a sense of loss and longing. It is multiple Gramm
  
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• Tim Dowling: does my wife need any pictures of my privates?

  27-05-2017 07:00
  
  At 8.30am my phone pings, and I wake up to a text from my wife which reads: ‘Did you have a jolly time last night? Your message suggests you did’
  My wife and I arrive at Paddington station, bound for points west. She is going to stay with friends, and I am going to the Bath festival to appear on a panel about hating Donald Trump. The plan is to travel together, but the departures board makes it clear the Bath service doesn’t go as far as my wife needs to get: she would have to
  
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• Russell Norman’s kitchen: ‘I love kitsch fridge magnets’ | My kitchen

  27-05-2017 07:00
  
  Russell Norman’s kitchen is a family space full of pinboard memos, fridge magnets, unique utensils ... and an antique guitar...Our kitchen is the hub of family life – the fridge in particular. It’s our family message board: my daughters leave notes and drawings; I tack theatre tickets and utility bills under my array of magnets. When I’m not in Venice (where I’m writing a book) I will either be in my office or in the kitchen, testing recipes and, according to my wif
  
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• Rachel Nickell’s son: ‘That’s what I remember most – the moment I knew she was gone’

  27-05-2017 07:00
  
  Aged nearly three, Alex Hanscombe saw his mother, Rachel Nickell, murdered in front of him. It was a case that shocked the nation. Anna Moore meets him and his father, André, and finds, after 25 years, that they have a remarkable bondA young mother ambling across Wimbledon Common with her dog and her young son on a perfect July morning in 1992. A frenzied attack from an unknown assailant. A media circus. A botched police investigation.The murder of Rachel Nickell was one of the
  
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• Blind date: ‘I think he thought I was a bit of all right’

  27-05-2017 07:00
  
  Will talk about urinal etiquette and nude cycling be the start of a beautiful relationship for illustrator Lizzie, 31, and book editor Tomas, 28?What were you hoping for?
  A fun evening with interesting company. Continue reading...
  
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• Sudoku killer 555

  27-05-2017 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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• Quick crossword No 14,681

  27-05-2017 01:00
  
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• Prize crossword No 27,208

  27-05-2017 01:00
  
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• Red Cross official says fentanyl a risk; first-aiders can say no to CPR

  27-05-2017 00:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A Canadian Red Cross official says he sympathizes with a Manitoba postal worker who refused to perform CPR on a woman he feared might have overdosed on fentanyl."I can't imagine ......
  
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• Luke Mangan's salted chocolate honeycomb

  27-05-2017 00:08
  
  In our last extract from Luke Mangan’s latest recipe collection Sharing Plates, the Australian chef shares one of his favourite anytime dessertsLuke Mangan’s tempura prawn tortillas with pineapple salsa and chipotle mayo
  When we were working on the menus for our first tapas restaurant in Singapore, we wanted to create a casual place for people to come in, sit at the bar, have a drink and a couple of small plates and share them with friends. Nothing fussy, just decent food.We put a go
  
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