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• There’s nothing snobbish about dinner parties

  14-07-2018 19:00
  The phrase may be dated and trigger class war on Twitter, but that’s no reason not to have a few friends roundMany years ago, long before the invention of Twitter and avocado on sourdough, a man had the temerity to break up with me. At the time, the reason he gave for this outrage was that he no longer found me attractive. Later, though, rumours reached me that among several other factors involved was my supposed fondness for dinner parties: events, I now discovered, that he considered not
  
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• In waist-deep mud, soccer played in slow motion at swamp World Cup

  14-07-2018 17:43
  As soccer enthusiasts around the globe gear up for the World Cup's grand finale in Russia, the champions of a far muddier version of the game were crowned at a swamp in northern Finland on Saturday.
  
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• Trump, Putin to meet at 19th-century presidential palace

  14-07-2018 16:43 via winnipegfreepress.com
  HELSINKI - Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet Monday at Finnish presidential palace in Helsinki that overlooks the Baltic Sea — the same venue where two of their predecessors ......
  
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• Egypt uncovers mummy burial site near Great Pyramids

  14-07-2018 16:18
  Egyptian archaeologists revealed on Saturday the details of an ancient burial shaft and a mummification workshop that were discovered 30 meters underground, near the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo.
  
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• 5 Creative Ideas for Forest Scene Walls

  14-07-2018 15:00
  Artistic wall design has become a huge trend in homes over the years. From geometric patterns to realistic art, statement walls fit into just about any home style. Using either paint or wallpaper, a good design adds dimension to a room through a point of interest. One of the best ways to take advantage of this statement wall trend is to incorporate forest scene walls.Forest scene walls don’t have to be just about the trees. Whether you’re going for a natural vibe in your home or some
  
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• Pitana's path from film extra to World Cup final referee

  14-07-2018 14:50
  Argentine Nestor Pitana's roundabout route to becoming a World Cup final referee has taken in work as a film extra and as a security guard at a disco as well as a spell playing basketball at regional...
  
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• A real body of work, artists ditch canvases for humans at art festival

  14-07-2018 12:32
  Austrian model Corina gave her body as a canvas and patiently stood for six hours in order to be transformed into a blue Egyptian goddess for the annual World Body Painting Festival.
  
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• North Wales gastro tour: what’s cooking in Cymru?

  14-07-2018 12:00
  A culinary trip from Caernarfon to Conwy offers wine, whisky and fine produce a world away from rarebit and laverbreadSitting at a sunny table a stone’s throw from the vines, savouring the citrus and berry notes in fine white and rosé wines, we could be in the Loire or Veneto. But we’re actually a few miles from Caernarfon, and the south-facing slopes these grapes grow on are the foothills of Snowdon. Continue reading...
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s summer recipes

  14-07-2018 11:00
  For a truly seasonal spread, pair garlicky flatbreads with cold cuts, spiced chicken with an Asian salad, and a strawberry-spiked take on a classic Italian puddingToday I am celebrating the season with three dishes that are perfect for summer dining. To keep things light on a hot day, serve these olive oil flatbreads with a selection of cold cuts and salads. You can whip up my strawberry tiramisu cake the day before, then flip it impressively on to a plate so you can enjoy a hassle-free outdoor
  
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• I've been faddy about food since I was four – now all the beautiful people are at it

  14-07-2018 10:00
  Insisting you can’t eat various major food groups for no actual real medical reason has become an essential part of looking like a modern, fabulous personThis week I’m in Los Angeles and writing from a cafe I’ve come to for lunch because I heard they have a good buffet. (If I were Renée Zellweger and all restaurants were Tom Cruise, I would say to them: “You had me at all-you-can-eat.”) But when I arrived, I began the spiel I’ve given waiters for as lon
  
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• The best workout makeup | Sali Hughes

  14-07-2018 09:00
  Though I’ve never worked out in my life, the recent humid weather let me replicate gym conditionsI’ve always ignored “workout makeup” here, not because I object even remotely to women wearing whatever they damned well please to the gym, but because I’ve never “worked out” in my life. But while, perhaps regrettably, my habits haven’t changed, the weather has (at the time of writing, my house is as humid as the Eden Project), better allowing me to re
  
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• What unusual method of communication has been observed in herring? The Weekend quiz

  14-07-2018 08:00
  From a poem to a pub, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 Whose father was Pepin the Short and his son Pepin the Hunchback?
  2 Which country has provinces called East and West Azerbaijan?
  3 What unusual method of communication has been observed in herring?
  4 Samhain was a Celtic precursor to which festival?
  5 Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Long Walk marked what event?
  6 Who made his last stand at Glenrowan, Victoria, in 1880?
  7 What project offers 57,000 free eBooks online?
  8 What decorative
  
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• Six of the best summer cheese recipes

  14-07-2018 08:00
  Make a bright baguette with peach and gorgonzola or dig into a sharing plate of sticky baked fetaPrep 10 min
  Cook 30 min
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• ‘I’ve been to tons of lidos, but I’d never swum in one’ | Zoe Williams

  14-07-2018 08:00
  There’s a bit of a hippy undertow about the body communing with the water. But to find all this out, you have to get inUntil you get your nose quite close to a fitness pursuit, you never know what kind of passion it arouses. Swimmers are like runners who’ve grown up, or cyclists who’ve found peace. They talk more about meditation than performance; they do not fixate on equipment or fancy clothes; there’s a bit of a hippy undertow about the body communing with the water. B
  
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• ‘I’m on £14,500 a year and it’s a knife-edge lifestyle’

  14-07-2018 08:00
  Children’s services support officer Claire Mynott on her finances – and why it is a scandal how little women are paidI live on the brink. I work 35 hours for 39 weeks plus five weeks’ paid leave and, as a result of recent changes, three of us are doing the job of five, which means we are always playing catch-up.I’m now on £14,512 a year. It’s a knife-edge lifestyle. I just scrape by, but if anything unexpected happens it tips me over the edge and I have to bor
  
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• Elena Ferrante: ‘I used to devour news. Now, the uninterrupted rain of it feels like chaos’

  14-07-2018 08:00
  It seems to me more difficult today than in the past to try to understand how the world is goingI don’t feel desperate to be informed about everything that happens in the world. As a girl, I merely glanced at the newspaper headlines and occasionally watched the TV news.But a growing interest in politics, which erupted when I was around 20, inspired me to amass information. It seemed to me that until then I’d lived in a state of distraction, and I was afraid I’d go through life
  
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• Cantal, France, holiday guide: what to see plus the best restaurants and hotels

  14-07-2018 08:00
  In central France, the Auvergne’s volcanic landscape offers year-round activity holidays, with peaks to climb, lakes to swim, restored farms to stay in and great value mountain cuisineThe Cantal is the rural heartland of France’s wild Auvergne region, right in the centre of the country and part of the Massif Central. Locals joke that there are more cows here than people and there certainly are not many tourists, despite a range of adventurous outdoor activities in summer and winter.
  
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• Video of lemonrolling down hillgoes viral

  14-07-2018 07:52 via winnipegfreepress.com
  For two minutes, Mike Sakasegawa followed a lemon as it rolled down a hill near his San Diego home, filming the citrus fruit’s adventure on his phone.He didn’t have a ......
  
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• A letter to… my son’s ex-girlfriend

  14-07-2018 07:44
  ‘I saw my strong son tearful and bemused by your quixotic mood changes and possessiveness’: the letter you always wanted to writeI won’t ever send this to you because I don’t know where you are now. I am sure you thought I was a rather intense mother to my son. Well, possibly I am: I pretty much brought him and his brother up alone and we faced tough times (like many, of course), and adversity forged an amazing bond.I have always been more than happy to embrace my childre
  
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• Blind date: ‘I definitely got a little tipsy’

  14-07-2018 07:00
  Emily, 22 university administrator, meets Krishan, 24, investment analyst
  What were you hoping for?Leonardo DiCaprio circa 1997. Failing that, a cute guy who doesn’t take himself too seriously. Continue reading...
  
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• My partner didn't want children. I did. Then I got pregnant...

  14-07-2018 06:59
  We’re both writers and he didn’t want the distraction of kids. Could our relationship survive?Last week, while driving along a country lane, I listened to the writer Michael Chabon, father of four, describe an encounter he had as a young, newly successful novelist: a famous older writer approached him with advice on how to succeed artistically, “Don’t have children. That’s the whole of the law.” In one sense, what good advice! Keep your rucksack light, your mu
  
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• Salad in a jar, oat bites and pot pie: food hacks for busy people

  14-07-2018 03:24
  Nutritionist Rosie Mansfield’s new book aims to help more people make good food fastConsider me a meal architect – someone who has redesigned easier ways to create nourishing meals that fit into your fast-paced life. As a nutritionist, I can’t bear it when food is overly complicated or time-consuming. The essence of my work is to redesign the way you cook and eat. With busy lifestyles, we are all increasingly time-poor, easily overwhelmed, and crave instant gratification. I wan
  
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• Sudoku 4,112 hard

  14-07-2018 01:01
  Click here to access the print version. Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.Continue reading...
  
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• Killer sudoku 614

  14-07-2018 01:01
  Click here to access the print version. 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. Continue reading...
  
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• Quick crossword No 15,034

  14-07-2018 01:00
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• Prize crossword No 27,561

  14-07-2018 01:00
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