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• Dolce & Gabbana treads carefully in Milan after China racism row

  12-01-2019 19:59
  Italian firm is keen to turn the page and teach millennial men about timeless eleganceDolce & Gabbana has proved that the show does go on after the label held its autumn 2019/winter 2020 menswear collection in Milan. It was the first ready-to-wear event for the brand since it was forced to cancel a show in China after a racism and cultural appropriation storm blew up in November – it rejected the claims and apologised for any misunderstanding. On Saturday D&G sought to control the
  
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• The Top 5 Household Emergencies and How to Deal with Them

  12-01-2019 19:00
  Unexpected household emergencies aren’t just inconvenient— they can be expensive, too. Whether it’s a problem in the middle of the night or you’re just looking for ways to stay prepared, there are steps you can take to prevent a small emergency from turning into a large— and costly— one. Here are our tips to help you prepare for and deal with the most common household emergencies.
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• What’s their beef? Why today’s leading men are driven to be buff

  12-01-2019 17:00
  Aidan Turner’s Poldark has ushered in a new age of brawn, but many are asking if the trend has gone too farModern screen heroes come in many guises, but whether a leading man is cast as a mathematician, a surgeon or a scientist, the likelihood is that, once the shirt comes off, he will be equipped with both a firm abdomen and bulbous biceps.A new appetite for leading men who, whether or not they are playing professional athletes, appear to spend half the week in the gym is now concerning e
  
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• Hiding in plain sight

  12-01-2019 17:00
  A newbuild ‘barn’ not far from the coast matches the surrounding vernacular while being contemporary, bright and airy insideGina Portman’s house is almost impossible to find, hidden down a tree-lined farm track, on the edge of a village somewhere near the English Channel. When you finally navigate past the big industrial gate, wheels crunching on thick gravel, the sight before you is not exactly a cosy cottage. Instead, a big wooden building, with narrow windows giving the impr
  
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• Derren Brown: ‘Taking up magic was a distraction from my sexuality’

  12-01-2019 15:00
  The illusionist, 47, on taxidermy, Christianity, making coffee and coming out in the papersBeing gay facilitated my capacity for shame. As a child, I carried around this thing that gradually became this big dark secret. When I came out in a newspaper interview at 30 I was expecting the reaction the following day to be like the climax of Dead Poets Society, but actually no one really cared. Taking up magic was a distraction from my sexuality. There is that 1970s cliché of the gay man as ha
  
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• Zegna celebrates diversity during Milan Fashion Week

  12-01-2019 14:34 via winnipegfreepress.com
  MILAN - By now, the two Milan fashion weeks dedicated to menswear have transformed themselves into platforms for co-ed shows and up-and-coming brands beyond the menswear stalwarts.The little more than ......
  
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• Cooking vegan needn’t be a challenge | Anna Jones

  12-01-2019 13:00
  Vegan cookery can be a challenge for meat-eaters, and even vegetarians, at first. Here are my tips to make it easy and fun...My brother became vegan 10 years ago, and ever since then I’ve been cooking for him. Even five years ago, everywhere we went he couldn’t eat a dessert; for mains, he’d invariably end up with chips and salad. I tried things from brownies – which were easy – to banoffee pie, which was a challenge, because it needs whipped cream. When I found tha
  
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• Anna Jones: how I cook vegan for my family

  12-01-2019 13:00
  Vegan cookery can be a challenge for meat-eaters, and even vegetarians, at first. Here are my tips to make it easy and fun...My brother became vegan 10 years ago, and ever since then I’ve been cooking for him. Even five years ago, everywhere we went he couldn’t eat a dessert; for mains, he’d invariably end up with chips and salad. I tried things from brownies – which were easy – to banoffee pie, which was a challenge, because it needs whipped cream. When I found tha
  
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• 4 Secrets To Successfully Decorating a Tiny House And Making It Work For You

  12-01-2019 13:00
  Here’s a quick guide to decorating a tiny house. Image: Calvin Hanson CreativeCongratulations, you’ve finally taken the leap and bought a tiny home! Now all that’s left to do is decorate it. Decorating a tiny house is not difficult. However, there are a few unique considerations to keep in mind.
  We’ve laid them out below. Read them over to learn how to create a tiny home that’s equally functional and aesthetically pleasing.Make the room’s function clear. Imag
  
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• 10 of the best yoga holidays in UK and Europe

  12-01-2019 13:00
  Beautiful locations and activities such as running or simply hanging out on the beach complement quality yoga teaching at these retreatsCombine yoga and Greek sunshine with a holiday on Santorini, the southernmost of the Cyclades islands, staying in whitewashed houses at a boutique hotel with pool outside the village of Oia. There are two daily classes for all levels with warm, encouraging teacher Louise Gillespie-Smith, who balances creative, breath-led flow with gentle, mindful yin. An optiona
  
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• Liam Charles’ recipe for vegan rum and raisin sponge | The Sweet Spot

  12-01-2019 12:00
  Try this out on your friends and you can bet they’ll never know the differenceThe start of the year means it’s time to try something new. This cake is perfect for vegan January. A lot of people might think vegan food is boring, lacks flavour and that the ingredients are difficult to source. But, trust me, it’s so easy, and if you follow the right recipe – er, like this one – it’s going to be super tasty. Don’t tell your mates this cake is vegan, and see
  
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• 10 of the best creative retreats in the UK and Europe

  12-01-2019 12:00
  Want to sit quietly with your paints or handicrafts, burst into song, or use kung fu or dance to get moving? We pick holidays for nourishing your inner makerTao’s, a meditation centre on a hill overlooking the sea on the island of Paros, hosts a dance retreat each September. The style of dance is “open floor movement”, which is said to boost creativity and help people “refresh, recuperate, recharge and rejoice”. It is suitable for anyone who wants to move, regardles
  
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• Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for lentil rasam and roast red cabbage | The New Vegan

  12-01-2019 11:00
  A dal buzzing with spices topped with sweet charred cabbage, guaranteed to revive you when you’re feeling sluggishThere are dals to comfort and dals to revive. Rasam is a reviver, the kind of thing I want to eat when I’m feeling sluggish. It’s thinner than your average dal, brothy and buzzing with spices, with a defined, sour edge. Here, I serve it with my current addiction, roast red cabbage, whose leaves sweeten, soften and char in the heat of the oven. It’s perfect on
  
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• Yotam Ottolenghi’s vegan recipes

  12-01-2019 10:30
  Crispy couscous with pumpkin and onion, kohlrabi ‘noodles’ and tangerine doughnutsIt’s two weeks into the new year and, with the fridge finally bare of leftovers and the stomach full of one too many treats, the annual pledge to make better choices has finally kicked in. Alas, the extremities of diet and exercise usually fall by the wayside come February. For this reason, I prefer a gentler approach to annual resolutions. A high dosage of vegetables, prepared lovingly and no les
  
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• What did I gain when I gave up alcohol? A love of trainers, mostly | Hannah Jane Parkinson

  12-01-2019 10:00
  The more garish, the betterThree years ago, I became sober for a year – despite the best efforts and influence of a good friend and esteemed colleague who shall remain nameless (Zoe Williams). There were a lot of things I noticed about going from someone who rocked into the office, mossy-tongued and permanently hungover, to booze-free. The most obvious three were: time; money; energy. All of these beneficial changes – I had more of all of them – contributed to two things I sudd
  
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• Elena Ferrante: this is my last column, after a year that has scared and inspired me

  12-01-2019 10:00
  Writing every Saturday has meant the permanent exposure of fragments of myself. But I am indebted to you, my readersThis exercise ends here: I gave myself a year, and the year is up. I had never done work like this, and I hesitated a good deal before trying it. I was afraid of the weekly deadline; I was afraid of having to write even if I didn’t feel like it; I was afraid of the need to publish without having scrupulously considered every word. In the end, curiosity won out.I tried to meet
  
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• ‘I went from a junior office job to a six-figure revenue as a business coach’

  12-01-2019 09:30
  Lisa Johnson on how she left the 9-5 to become a wedding planner and help others thriveName: Lisa Johnson
  Age: 41
  Occupation: Business coach and wedding planner
  Salary: £80,000 between her and her husbandI grew up in a council house and we didn’t have much, so my money mindset was quite poor. I didn’t know anyone that had much money. I didn’t go to college or university; no one around me did. Instead I found a junior office job and worked my way up. Continue reading...
  
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• The best bargain face cleansers | Sali Hughes

  12-01-2019 09:00
  My preferred formula is cream and there are plenty of excellent ones on the high streetThere’s always a little lull in January, where it’s a fraction too early for beauty’s spring launches, and the act of wearing any residual Christmas glitter and party makeup feels about as appealing as eating another turkey sandwich – so I invariably take the time to unearth some old skincare favourites. And, since this is the interminable month when people are mostly broke, the cheaper
  
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• How to organise a funeral without paying unnecessary costs

  12-01-2019 08:30
  More people will die this week than at any other time of the year, official figures show•Probate: the best way to deal with the will and estateJanuary is a cruel month. More people will die this week than any other week of the year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. On average, there are 40% more deaths recorded in the second week of January than during the rest of the year.For the loved ones left behind, the days after a death can be devast
  
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• What links Primal Scream, PH Newby and Malcolm Morley? The Weekend quiz

  12-01-2019 08:00
  From Antonia to Vanessa, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 What resulted from an argument over the fastest game bird in Europe?
  2 Ernest Bevin wanted the “bloody Union Jack on top” of what?
  3 Charmion was the servant and confidante of which monarch?
  4 Which countries are separated by the Yalu river?
  5 What venue has 85 acoustic diffusers, known as “mushrooms”?
  6 Antonia is the title instrument in what novel?
  7 What is the second oldest independent nation in the A
  
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• TVs: is it worth paying more for technology such as OLED?

  12-01-2019 08:00
  I want to upgrade my set, but I’m wondering if coughing up more will improve the pictureEvery 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.Our 32-inch Sony TV is nearly 10 years old, and doesn’t have Netflix or Amazon on it. We want to upgrade to a 50-inch screen, but are baffled by the terminology – 4K, HDR, Oled and so on. There is a Samsung 4
  
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• The A-Z of vegan food: a beginner’s guide

  12-01-2019 08:00
  From aquafaba to za’atar, this handy guide offers tips on ingredients and recipe ideas for a plant-based diet Continue reading...
  
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• Fit in my 40s: F45 gives you all the workouts a person can do – in 45 minutes | Zoe Williams

  12-01-2019 08:00
  I thought it was something I actually wanted to try – until I didFitness tips: F45 interval training at homeThe F45 workout schedule looks madly exciting; its website is like an ice-cream counter, tons of different classes with zingy names – Brooklyn, Panthers, Hollywood, Romans. Plus, they all have groovy graphics and you think, “This sounds exactly me. I would like to improve my combat prowess while working on my core strength. I want an infamous, 1,000-calorie-burning cardio
  
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• Away with words: an Arvon fiction-writing retreat in Devon

  12-01-2019 08:00
  Expert tuition, camaraderie and walks in the rain – plus a healthy lack of wifi and mobile coverage – leave our writer buzzing with creativity and short story ideas
  Despite the glowering weather, the 1½-mile walk from my creative writing retreat at the 16th-century manor house of Totleigh Barton is invigorating. The remote west Devon landscape is heavy with winter; it’s stark and elemental but also evocative and, most importantly, thought-provoking. Being in the wilds gi
  
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• Forget resolutions

  12-01-2019 07:48 via winnipegfreepress.com
  After a holiday season full of indulgence, you are particularly motivated to start a healthy lifestyle (or feeling guilty).You start by setting a few resolutions for the new year.Full of ......
  
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• A letter to… my thoughtless mother

  12-01-2019 07:45
  ‘To brag of starving yourself in front of my teenage daughters beggars belief’: the letter you always wanted to writeYour visit was going well. We were sitting around the dinner table, you, me and my husband, our two teenage girls. You had probably had a glass of wine or two.Then I realised what you were saying. “Oh I never ate school lunch. I always saved the money to spend on God knows what and never ate anything. Win-win!” Continue reading...
  
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• Delayed discomfort could be sign of overuse injury

  12-01-2019 07:44 via winnipegfreepress.com
  If you’ve ever set foot in an exercise class, you’ve surely heard the instruction to “listen to your body.” It’s usually an apt one, but sometimes, exercise-related injuries speak to ...
  
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• Uncivil war waged over thermostats

  12-01-2019 07:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  What with winter sinking its teeth into our pasty flesh, a heated argument has erupted at my house.And I mean that quite literally.Let’s call it Thermostat Wars, the annual wintertime ...
  
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• Don’t discard those nutritious carrot tops | Waste Not

  12-01-2019 07:00
  Not only do they add a depth of flavour and complexity to a dish, they also aid digestionCarrot tops are a nutritious and versatile ingredient that can be used to replace herbs in all kinds of dishes. We often use the ornate leaves as a garnish at Poco, our restaurant in Bristol. The tops have a slightly bitter flavour, so combine them with other herbs and a squeeze of lemon or vinegar as a counterbalance.While bitter greens add a depth of flavour and complexity, they also aid digestion. There h
  
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• Blind date: ‘I left my knickers at a house party we crashed’

  12-01-2019 07:00
  What happened when Joanne, 24, barista, met Morgan, 24, children’s social worker?What were you hoping for?
  A fun evening on the Guardian’s dime! Continue reading...
  
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• Smart but nosy: Latest gadgets want to peer into our lives

  12-01-2019 01:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  LAS VEGAS - Many of the hottest new gadgets are also the nosiest ones.This week's CES tech show in Las Vegas was a showcase for cameras that livestream the living ......
  
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• Sudoku 4267 hard

  12-01-2019 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 640

  12-01-2019 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 15,189

  12-01-2019 01:00
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• Prize crossword No 27,716

  12-01-2019 01:00
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