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theguardian.com > commentisfree > 04/05/2026 > the-hill-i-will-die-on-clutter-house-is-good

The hill I will die on: Order be damned – a house full of clutter is a happy house | Robin Craig

16+ hour, 17+ min ago  (671+ words) Forget bare walls and clean lines. Give me curiosity and obsession. Give me evidence of a life well livedI have a friend whose flat when I visit feels like stepping into someone else's mind. It's filled to the absolute brim…...

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theguardian.com > books > 04/05/2026 > how-to-use-procrastination-to-your-advantage

How to use procrastination to your advantage

18+ hour, 17+ min ago  (177+ words) As medieval sages understood, putting things off " done well " can open the doors to creativity and purpose Across the self-help texts of the 1200s and 1300s I have discovered two approaches to procrastination: one is destructive, but the other is inspiring, even…...

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theguardian.com > books > picture > 04/05/2026 > tom-gauld-on-the-easter-egg-hunt-techniques-inspired-by-great-detectives-cartoon

Tom Gauld on the Easter egg hunt techniques inspired by great detectives – cartoon

14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (15+ words) Continue reading... Tom Gauld on the Easter egg hunt techniques inspired by great detectives " cartoon...

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theguardian.com > books > 04/05/2026 > life-of-pi-author-yann-martel-i-thought-the-iliad-was-a-book-for-old-farts-then-i-started-getting-ideas

Life of Pi author Yann Martel: ‘I thought the Iliad was a book for old farts… then I started getting ideas’

14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1394+ words) The best-selling novelist explains why his new retelling of Homer's epic offers the ideal antidote to the age of TrumpYann Martel's writing studio, where he sits while we talk over Zoom, is a mere 10ft by12ft; beyond his treadmill desk lie the…...

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theguardian.com > stage > 04/05/2026 > monica-barbaro-liaisons-dangereuses-national-theatre-complete-unknown-joan-baez-interview

Monica Barbaro: ‘Yesterday I went home thinking I’m a terrible actor and they’re finding out’

16+ hour, 17+ min ago  (681+ words) The California star may have earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Joan Baez in Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, but as she prepares for her stage debut in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, she says impostor syndrome is still a…...

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theguardian.com > world > 04/05/2026 > mexican-art-world-protests-over-plan-to-send-frida-kahlo-masterpieces-to-spain

Mexican art world protests over plan to send Frida Kahlo masterpieces to Spain

20+ hour, 17+ min ago  (693+ words) Cultural figures sign open letter asking government for clarity on how long landmark collection will remain abroad One of the world's most important collections of 20th-century Mexican art, including works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, is set to be…...

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theguardian.com > music > 04/05/2026 > kanye-west-wireless-festival-deeply-concerning-keir-starmer

Kanye West headlining Wireless festival is ‘deeply concerning’, says Keir Starmer

16+ hour, 28+ min ago  (415+ words) PM says antisemitism is "abhorrent" after booking of West, who has song called Heil Hitler and last year advertised swastika T-shirt Keir Starmer has said it is "deeply concerning" that Kanye West, the US rapper who has made a series…...

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theguardian.com > music > 04/05/2026 > duncan-james-blue-honest-playlist-geri-halliwell-elvis-tight-fit

‘I was getting down with a guy and he decided to put on One Love. It was creepy’: Duncan James from Blue’s honest playlist

17+ hour, 12+ min ago  (557+ words) The Blue singer thinks Aqua deserve respect and his mum once did karaoke with a legend. But what record did he buy to please his nan - with mixed results? The song I inexplicably know all the lyrics to Can't Help…...

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theguardian.com > world > gallery > 04/05/2026 > miyako-odori-kyoto-japan-spring-dance-festival-in-pictures

Preparations for the Miyako Odori, Kyoto’s spring dance festival – in pictures

16+ hour, 55+ min ago  (34+ words) Geisha rehearse for a traditional dance that has been performed annually for more than 150 years Continue reading... Geisha rehearse for a traditional dance that has been performed annually for more than 150 years...

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theguardian.com > food > 04/05/2026 > burro-wc2-grace-dent-restaurant-review

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1+ day, 18+ min ago  (16+ words) Burro, WC2: "Big but the opposite of brash " restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants'The Guardian...