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‘I’ve seen so many people go down rabbit holes’: Patricia Lockwood on losing touch with reality
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Premier League returns with Postecoglou taking Nottingham Forest to Arsenal – matchday live
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Ronaldo’s sudden interest in return to US is World Cup Trump card that Fifa craves | Barney Ronay
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An upwards march: charting the University of Essex’s rise up the rankings
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We ask the experts: does it still pay to go to university? ‘It’s complex’
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England’s coaching duo looking to orchestrate history on home soil to raise up women in rugby
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University clearing 2026: could you get a better place? Here’s what to think about
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The Guardian University Guide 2026 – the rankings
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Wallabies fall short of huge comeback in Rugby Championship defeat by Argentina
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John Daly claims unwanted slice of golf history with record 19 on single hole
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My cultural awakening: a Bastille show helped me get over my crippling Covid-era anxiety
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Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
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Universities around the world cut ties with Israeli academia over Gaza war
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UK lender offers 98% mortgage to first-time buyers – but bars bank of mum and dad
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Six of the best late-summer getaways in southern Europe and Morocco
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The Guide #208: How theatre is holding its own in the age of artificial intelligence
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Wealthy parents rush to give children their assets as tougher UK inheritance tax rules loom
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Autocrats and tech bros want to live for ever. Here’s how bleak that future could be | Hanna Thomas Uose
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‘It isn’t just a teen romance’: why millennial women love The Summer I Turned Pretty
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Rob and Rylan’s Passage to India: the funniest TV tour of the country ever created
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Who appeared in both film versions of West Side Story? The Saturday quiz
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Widow of Charlie Kirk says her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’
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TV tonight: Pomp and Circumstance galore as the Proms conclude in bombastic style
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Maternity trousers, complete with baggy sack big enough to hide in: the Edith Pritchett cartoon
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You haven’t felt the power of heavy metal until you’ve seen a room of grown men cry | Mike Watson
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The Girlfriend to Jade: the week in rave reviews
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Can Keir survive? Inside the plot to bring down the prime minister
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Tim Dowling: I’m ruing the day I started looking for a roofer
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Blind date: ‘He tried to make a joke about reading, but I hadn’t heard of the books, so it fell completely flat’
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Online misinformation putting women off contraceptive pill, study finds
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‘I wanted to go on my own terms’: former Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Farage, Trump 2.0 and his decision to stand down
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The finishing touch: great buys for under £100 to lift your living space, chosen by interiors experts
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From Spinal Tap II to Ed Sheeran : your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
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UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds
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Six great reads: rebels in Nazi Germany, how creativity works and Europe’s biggest pornography conference
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Meera Sodha’s recipe for spinach and feta galette with lemon and pine nut salsa | Meera Sodha recipes
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Country diary: Searching for sanctuary, we find something else entirely | Eben Muse
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Charlie Kirk killing invoked to bolster UK’s largest far-right rally in decades
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British ice dancer and same-sex skating partner to compete in Finland after rule change
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France’s credit rating downgraded, with debt forecast to keep rising amid political turmoil
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As a dark chapter closes, NZ reckons with fugitive father Tom Phillips’ four years on the run
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From rune megaphones to the number 88: Australia’s neo-Nazis have a new look after swastikas banned
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Records tumble as Phil Salt’s stunning ton leads England to T20 rout of South Africa
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Leigh sweep sorry St Helens aside to confirm home playoff slot
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Russia Boosts Funding for Aging and Longevity Research as Putin Ponders Immortality
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‘Iron Diplomacy’: With NATO On Edge, Russia and Belarus Launch Major Military Drills
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Government shutdown draws near as Democrats push for healthcare funding
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Nine Met police suspended amid inquiry into claims of excessive force
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AstraZeneca pauses £200m investment in Cambridge research site
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Keir Starmer warned ‘time running out’ to repair faltering leadership
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The week around the world in 20 pictures
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Suspended London Pride boss ordered to relinquish control of company bank account
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The Guardian view on Bolsonaro’s coup conviction: a landmark for Brazilian democracy – but this fight isn’t over | Editorial
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The Guardian view on fishing and nature: bottom-trawling boats don’t belong in conservation zones | Editorial
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Nato announces more air support to defend Poland against future Russian incursions
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Has the meaning of life been within us all along? | Letters
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The ‘war on drugs’ has failed. There’s another way to solve the US fentanyl crisis | Letter
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From the civil war to now, poverty endures | Letters
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The US is on the brink of another era of political violence – and Donald Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ | Jonathan Freedland
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My money-saving student days in the 1960s | Letter
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Spinal Tap eat your heart out: the Pretty Things drummer Viv Prince forged the blueprint for rock’n’roll hijinks
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Judge cuts off opening statement of man defending himself in court over Trump assassination attempt
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Your Guardian sport weekend: Women’s Rugby World Cup quarters, Manchester derby and more
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Assisted dying bill is a ‘licence to kill’, Theresa May says
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Nepal appoints its first female PM after historic week of deadly protests
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Trump-supporting billionaire prevented from filling lake on UK estate during drought
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Hilary Lloyd review: on Dennis Potter’s trail through an enchanted forest of film
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It’s over and out (again) for Mandelson, but how many political lives does Starmer have left? | Gaby Hinsliff
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Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book is a horrifying document | Moira Donegan
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What is ‘executive dysfunction’ and how do you overcome it?
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‘It’s silent but does the heavy lifting’: the soft power of the white shirt
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Film festival premieres promise a history-making Oscars showdown
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Georgia Jails Russian Protest Couple 8.5 Years on Drug Charges
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Martin Rowson on Labour’s problems with Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson – cartoon
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Scams Surge on Kremlin-Backed Messaging App Max
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The court artist whose Erin Patterson sketches went around the world: ‘I definitely need to get some therapy’
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Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction
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Sarah Connolly/Joseph Middleton: The World Feels Dusty album review – powerful narrations spanning Ella Fitzgerald to Emily Dickinson
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Ukraine Peace Talks ‘On Pause,’ Kremlin Says
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RFK Jr does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders
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Rain ruining your outfit? Here are 10 stylish and practical ways to look good in wet weather
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Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler review – dangerous jokes as bedwetter grows into a psychopath
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Share your question for the Labour party deputy leadership candidates
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‘It used to weigh me down’: UK readers on why they do or don’t carry a wallet
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‘Someone must know this guy’: four-year wedding crasher mystery solved
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Europe’s cruel summer: Ursula von der Leyen faces an EU under pressure
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Cocktail of the week: Michael Sager’s alpine vesper – recipe | The good mixer
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Vegan burgers are losing the US culture war over meat: ‘It’s not our moment’
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‘Partridge is more popular than me – that’s a given!’ Steve Coogan on Alan’s glorious return
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Shrinking audiences, a cash crisis and rivals on the rise: what’s gone wrong at Tate?
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
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Add to playlist: the DIY no wave dub of Devon Rexi and the week’s best new tracks
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It’s not too late: the House of Lords can still protect disabled people from this dangerous assisted dying bill | Lucy Webster
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Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear
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‘I’m here to help people, which gives me a superpower’: one man’s challenge to swim 10 Swiss lakes
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Russian Central Bank Slashes Key Rate to 17% as Economic Slowdown Fears Grow
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Britain, Japan and New Zealand Tighten Sanctions on Russia
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County cricket: who will come out on top on Blast Finals Day?
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Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution
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A riot of colour, loved by bees and easy to grow – why sedums are perfect perennials
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Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Woman in Belgorod as Russia Claims Kyiv Targeted Nuclear Plant
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England’s patriots are on an epic quest for clicks: the Stephen Collins cartoon
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MP3 players are making a comeback – I tested 15 to find the best
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Russia and Belarus Begin Zapad-2025 Military Exercises
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Mark William Lewis: Mark William Lewis review – A24’s first musical signing’s cinematic south London scenes
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‘Hollywood has everything to do with the terrible state of the world’: Charlie Kaufman on AI, Eternal Sunshine and toothache
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Tudor homes for sale in villages across England – in pictures
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Clearing the Air by Hannah Ritchie review – practical climate optimism
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Meet the struggling saltmarsh sparrow – and the band of volunteers trying to save it
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Black Rabbit to High Potential: the seven best shows to stream this week
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Steven Spielberg reflects on Jaws at 50: ‘I thought my career was over’
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Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
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Helen Goh’s recipe for plum and star anise frangipane tart | The sweet spot
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Birthday blowout: what to wear to your big bash – or someone else’s
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‘It’s a lot of fear’: the rise of ecoanxiety on the frontline of climate breakdown
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‘Addiction teaches you a lot’: breakout pop star Lola Young on sex, substances and self-loathing
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Experience: my babies were born seven weeks apart
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Ed Sheeran: Play review – subcontinental sounds and shards of darkness – but still unmistakably him
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Russia’s National Guard Revives Tank Units, Chief Says
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Russia Urges Poland to Reopen Belarus Border
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Does my vagina really need a ‘facial’?
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Russians to Vote in Regional Elections the Kremlin Can’t Fully Script
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Krasnodar’s Main Airport Reopens After More Than 3-Year Closure
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I’m exhausted but am surviving. How can I heal from burnout without expensive time off? | Leading questions
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Russia Adds Author Dmitry Bykov to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List
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The best beauty Advent calendars in 2025, tested (yes, we know it’s early!)
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Belarus Releases 52 Political Prisoners After Meeting With U.S. Officials in Minsk
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Poland and Latvia Restrict Airspace Near Russian and Belarusian Borders After Drone Incursion
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Why Portuguese red blends fly off the shelves | Hannah Crosbie on drinks
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Father of Russian Killed at Burning Man Asks Trump for Help
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All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert review – excruciating to read
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Ex-Kursk Governor Admits to Taking Bribes in Border Defense Scandal
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Consider a mullet carefully ... hairdressers on 12 ways to avoid a salon disaster
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EA Sports FC 26 preview – new play styles aim to tackle Fifa challenge
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The Climate Diplomat by Peter Betts review – the most important person you’ve never heard of
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Medvedev Blames Political Violence in U.S. on Support for Ukraine After Charlie Kirk Killing
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You be the judge: should my girlfriend stop picking up other people’s litter?
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‘A tantalising mystery’: could I find the standing stone on a Scottish island from a childhood photo?
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Shrinking states: a positive future with fewer people? – podcast
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Russia’s Sakha Faces Heating Crisis Amid Budget Shortfalls
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Experts: With Drones Over Poland, Russia Carries Out Boldest Test of Western Defenses Yet
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The unconscious process that leads to creativity: how ‘incubation’ works
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EU Court Annuls Sanctions on Russian Billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky
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Cronos: The New Dawn review – survival horror is dead on arrival
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Navalnaya Warns EU Against Tourist Visa Ban for Russians
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Hollow Knight: Silksong has caused bedlam in the gaming world – and the hype is justified