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Editors' picks
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How easy is it to go straight after a life spent in and out of prison? Here is the record of Paul Johnston over two years as he attempts to put his criminal past behind him
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Vanity Fair's best-dressed list has a few surprises
Some of the magazine's international style leaders are little-known in the country
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Welcome to the newspaper silly season
Parliament is in recess, so bring on the animal stories and surveys
Comment & features p2
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Russia, your prime minister is watching you
Vladimir Putin has put his builders under video surveillance
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Pass notes No 2,825: The River Styx
The mythical river is based on a real Greek stream, which might have been poisonous
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Is The Expendables really like Sex and the City?
Comment & features p3
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Mrs Cameron's diary
Who needs all those boring old paintings on the wall when I've got my brilliant avant-garde street-arty stuff?
Comment & features p11
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G2 Kids No. 14: become an explore, SpongeBob SquarePants spot the difference
Interactive:
Find out how to go on expeditions and become an explorer in your neighbourhood; Spot the difference in SpongeBob SquarePants' room, and much more
Comment & features p13
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The English apple season starts – though they're hard to find
It's easy to buy an apple from Chile, 7,000 miles away. But try getting one from Kent, says Fiona Button
Comment & features p14
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How to make the perfect hamburger
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The test . . . Spatulas
Gallery (3 pictures):
Getting to grips with your burger or omelette and turning larger items of food
Comment & features p15
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The player: games and gender
Comment & features p17
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Mark Ravenhill's debut opera goes for the gut
For years, playwright Mark Ravenhill kept quiet about his love for opera. Then he decided to write one – about irritable bowel syndrome
Arts p22
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Harold Chapman's best shot
Harold Chapman: Ginsberg is smiling. His lover Orlovsky has a look of angst. Pessimism and optimism are in perfect balance
Arts p23
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Radio review: Alvin Hall's Generations of Money
TV and radio in G2 p24
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TV review: The Normans, Norman Walks and Newlyweds: The First Year Itch
TV and radio in G2 p25
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Tonight's TV highlights
Natural World | Tim Marlow Meets | Mistresses | Strange Love | Prostitution: The Oldest Trade | Getting On | Southland
TV and radio in G2 p26
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Why do newsreaders make such a big deal about flash photography?
'This report may contain flash photography.' But why should we care?
TV and radio in G2 p27
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An incredibly dramatic deal
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Sudoku 1,632 hard
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9