The questions 1 Which first cousins were executed, respectively, in 1536 and 1542?2 What fruit has the highest fat content?3 The desk lamp Luxo Jr is a mascot of which film company?4 What was first published in October 1851 as The Whale?5 Which Yorkshire cricketer’s name was graffitied on the Berlin Wall?6 Under construction in…
1.Sophie, 6, asks: what is the International Space Station made of? Reveal 2.Eddie, 7, asks: did any English kings eat their dinner plates? Reveal 3.Joey, 8, asks: was candy floss really invented by a dentist? Reveal 4.Molly, 7, asks: do hummingbirds lick nectar? Reveal 5.Deniz, 5, asks: what are marshmallows made of? Reveal Molly Oldfield…
From yearning for a ‘strong leader’ to being swept up in riots, the portents for our children are not good – and who can blame them for being so disillusioned, asks Marina Hyde. Oscar-nominated Cynthia Erivo has gone stratospheric as Elphaba in Wicked – what next for one of Britain’s brightest stars? And new research…
My partner has a child from a previous relationship who was two when we met a few years ago. For the first half of our relationship we discussed having future children together. Then one day he told me he no longer wanted more kids and that his child is his sole focus. The future was…
Illustration: Allie Sullberg/The Guardian When music mogul and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in September on federal charges including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, a narrative started to build: Diddy parties apparently extended far beyond his celebrated white parties, in which guests at the star-studded events donned white clothing and munched white food supposedly…
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