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Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings by Jared Diamond review, how to change the course of history
The author of Guns, Germs and Steel falters in this flawed study of whether individuals really make a difference Early in this boo
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Late Fame review, Willem Dafoe superb as ever as twilight-years bohemian getting a second chance
Samy Burch’s adaptation of an Arthur Schnitzler novella sees Dafoe’s ageing poet embraced by a younger cohort of capricious hipste

Turning Point: Generation 9/11 review, nothing about that day has lost its power to shock or harrow the soul

Hungry review, hippo horror sees multi-ton mammal run amok among bayou boat-trippers

TV tonight: the unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies

The Runner review, Gal Gadot stumbles through derivative high-speed, low-rent thriller

The year of Domhnall Gleeson: ‘No one talks about actors’ dedication. But I had a perm for five months!’

‘OK, fine. I’m a national treasure’: Joe Lycett on fatherhood, Celebrity Traitors, and his TV show live from a pub

The Gentlemen season two review, these geezers in tweed are irritating, stupid and extremely funny

Tupac’s murder: solved at last?, podcast

Electra/Persona review, Blanchett and Hoss face off in lopsided Sophocles/Bergman double bill

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Lizzo brought by former wardrobe stylist

HRH Helch: the graffiti artist who left an indelible mark on high-rise Britain

Todd Haynes and Wallace Shawn among signatories of letter backing Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism charge

Emily Wilson to retranslate the Odyssey from scratch

Waking Life: Richard Linklater’s genre-defying indie is a kaleidoscopic masterpiece

‘She inspired my proposal’: Readers on Yayoi Kusama

The art world's billionaire problem is getting worse

‘Get up, get breakfast, noise’: the teen going viral for enduring all 400 of Merzbow’s ear-splitting albums
