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art & words & music & the spaces in between — collected by Kevlin Henney

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J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children”

“Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else (make something new), may open your hoard and let all the locked things

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Ad Bruxellam: Making Latin the EU’s next language | Euractiv

It hides in Brussels more than you think, even in the EU’s motto

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our reality is glitching

I don’t usually notice that I’m wearing glasses.

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The superb sci-fi themed concept artworks of Pierre Deschamps - https://www.this-is-cool.co.uk/the-superb-sci-fi-concept-artworks-of-pierre-deschamps/

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Twisteddoodles uses Gen Z slang to explain chemistry

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

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"It's a myth to believe that people who listen to this kind of music are aggressive." Why this respected author listens to death metal to ca

Critically acclaimed novelist Elif Shafak gives a perfect breakdown of why metal is one of the most interesting and exciting genres around

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Author Kim Stanley Robinson revisits his vision of life on Mars

As our book club revisits Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson reflects on imagining a 2026 Mars mission — and how today’s colonisation plans and

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‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row

Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity

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People who end up writing aren't always the ones with the most to say — they're often the ones who notice too much and finally needed somewh

There’s a story we tell about writers: that they are people brimming with opinions, people who have worked something out and want to share i

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Astrophysicists have a quiet ranking of Hollywood's space movies — and the films they consider most accurate aren't always the ones audience

The wider cultural register has, on the available evidence, a particular list of films that it tends to associate with realistic depictions

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Languages Ranked by Difficulty for English Speakers

World Languages Ranked by Difficulty for English Speakers Using data sourced from the Foreign Service Institute , Effective Language Lea

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“The focus is on products that completely replicate the exact body design”: Fender is finally speaking out on its cease-and-desist strategy.

Fender might not be declaring war after all – but if its legal campaign succeeds, the guitar market will change forever

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Highland could become an 'area of linguistic significance'

The region's local authority is proposing using powers in Scotland's new languages act.

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‘Hello ladies and sons of ladies’: women are using ‘microfeminisms’ to flip the gender script

The practice is not entirely serious – but it raises awareness of the many sexist tropes built into everyday life

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My latest books cartoon for The Guardian's books pages.

Many more here: www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-gauld