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Weekend reading: trophy wives in Trumpland and MMMBop

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron tree planting in front of the White House

The President plus one

What Brigitte Macron learned: only trophy wives count in Trumpland

The state visit seems to be little more than alpha male leaders bonding very publicly, with wives deployed to watch

Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron tour the National Gallery of Art in Washington

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Museum or crime scene?

The tour guide who tells the ugly truth about museum portraits

Was Lord Nelson a white supremacist? Was Queen Victoria a thief? Alice Procter take us on one of her Uncomfortable Art Tours, which aim to show how the empire still exerts a grip on British galleries

Elizabeth I uncomfortable art tours

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Out of office

How the 25th amendment could remove Trump

Political dramas Homeland and Designated Survivor have explored how a president could be removed using the 25th amendment to the US constitution. It can only be triggered if the president is deemed ‘unfit for office’. But how would it work in reality? The Guardian’s US political reporter Sabrina Siddiqui explains

Elizabeth Marvel as President Keane

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What Incel really means

Woman behind ‘incel’ says angry men hijacked her word ‘as a weapon of war’

The woman who coined the term ‘involuntary celibate’ says she intended it as a community for lonely people, and is shocked by its misogynistic turn

People gather at a park for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of Friday night’s mass shootin

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How we made MMMBop

‘Taylor’s voice was breaking as we were recording’

Hanson’s infamous earworm was either viewed as catchy and fun or utterly infuriating, particularly if you happened to be Jon Bon Jovi

American pop band Hanson pose for a group portrait on a roof in London in 1997

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For the love of Ladislaw

Jennifer Egan on how George Eliot’s unorthodox love life shaped her masterpiece

Eliot found fulfilment in a relationship that society shunned – no wonder her study of marriage captures a climate of change

George Eliot (1819-1880) pen name of Mary Ann Evans

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'I wander'd lonely as a cloud'

A local’s guide to Kendal and the southern Lake District

The Lakes’ southern gateway opens up fantastic hiking, cycling and running routes and plenty of spots to savour the views and refuel

View south along the ridge of Scout Scar

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Tribute to the 'Godfather'

Photojournalist Abbas – in pictures

Iranian-born photographer Abbas, who covered wars and revolutions across the world, has died aged 74

Jacques CHIRAC (on the right), president of the RPR Party, visiting his constituency of the Correze region in 1982

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Step away from the hob…

Felicity Cloake’s recipe for no-stir risotto

Think risotto is all about endless stirring? Think again – Felicity Cloake’s recipe involves a mere two minutes at the hob

Risotto

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