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The Brazilian man who walked into his own funeral has taught us all a vital life lesson

If you want to hear your friends say good things about you, faking your own death is definitely not the way to do it, says Guardian contributor Tim Dowling

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Men, guard your friendships – heed the warning of the Banshees of Inisherin

The Oscar contender may be set in the Ireland of a century ago. But it offers a very modern lesson on how fragile male bonds can be, says Guardian columnist Tim Dowling

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The Welsh words lost in translation

Brief letters: Meirw v meirwon | Jacinda Ardern | Tim’s menagerie | Swimming tortoises | Clever penguins

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Monday briefing: Does the Davos conference really have the answers to the world’s problems?

In today’s newsletter: As the high society conference kicks off in the Swiss Alps, it faces new questions about its influence in a fractured world

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‘I own multiple vacuum cleaners – he litters indoors’: what happened when four writers swapped chores with their partners?

Every household has its own unique division of labour, but one person often thinks they do the lion’s share. Would switching roles reveal the truth?

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Trick or treat? Our love/hate relationship with a US-style Halloween

Letters: Readers recall the origins and simpler pleasures of Halloween celebrations, before the Americanisation of the festival

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Romance blooms as the Guardian plays Cupid

Brief letters: Love spreads | Naval commanders’ pay | Liz Truss’s signs of life | Strap-leaf anthurium

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Tim Dowling: my son’s got a new job. Where does that leave my podcast?

‘Congratulations, well done,’ I said. Because that sounded more parental than, ‘What happens to me now?’

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Tim Dowling: my dad is 100 but I’m the one with ‘old person’s problems’

Netflix, my phone and the new fizzy water device are all conspiring against me

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Stop worrying, Tim Dowling – age is a state of mind

Letter: Veronica Stiastny advises the Guardian columnist to forget the numbers and get busy

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Fit for a Queen? The cheat’s guide to making the platinum jubilee trifle

Jemma Melvin’s competition-winner calls for 11 eggs and a lot of time. But with some substitutions, there may yet be time to make this royally delicious pudding

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Tim Dowling: it’s my first MRI. Can I manage not to hit the panic button?

Telling myself that nothing terrible is happening, it’s just a bit snug in here, proves deeply counterproductive

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Tim Dowling: the cat is using my lettuce bed as a litter tray. He’ll be sorry

I devise intricate, complicated strategies to keep him out – to the bemusement of the onlooking builders

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Tim Dowling: I’m on a road to nowhere – and have been since I was about five

My driving nightmares are back – and in my waking life, the cat’s snacking on flies. Will the day improve?

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Are you a beard guy? Tim Dowling on the trend that will never end

Fashion says we reached ‘peak beard’ a decade ago, but there are still so many around. Is it the pandemic – or is something else going on?

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Tim Dowling: lessons in survival against the odds, from the tortoise

The tortoise went missing for a couple of years until it was hit by a combine harvester. It then went to live with sheepdogs. The farmer returned it, and now it glares at me

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Landline phones are back? I’m waiting for the apocalypse before I plug mine in again

Old-fashioned handsets are the latest big thing in the US. Does no one remember the constant ringing, ropey sound and nuisance calls, asks Guardian columnist Tim Dowling

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Tim Dowling: my hand is hot, I’m hearing things – and my wife says I’m going mad

On a weekend away with friends, she tells everyone about my medical issues. I’d forgotten how indiscreet she is

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Tim Dowling: we’re rehearsing for our first tour in years. Why is my wife here?

She sits on a sofa facing me, wearing an expectant expression. Ten minutes later, her smile is frozen – she can’t escape

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