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Trump’s mineral grab has all the elements of an earworm

Brief letters: Trumped by Tom Lehrer | The wrong don | Gulf names | Cork house | Doge

The Guardian - UK

Tottenham, Manchester United and a tale of two bin fires

In today’s Football Daily: Respite for Spurs, on the pitch at least

The Guardian - UK

Manchester City v Newcastle and the fear of someone dropping a Pollock

In today’s Football Daily: Which club will revert to type at the Etihad?

The Guardian - UK

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“I’d never considered myself a lyric writer, but me and Terry put it together in about 15 minutes. Then, we went to the pub!”: Michael Palin on his most famous musical moment and the “genius” of Neil lnnes

“Neil’s got a songwriting credit on an Oasis track? I can only assume I was on one of my big trips at the time but it just shows you how good his music was,” he says

MusicRadar

Monty Python's Eric Idle is the original Mr Brightside

The Life of Brian star is coming to Newcastle in November

Newcastle Herald

Tom Lehrer’s subversive wit and wisdom are still relevant today

Letters: Readers respond to Francis Beckett’s article on the great American singer-songwriter who gave up celebrity to teach maths

The Guardian - UK

Small steps towards sustainable gardens

Letters: Chelsea flower show | 3D-printed bricks | Tom Lehrer | Saving on electricity | Electric boilers

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‘My songs spread like herpes’: why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?

In the 1950s and 60s, his songs stunned and delighted listeners with their irreverence, wit and nihilism. Then he gave it all up to teach mathematics. Lehrer is still alive at 96 – so I went in search of answers

The Guardian - UK

Did you solve it? That’s Mathematics!

The answers to today’s word and number puzzles

The Guardian - UK

Can you solve it? That’s Mathematics!

When wordplay meets numberplay

The Guardian - UK

Kit Hesketh-Harvey obituary

Writer, broadcaster and half of the renowned cabaret act Kit and the Widow

The Guardian - UK

Nicholas Goldberg: Trump's view — How can I make money off it?

What's the difference between songwriter-satirist Tom Lehrer and narcissist ex-President Donald Trump? That's probably not a question you've ever thought to ask.

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