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Editors' picks
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She was abused by her father and bullied by her classmates, but that didn't stop Christina Aguilera becoming one of the world's most popular singers. Here, she talks to Elizabeth Day about sexuality, singing at six and seeing off Britney
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Upfront: Underwear as a quick-fix gloom buster
Kathryn Flett: A top tip to beat the gloom? Invest in a drawer's-worth of new knickers and make yourself feel like a burlesque princess
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My body & soul
Frank Skinner, comedian, 51
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Did I say that?
John Sergeant, political journalist, 64
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How to be ...
An advisor to Michael Jackson
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This much I know
Tony Bennett, singer, 82, London
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Porn addicts, sex offenders, rapists, paedophiles...
Simon Garfield meets the therapists helping the people who can't help themselves
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The all-American warlord
He grew up in suburban Florida, just a few miles from Disney World. But by his early twenties, Chucky Taylor had become a brutal drug-crazed torturer. Johnny Dwyer charts his journey from ordinary jock to the most feared man in Liberia
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Secret diary of an agent
They've had their boom, now they're having their bust. So, is Britain's most hated profession finally getting its comeuppance? A hilariously candid account from the frontline of the property crunch
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Prize catch
Chef Richard Corrigan's favourite fish dishes
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The dolls' house
Writer and illustrator Graham Rawle's living and working space is crammed with curios like an old-fashioned toy shop - which made him the ideal choice to illustrate a new Wizard of Oz book, writes Catherine Rapley
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My space
Documentary photographer Martin Parr reveals his passion for the Spice Girls and Thatcher
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Dressing up, dressing down
Spooky BBC dramas are up; November rain is down
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Beyond belief
Clumsy, pricey and tasteless, Buddha Bar is enough to test the serenity of a deity, says Jay Rayner
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Altered States
American wine hasn't always delivered, but it has a great future ahead of it. Tim Atkin is in the mood to celebrate...
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Ask Tim
What to serve with port | When to drink a bottle of Penfolds Grange 1999
Comment & features p81
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Jurassic parks
The Ginkgo tree has survived dramatic climate changes for 200 million years. The perfect specimen to grow, then, in these uncertain times, says Dan Pearson
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Ask Dan
The ideal time to plant bulbs | How to tackle the pH issue
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Should I become an ecotarian?
An environmental diet that helps you shed excess carbon pounds sounds tempting, says Lucy Siegle, but it's not easy
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Green gauge
From the Obama family's new choice of puppy to throwing away 2.1m tonnes of food
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Dirty dancing
FORD KUGA
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Incredible journey
The Standard 10 was our first car, the first on our street, and we ran it for 13 years. We were two back-street kids with no experience of travel, but with a desire to visit Stratford-upon-Avon. Just to be where the plays were, not to actually see one. Not for the likes of us.
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Horoscopes
Neil Spencer: Your astrological week ahead
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Dear Mariella
I have found out that my partner was unfaithful to me with many women during our relationship. He's not the man I thought he was. How can I ever trust anyone again?
