‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964
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Bill Moyers was there when Lyndon Johnson made his memorable assessment of the Civil Rig...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/we-may-have-lost-the-south-lbj-democrats-civil-rights-act-1964-bill-moyers

‘It’s the opposite of art’: why illustrators are furious about AI
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AI art generators may provide five minutes of fun for most users, but the blurring of creative and ethical boundaries is leaving many artis...

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/23/its-the-opposite-of-art-why-illustrators-are-furious-about-ai

Nigel Slater on how his memoir Toast became a phenomenon
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On the 20th anniversary of his bestseller, Nigel Slater tells how it all began … and how it went to stage and screenToast is 20. But the memoir that chronicled my childhood (cooking, eating, crying, and a few other “ings” a wiser author might have...

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/jan/22/nigel-slater-how-his-memoir-toast-became-a-phenomenon

LBJ OK? Historian Mark Lawrence on a president resurgent
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Fifty years after Lyndon Johnson died, the director of the 36th president’s library discusses his politics and progressive idealsFifty years ago on Sunday...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/lyndon-johnson-lbj-death-anniversary-mark-lawrence-library

Just the three of us: could our friendship survive having the same lover?
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Lauren John Joseph reveals a remarkable and moving story of love, death and enduring friendshipI put the book in the post with a note that said, “I know that once you’ve read this you may never want to...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/just-the-three-of-us-could-our-friendship-survive-having-the-same-lover

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan review – straight from the horse trainer’s mouth
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Despite its minimalist style, the American writer’s experimental novel tracking the life of a would-be jockey in the midwest is brimming with lifeFiction – so close to lying – has always been a suspicious enterprise, not leas...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/kick-the-latch-by-kathryn-scanlan-review-straight-from-the-horse-trainers-mouth

Who was Beethoven’s mysterious Elise? Historian concludes she never existed
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The identity of the muse for Für Elise has long puzzled experts. A new book suggests it was named by someone else, after the composer’s deathIt is one of clas...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beethovens-fur-elise-historian-concludes-she-never-existedus-elise-historian-concludes-she-never-existed

And Then What? by Catherine Ashton review – colourful insider account of European diplomacy
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The first and presumably last Briton ever to lead European foreign policy gives us a glimpse of an approach – more collab...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/22/and-then-what-by-catherine-ashton-review-colourful-insider-account-of-european-diplomacy

Hanif Kureishi helped liberate British Asians from their imposed identities | Kenan Malik
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The writer, who is stricken in hospital after an accident, gave us real characters, not stereotypesWe had been messaging each other on Boxing Day, trying to fix a date for a drink. Then all went s...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/22/hanif-kureishi-helped-liberate-british-asians-from-their-imposed-identities

Charlie Higson: ‘I hope to be so unwound I can just lie on the sofa’
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The comedian and author on gorging on granola, long lie-ins, Zen housework and feeling totally relaxed ​​Up early or lie-in? My wife leans towards the idea that one ou...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/charlie-higson-i-hope-to-be-so-unwound-i-can-just-lie-on-the-sofa

Aleksandar Hemon: ‘A book isn’t a car – not everything has to work’
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The Sarajevo-born author on his new historical novel’s multilingual sensibility, turning screenwriter for The Matrix sequel and pretending to be Kevin KeeganAleksandar Hemon, 58, was born in Sarajevo and lives in New Jersey. His diverse ...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/21/aleksandar-hemon-a-book-isnt-a-car-not-everything-has-to-work

On my radar: Nikki Amuka-Bird’s cultural highlights
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The actor on a double dose of Greek tragedy, the real-life drama of basketball, and a perfect day in AntiguaThe actor Nikki Amuka-Bird, 46, was born in Nigeria and raised in Lagos, Antigua and west London. She trained ...

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jan/21/on-my-radar-nikki-amuka-bird-cultural-highlights

‘Didn’t read it, will not read it’: Harry and Meghan of little interest to Montecito neighbours
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The world’s fastest-selling memoir is merely an episode in a soap opera in the Sussexes’ adopted Californian hometownOn the day Prince Harry’s controversial, h...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/21/harry-and-meghan-montecito-california-neighbours

Nigerian author Ayòbámi Adébáyò: ‘I don’t want to be read for some kind of anthropology’
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Six years after her acclaimed debut Stay With Me, the writer is back with a novel that shines a light on the social inequalities of her homeland. She talks about motherhood, politics and marriageAyòbámi Adébáy...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/21/nigerian-author-ayobami-adebayo-i-dont-want-to-be-read-for-some-kind-of-anthropology

Tom Gauld listens in on a bedtime story – cartoon
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2023/jan/21/tom-gauld-listens-in-on-a-bedtime-story-cartoon

Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan review – secrets of the racetrack
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Based on conversations with a horse trainer, this extraordinary novel is unsentimental and humaneIn her 2019 book, Aug 9 – Fog, Kathryn Scanlan cut up, edited and arranged an elderly woman’s diary found at an estate auction in a small Illinois town. The accr...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/21/kick-the-latch-by-kathryn-scanlan-review-secrets-of-the-racetrack

‘Joe Biden has been constantly underestimated’: Chris Whipple on his White House book
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Fight of His Life author on Kamala ...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/21/fight-of-his-life-biden-book-white-house-chris-whipple-interview