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Nick Willing grew up feeling excluded by his mother’s passion for art. Now she has let him into her life for a brutally honest BBC film about the depression that almost killed her – and the self-portraits she made to survive
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Food is important – ask an Italian. But recipes aren’t sacred
Rhiannon Lucy CosslettThey form a powerful part of our personal and cultural history. But we need to allow for experimentation – and not be outraged when ingredients are changed
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National Portrait Gallery, London
Artist, resistance fighter, gender warrior … Claude Cahun was a woman before her time. Gillian Wearing’s latest masquerade holds up a mirror to the French pioneer
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The star of the brutally honest Catastrophe talks about why fans identify with the sitcom – and why it’s tricky to watch HBO show Divorce with her husband
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The action planned for International Women’s Day is a powerful weapon. Women withdrawing their labour have inspired Greek drama and changed the face of Icelandic politics
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Waterstones boss James Daunt has laid into the British retail institution for its ‘crushing consistency’. We ask the experts what it could do to improve
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A survey of the British conceptual artist, whose burnt-book sculptures and spray-can paintings held a mirror to society, proves he’s no less baffling today
Last night's TV A Killing in My Family review – helping kids cope when Dad kills Mum