Alain de Botton
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John Crace boils down the relationship advice of an emotional colossus to a condescending 850 words
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Whether releasing sadness or sending shivers down our spines, the songs in our ‘emotional toolbox’ can transform daily life … if we learn how to use them
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Sometimes you just have to talk about a book, even if you’ve never met the person holding it. We’ve been sharing stories of such encounters all week, but what are the books that introduced you to the friends you hadn’t yet met?
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Yolande Gabai de Botton’s adventures in a spy-filled Middle East are told in a new film
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Top 10: Books about books, where literature is integral to life, are a genre in themselves, as terrific titles by authors from Nicholson Baker to Geoff Dyer very readably show
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From Nabokov to Woolf to Coetzee, novelist Jonathan Gibbs selects the best imaginary lives presented as the real thing
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Pop art is the latest target for De Botton's omnivorous attentions in this week's tongue-in-cheek look at the art world from Peter Duggan
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John Ryley says news providers do not ‘shape’ people’s views, also dismissing argument that rolling news channels are outmoded. By Mark Sweney
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Illustrator Peter Duggan takes a tongue-in-cheek tour of the philosopher's Rijksmuseum exhibition – where giant Post-it labels add thoughtful context to Old Masters. But these art lovers aren't quite getting the point…
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Lost in showbiz Alain de Botton and Katie Price’s meeting of minds – and sharp tongues