Editors' picks
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Chris Brown: 'It was the biggest wake-up call'
Interview: He was a teen superstar, the unassailable crown prince of R&B – until he assaulted his girlfriend Rihanna. Chris Brown talks to Decca Aitkenhead about 'that incident', his year in anger management and why he's got a lot more music (and money) to make -
Hanif Kureishi: in praise of adultery
Feature: Nick and Meg go to Paris to celebrate their 30th anniversary only to confront some uncomfortable questions. In his new film, Le Week-End, Hanif Kureishi meditates on the age-old problem of marriage and desire
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Bangerz: Miley Cyrus, attention-seeking missile
Review: Miley Cyrus's attempts to shock would be more effective if she had songs to back up the posturing, writes Kitty Empire -
Willem Dafoe: Spider-Man reboot is 'cynical approach'
News: Actor, who starred as the Green Goblin in Sam Raimi's 2002 take on the web-slinging hero, criticises 2012 reboot -
An open letter to … open letters
Shortcuts blog: You can change the world – when deployed intelligently. But in the wake of all this Sinéad O'Connor/Miley Cyrus nonsense, surely it's time to admit that you're just debasing yourself -
New York museum ups security for gold bar sculpture
News: The Tower of Power has a 24-hour security detail. And it's just one of many controversial pieces by Chris Burden, who's best known for being shot in the name of art
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