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At Nudefest, the UK’s largest naturist festival, I faced rows of unclothed nooks and visible crannies while discussing my writing. But would having my kit off prove a distraction? Published: 12 Jul 2023 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKSZm7KiusOsq7KklWS7osDUq6CspQ%3D%3D

WeddingsModern weddings have become overblown and narcissistic according to Rev Dr Giles Fraser. But are brides to blame or the industry that has turned getting married into a mega shopping trip?When the Rev Dr Giles Fraser, the canon chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, delivered himself the other day of the opinion that modern weddings have become overblown, narcissistic productions – "I'd even say they were becoming a threat to marriage itself,"

Judaism This article is more than 4 years oldRemove hook-nose sign language gesture, Jewish group demandsThis article is more than 4 years oldCalls for ‘racist and humiliating’ gesture to be removed from online guide to Flemish signing An organisation representing Jewish communities in Europe are demanding the removal of a “racist and humiliating” depiction of Jews as having large hooked noses from an online dictionary of Flemish sign language. The portrayal is one of more than 10,000 signs on a visual online guide recognised by the Flemish government as a “knowledge and coordination centre” for sign language in the Flanders region of Belgium.

FictionReviewNatalie Haynes explores the affinity between teenage and ancient Greek angst in her debut novelNatalie Haynes loves classics. She took a degree in the subject and her first book, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, was a manifesto for her subject's continued relevance. Now she has written a novel in five acts about what happens when a grieving theatre director is given a job teaching troubled teenagers at a pupil referral unit in Edinburgh, and decides to read Greek plays with them.

NFLMany believe that the no position can equal the burden placed on the quarterback. But the other side of the ball presents its own problems The NFL kicked off on Thursday night and the first full weekend of action starts on Sunday. As usual, attention will be heaped on star quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady. Indeed, quarterback is often described as the toughest position in sports. But are we being unfair to cornerbacks?

World Cup 2014 squadsBelgium This article is more than 9 years oldBelgium squad for 2014 World Cup: the 23 chosen by Marc WilmotsThis article is more than 9 years oldThis is the Belgium squad for the Fifa 2014 World Cup finals with the official squad numbers Axel Witsel: how one bad tackle made him public enemey No1 Belgium: a tactical analysis Did Vincent Kompany call his sports bars ‘Good Kompany’?

Pop and rockObituaryBilly Hatton obituaryFounding member of the 1960s Liverpool pop group the Fourmost who shared similar origins to the Beatles but testy relations with the young John LennonBilly Hatton, who has died aged 76, was the bass player and harmony singer with the Fourmost, the Liverpool beat group signed in 1963 with the Beatles manager Brian Epstein’s NEMS company. Their first hits, Hello Little Girl and I’m In Love, released later that year, were produced by George Martin and written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

ExperienceHealth & wellbeingWhat’s kissing like without a tongue? Well, I like to kiss and I’ve been told I’m a good kisser, so… There are only 11 documented cases of congenital aglossia in the world, so I’m in a pretty exclusive club. Despite being born without a tongue, I can speak and swallow and taste just like anyone else. I have the base of the tongue and the muscle on the floor of my mouth, which I can move up and down, but other than that, there’s nothing there at all.

Movies This article is more than 2 months old‘Fo’ shiz, homie!’: Michelle Williams’ impression of Justin Timberlake is Britney’s greatest revengeThis article is more than 2 months oldStuart HeritageFor the audiobook of Spears’s memoir, Williams delivers Timberlake’s cringeworthy lines even more scathingly and excruciatingly than they are written The Oscars are five months away and everything is still up in the air. The Sag-Aftra strikes mean that actors can’t only not make films but are also banned from promoting them.