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    Is "Heavy Rain" the first real video game for grown-ups? Brett McCallon makes the case ...  read more »


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  • SHOULD YOU TEACH YOUR KIDS CHINESE?

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    While China’s rise is real, Chinese is in no way rising at the same rate. Robert Lane Greene explains why ...  read more »


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    How many lovers are too many? Catherine Nixey ventures into the burgeoning world of polyamory to find out ...  read more »


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  • GAMING: TURNING BACK TIME

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    We all wish we could press rewind sometimes. Tom Standage looks at a few video games that make this possible ...  read more »


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  • OUR BOARD-GAME RENAISSANCE

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    The recession has encouraged many to reconsider the joys of playing with cardboard and plastic pieces. Alexander Ewing sets some ground rules ...  read more »


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  • THE MISSION: LEARNING TO BE A SCRATCH DJ

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    Club DJ-ing can’t be that hard, can it? Will Smith takes a class with DJ Daredevil ...  read more »


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  • THE POET AND THE PLANTSMAN

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    In 1989 James Fenton startled his friends by moving to a derelict farm to set about making a spectacular garden. Now he has surprised them again by selling up. Julie Kavanagh talks to Fenton and friends-and his gardener, Mike Collins ...  read more »


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  • CHARGING ACROSS COUNTRY

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    Can electric cars cope with rural conditions? Paul Markillie finds out ...  read more »


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  • THEIR DARK MATERIALS

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    Jewellery doesn’t have to be treasure to be treasured. Liz Forsyth meets four young designers who make collectable pieces out of unpromising beginnings ...  read more »


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