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Bounce: the 10,000-hour rule and the quest for mastery

What experts say about the power of practice, and how to apply it to your life

Run (2020) explained: mad, bad mothers and obsessive love

The Black Phone: dialing up retro teen screams | Review

Gattaca (1997) explained: luck, ladders and the long con

Book reviews

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie

Literature

Sayaka Murata’s Earthlings and the colour of survival

Book reviews

Why you should read: Liar’s Poker, by Michael Lewis

Film

Why so many movies are about the same three themes

Film

The Conversation (1974) and the art of betrayal

Film

The Firm (1993) explained: for the love of money

Film

Rosemary’s Baby (1968): gaslighting Rosemary Woodhouse

Book reviews

The Courage To Be Disliked, by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

Film

Rear Window, Copycat and the art of the housebound detective

Book reviews

How to Own the Room, by Viv Groskop

Film

Girls on film: why cinema loves the beauty pageant

Film

Horror movie The Nanny (1965) explained

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