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MoviesLettersWhy The Whale ends up dehumanising us allControversial film | Rishi Sunak’s pool | Morality of greed | Burying Marx and Spencer | Missing newspapers I had already decided to pass on watching The Whale before reading Lindy West’s take on it ((The Whale is not a masterpiece – it’s a joyless, harmful fantasy of fat squalor, 10 March). But I was shocked to see the director’s implicit claim that the film “humanises” fat people.

IsraelNadav Hanan describes evading seven ambushes on 7 October when hundreds of young Israelis were murdered Middle East crisis – live updates Nadav Hanan was at the smaller of the dance stages at the Nova dance festival in southern Israel when Hamas attacked. It was the beginning of an extended nightmare for the 27-year-old that saw him zigzag more than 15 miles of rough ground barefoot, surviving seven ambushes by Hamas attackers along the route to safety.

Yanis Varoufakis: ‘He has the usual misty-eyed conservatism of the far left in much analysis of recent economic history.’ Photograph: AGF/Rex/ShutterstockYanis Varoufakis: ‘He has the usual misty-eyed conservatism of the far left in much analysis of recent economic history.’ Photograph: AGF/Rex/ShutterstockBook of the dayEconomicsReviewThough heavy with egotistical bluster, the former Greek finance minister has valid points to make in this critique of the EU and global meltdownIt is easy to forget that Yanis Varoufakis spent two years as economic adviser and speechwriter to George Papandreou, the dismal socialist politician who inherited a party from his father and then, as prime minister, took Greece down the road towards its current crippled status.

Music This article is more than 10 years oldBassist Kim Shattuck opens up about being fired by the PixiesThis article is more than 10 years oldMuffs member reveals she was sacked by the band's manager over the phone, and also wonders whether an ill-advised stage-dive contributed to the splitKim Shattuck has shared details of her ouster as the Pixies' new bassist, revealing that she was sacked over the telephone by the band's manager.

TikTokFrom ‘dense’ training and tests to going live, answering for ‘idles’ – and some of the types of videos received TikTok says it has more than 40,000 professionals dedicated to keeping the platform safe. Moderators work alongside automated moderation systems, reviewing content in more than 70 languages. Earlier this year, TikTok invited journalists to its new “transparency and accountability” centre, a move aimed at showing the company wanted to be more open.

The ObserverLife and style This article is more than 23 years oldGlad to be a gladiatorThis article is more than 23 years oldBarbara EllenI had the best time at a gay porn movie the other day, or at least what I took to be a gay porn movie. Before people start writing in, ranting about impressionable young minds, maybe I should explain that I'm referring to Gladiator, the new Roman blockbuster, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe as Maximus.

Donald Trump This article is more than 1 month old‘He’s dog-whistling’: Trump denounced over anti-immigrant commentThis article is more than 1 month oldFormer president said undocumented immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ at political rally on Saturday Donald Trump is facing a backlash for repeating a remark at a political rally on Saturday where he said undocumented immigrants to the United States were “poisoning the blood of our country”.

Sculptures created from secondhand books – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Su Blackwell has always used text in her art, but it was after a trip to Asia that she began creating sculptures from books. “In my last year at college, I went to Thailand and, in a secondhand bookshop, bought a copy of The Quiet American with lines of Thai scrawled in its margins, which added another dimension.

Is this the TV episode of the year? It’s a big call so early on in 2023, but it’ll take something incredible to top this brave, poignant, heartbreaking character study Published: 10:30 PM ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKymYq6vsIyrmJ2hn2TApr7InqporJiaeq2t0q1kqJ5dqsBuecSpoKynlJp6o8WMnqeiq5%2BZsg%3D%3D