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The American actor Chris Robinson portrayed the character of Dr. Rick Webber on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

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Gen Z is bringing reading back, sure, but if the literature we consume isn’t eye-opening, challenging or even a little frustrating sometimes, then it’s not really doing its job.

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From a longlist of 16, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Women’s prize for fiction. Our experts review the finalists (the announcement of the winner will be today, on 12 June 2025). The ...

The book ‘The One-Way Ships’, explores the overlooked history and the quiet strength of marginalised voices of Indian ayahs.

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