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Retro food is back. Can you stomach a second helping?

From devilled eggs to towering trifles, ’70s food is trending. We explore the appetite for nostalgia

16 gifts for foodies – with a small side of kitsch

Diageo cuts sales and profit forecast on lower US and China demand

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’

The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump

The four horsemen of Europe’s tech dependency

Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz: ‘I will remain someone with a political opinion’

Baillie Gifford winner Helen Garner — ‘I’ve been walking around like a stunned mullet all day’

The celebrated author talks about why she stayed in her native Australia, the moment she won the UK’s top non-fiction prize this week and her delight that her diaries are being appreciated as literature

The Silver Book by Olivia Laing — love, illusion and Italy’s movie maestros

The author’s new novel blends a queer romance with a noir-tinged glimpse into the filmmaking world of Fellini and Pasolini