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Oligarchy by Scarlett Thomas review the perils of privilege

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FictionReviewBluebeard meets boarding-school comedy in a cruelly funny satire of class and eating disorders Oligarchy is the story of Natasha, or Tash, who has been sent from Russia to a minor boarding school in Hertfordshire by the oligarch father she barely knows, having been raised in poverty by her mother. She’s a fish out of water – new money, foreign and Jewish – but bonds with her classmates over their shared passion for self-starvation. Read More...

Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical | US Environmental Protection

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US Environmental Protection Agency This article is more than 9 months oldTrump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemicalThis article is more than 9 months oldWatchdog finds PFBS toxicity value was altered in 2021 report, as scientists say episode part of ‘larger rot at the agency’ Trump administration appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) meddled in agency science to weaken the toxicity assessment of a dangerous chemical, a new report by the US body’s internal watchdog has found. Read More...

Dead man squawking: Sean Penn joins Angry Birds movie | Sean Penn

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Sean Penn This article is more than 7 years oldDead man squawking: Sean Penn joins Angry Birds movieThis article is more than 7 years oldThe Oscar-winner is to co-star with Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad in the big-screen adaptation of the mobile game Sean Penn has been cast in the forthcoming Angry Birds movie. The Angry Birds movie trailer: the hottest film of 2012 is comingRead moreThe Oscar-winning actor will provide the voice of a surly bird called Terence, who communicates only in grunts and growls. Read More...

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