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At times the subject matter demands more space.

Large cats cannot miaow. (Lions and tigers, I mean, not moggies who have overindulged on Whiskers Meaty Selection in Gravy.) The largest feline ever to have lived was a sabre-toothed cat in South America, which weighed nearly half a tonne. Female house cats can copulate up to 20 times a day when in the mood.

Somehow, Trump still gets cheers. But we’ve all adored terrible humans, writes Claire Dederer with needed honesty.

Claire Dederer’s new book unpicks her love of problematic artists from David Bowie to Woody Allen – here, she tells Dazed what ‘monster’ means to her

Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughess daughter opens up about fondness for animals and finding comfort in caring for a magpie called George.

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So many of our artistic geniuses have complicated legacies. What do we do with work we love by artists whose behaviour is more difficult to admire?

By ingeniously weaving improbable and conflicting forces that make up his personal history, Eurovision expert William Lee Adams affirms an idea of home that yearns to transcend space and time.

By ingeniously weaving improbable and conflicting forces that make up his personal history, Eurovision expert William Lee Adams affirms an idea of home that yearns to transcend space and time.

The American journalist’s thoughts on how we should respond to art created by dreadful people are muddled and poorly researched