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Two years ago in a McDonald's in Moscow I asked a man from Ashgabat about some of the bizarre stories circulating about his homeland: "Is it true that gold teeth are banned in Turkmenistan?" "Complete bullshit." "I heard that beards are banned too..." "Don't believe what you read on the internet. Well, believe half of

Harper gets a standing ovation from the entire trading floor, Yas daddy issues come to the fore and Rishi is horny for flow Spoiler alert: this recap is published after episode two of Industry season two airs on BBC One in the UK. Do not read on if you havent watched it.

Is it true that nectarines are an apple/peach hybrid? If so, why wasn't the result a furry apple? Pete, Oxford, UK Kate, Potters Bar, UK Leo Hickey, Barking UK Brian, San Diego, USA

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Two thirds of the way through Andrew Sean Greers latest novel, he risks letting his novelist hero white, gay, knocking 50 describe his latest novel, which has been turned down by his publisher. It was about a middle-aged gay man walking around San Francisco. And, you know, his his sorrows