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Why pt nat is so much more than hipster bubbles

This ancient method of making sparkling wine produces a perfect summer aperitif When you look at bottles of pt nat at first you might mistake them for craft beer. Its not just the use of metal crown caps rather than corks. The pop art-inspired illustrations, punky fonts, and playful, punning name on their riotously colourful

A short history of the croissant shows its Viennese, not French | Food

The evolution of eating habits is always interesting. It has to be said that the French did not invent the croissant and therefore it is controversial for them to dictate how we eat them (Straight or curved, the French agree: youre eating your croissant wrong, 20 February). Croissants are Viennese and were created in celebration

Book prices set to rise as production costs soar, say UK publishers | Books

Firms aim to minimise rises by using cheaper paper and increasing print runs as raw material and energy cost hikes hit sector The price of books is likely to go up, say publishers which are acting to avoid steep rises for readers.

Cult of the Lamb review grow your own cult in darkly cute game

PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch; Massive Monster/Devolver DigitalThis eerie triumph is both a dungeon crawl in pursuit of heretic bishops and a society-builder where you build a legion of worshippers

Culture Club cancel first tour for 12 years | Boy George

Boy George has vocal polyp that may require surgery. If he had toured he risked irreparable damage to his voice Culture Club have called off their first tour in 12 years following medical orders that Boy George stop singing. The 53-year-old frontman may require surgery for a painful vocal polyp which was discovered last week.