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Gemini’s two faces
By letting users choose an ‘artificial intelligence mode’ on its homepage, the tech giant is repositioning itself as an interpreter – and ushering us into a dangerous new world, Sarah Dear writes
Relationships
Labour of love
Psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz tells Tanya Gold about ‘journeying to the underworld’ with his patients and explains why the hardest part of any relationship is the work of seeing ourselves as we truly are
Diaries
Teenage secrets
Crushes, diets and drama – 400 years of adolescent journals showed Amelia Tait that, for some, growing up has always been the same
For today
Geopolitics
Chris Horton
Enemy of my enemy: how China’s threat to Taiwan is redefining east Asian politics
Economy
Ben Zaranko
Broadband and mobile bills are soaring in the UK – depending on who you talk to
Gardens
Orlando Whitfield
In the weeds at the Chelsea flower show
Recipe
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater’s recipe for roast tomato couscous
In Real Life
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Observations & scenes from the world beyond your phone screen
Time well spent
Further reading
From Richard Dawkins to Tahmima Anam
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
Further listening
The most enduring power ballads
As Power Ballad, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, appears in cinemas, our critic selects the best of rock’s most emotional subgenre
What to do this weekend
From the song of the summer to a play about belonging
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an afternoon or a night out to spare
