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MacBook Pro M5 review: serious power, still long battery life

Apple laptop sets new performance bar with more storage, new chips and plenty of options, but now has two-tier specs depending on processor

Boom! A Melodrama Fit for Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s Doomed Love Affair

A dying glamour puss falls for her parasitic houseguest in Joseph Losey’s 1968 fever dream that earns its exclamation mark

‘A constant quiet terror’: Getting lost in Irish folklore

Maria Lax’s images are inspired by the phenomenon of ‘stray sod’, in which patches of enchanted land are said to lead astray anyone who steps on them

Matthieu Blazy’s fifth Chanel show hits Biarritz beachfront

Show features pink denim and suit printed with headlines from Gabrielle Chanel’s time in resort town

Salon review

Lismore Castle Arts, County Waterford, IrelandThere are paintings of beatniks, jazz players, an African emperor and much else besides – and all of them come with a chair. So pull one up and treat yourself to a deeply satisfying viewing experience

The Tin Can phone: is this the simple secret to a screen-free childhood?

Created by three dads from Seattle, the resolutely un-mobile handset doesn’t have internet access, apps or even a screen. No wonder anxious parents are snapping it up