The Guardian Culture as seen by FIX

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  Edinburgh book festival

  
  
  
  
  
  

  An Edinburgh walking tour

  
  
  Video: Alexander McCall Smith, author of the 44 Scotland Street novels, shows Sarah Crown around Edinburgh's New Town, where many of his books are set, and introduces her to some of the locations
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  • Crunch time: audiences step up to shred cash
  
  
  • Video interview: Caitlin Moran on 'funny feminism'
  
  
  • Full coverage: Edinburgh festival


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  Art and design

  
  

  The real-life power of Rembrandt

  
  
  Blog: A mere sketch by Rembrandt made worldwide headlines this week when it was stolen. Why? Because of the artist's unrivalled, universal ability to touch our hearts
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  • Rembrandt sketch stolen
  
  
  • Fitzwilliam plans 'wow show' of Habsburg treasures
  
  
  • In pictures: Imperial Treasures from Vienna
  
  
  • How trainers and smart phones became objects of desire

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  Film

  
  

  Tolkien novel set for big screen

  
  
  News: American writer Steve Hillard's fictional story about the Lord of the Rings author is to be turned into a film
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  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes a hit at UK box office


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  Music

  
  

  Jackson fans outraged by Kiss booking

  
  
  News: American glam rockers to play Michael Jackson tribute, despite allegations made by frontman Gene Simmons
  
  
  
  
  • My favourite album: The Smell of Our Own by the Hidden Cameras


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  Stage

  
  

  Standup for kids is not child's play

  
  
  Comedy notebook: More comedians should aim shows at kids: with the heckling, non-sequiturs and scatological glee, they're like late-night drunks
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  TV and radio

  
  

  Horizon: Seeing Stars

  
  
  TV review: That's the way to do astrophysics – cut out the science and just show us the stunning pictures, writes John Crace
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