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The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

1 January 2020

Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020
The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

The scientific shortcuts to cooking delicious caramelised onions

1 January 2020

Browning onions takes way longer than recipes say. Here are two tricks to cut down the time, says Sam Wong in the first of a new series on the science of cooking

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