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# seven deadly reads

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Sitdown Sunday: The writer, the fighter, the doctor, the widow

Settle back in a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.

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May 30th 2021, 9:30 AM

Sitdown Sunday: He warned that sugar was bad for us - so why did nobody listen?

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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Apr 17th 2016, 10:30 AM

Sitdown Sunday: Taylor Swift, Ryan Adams and "mansplaining"...

Put your feet up and read.

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Sep 27th 2015, 10:00 AM

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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Sep 21st 2014, 10:00 AM

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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Jan 26th 2014, 10:00 AM