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Comic timing

France has an august tradition of homegrown comic-book heroes but its rising stars are now Japanese.

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Syncing feeling

As programmes such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Narcos’ capture imaginations worldwide, dubbing has become something to shout about. We meet a family-run firm giving foreign-language film a voice.

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Labour of love

Nowhere captures the spirit of Gio Ponti more than a secluded villa that the architect constructed with real affection for his friend.

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Conserve and protect

A behind-the-scenes quest is underway to preserve the world's largest collection of art and antiquities that are now at threat from climate change.

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Rise again

A 16-storey apartment block on Málaga’s beachfront has been left almost intact for 50 years. An attempt to dismantle its iconic entrance has put it back in the spotlight as an example of the Costa del Sol’s modernist movement.

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Animal instinct

The poorest often rely on pets as much as pets rely on their owners. Berlin’s only roving vet cares for both.

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Street view

Installations at Concéntrico, a design and architecture festival in the Spanish city of Logroño, are challenging residents to look at what surrounds them in new ways.

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Close quarters

Can apartment blocks really forge communal bonds and help tenants get closer to nature? This building in Barcelona shows the answer is a resounding 'yes'.

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Still at its peak

While other bookshops succumb to the Amazon effect and book collectors become scarce, one Parisian specialist is thriving.

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