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Today in culture: Nas makes a not-so-surprise return appearance, James Murphy breaks down, and Stephen Fry regales us with Sonnet 130.

-Colm Toibin on writing.

-Stephen Fry reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130.

-The perils of snobbery.

-The truth about internet addiction.

-Yayoi Kusama illustrates Alice in Wonderland.

-Is a heat wave the ultimate class equalizer?

-Ads from 1950s Japan.

-Nas is back.

-Snaps from Down By Law.

-At The Forgotten, David Cairns dissects a French prototype for The Postman Always Rings Twice.

-Shut Up and Play the Hits: LCD Soundsystem’s long goodbye.