My mother is moving to Devon, and I am experiencing a kind of inverse empty-nest syndrome
Her house has long been my refuge from the biting demands of the adult world, it has given me the…
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Maybe it’s because I’m a Brightoner that I no longer love London town
Once you get to Archway, two stops on the Tube from East Finchley, London gets a little too hot for…
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The coming avalanche: why the pandemic has shaken the book world
This year, 210 titles were held back until September, causing chaos for publicity teams and bookshops, and leaving authors disappointed.
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“What happens when your body is a stranger to you?”: Sophie Mackintosh on destiny and motherhood
The novelist on feminist dystopia, free will, and what women choose to do with their bodies.
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How to tame the tech giants
Covid has accelerated changes that have been decades in the making, bringing about the end of utopian politics and its…
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Steven Pinker interview: How does a liberal optimist handle a pandemic?
The Harvard psychologist on whether progress is over, the problem with police abolition, and the Harper’s open letter.
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Personal story: Zidane, football and war
I'm familiar with lockdown – I remember the nights spent hiding with my family in our bathroom, as Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut.
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“We weren’t prepared”: Grooming ring prosecutor Nazir Afzal on grief and state failings
The lawyer behind some of Britain’s most high-profile cases reflects on his most personal brush with government incompetence: the loss…
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