Mark Bowles: “My book rages against the business-model view of the world”
The Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author on the value of art, making himself laugh, and finding characters in the café.
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Discover our latest interviews with notable personalities across various fields. Step into the minds of influential figures and gain unique perspectives.
Q&A: Why are so many palliative care doctors against assisted dying?
Until the NHS solves its funding crisis, the UK cannot afford to debate this legislation.
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Lara Pawson: “I like to write with rules. It pushes my mind into strange places”
The Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author on making art from objects, and what civil wars taught her about human nature.
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Kate Summerscale Q&A: “Best piece of advice? ‘It won’t seem so bad in the morning’”
The author on crushing on Steve McGarrett and learning to find joy in the things she tries to avoid.
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Sally Rooney: “We’re trapped in a cultural moment”
The author of Intermezzo talks to Fintan O’Toole about living with patriarchy, writing good sex, and the post-religious world.
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Anthony Joseph Q&A: “I’ve collected around 30,000 vinyl records”
The poet on Chris Ofili and a fascination with reality TV.
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Lynn Barber’s conversation pieces
The celebrity interviewer on men speaking over her, her most interesting subject, and entering her ninth decade.
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Clint Dyer Q&A: “You know more than you think you do”
The actor and director on bell hooks and the enduring power of nature.
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The man who fixes broken councils
The council fixer Max Caller on England’s local government crisis.
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Jeannette Nelson: “I would love to help Keir Starmer free up a bit”
Jeannette Nelson on how to teach charisma.
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Zandra Rhodes: Q&A: “We need to fill our world with more colour”
The fashion designer on exploring India in the 1980s, needing more time, and the mysterious death of her hydrangeas.
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Sadiq Khan: “Politicians need to be braver on immigration”
The Mayor of London on how Labour must change after the riots.
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Nathalie A Cabrol: Q&A: “I was happiest diving into volcanoes’ summit lakes”
The astrobiologist on living in Ancient Egypt, heading back to the Andes, and the delusional mindset of humans.
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Slavoj Žižek’s war with the left
At 75, the “rock star” intellectual has alienated many. But is his politics a strange source of sanity?
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Oren Cass is building the “intellectual foundations” of the Trump-Vance ticket
The pro-worker policy wonk who wants to save the Republican Party from itself.
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Anne Applebaum Q&A: “Pessimism is irresponsible”
The journalist and author on Nancy Drew, French secret agents, and society's inability to regulate social media algorithms.
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Roman Krznaric Q&A: “We spend too much time looking up to individuals”
The philosopher on tennis history, disruptive social action, and questions of mortality while taking part in Parkrun.
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Susie Alegre Q&A: “I was advised to travel the world or join the circus”
The human rights lawyer on Eleanor Roosevelt, Northern Exposure and Manx history and folklore.
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Europe’s Iron Lady: Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas
The Baltic leader has become the EU’s strongest advocate for an uncompromising response to Russia.
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Cat Bohannon Q&A: “We can actually make the world a bit better”
The academic and author on Jaws, Artemisia Gentileschi, and the fertility culture wars.
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