Hillbilly energy
Newly announced as Trump’s running mate, JD Vance has become a powerful voice in the new American right.
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Euros Diary: Only England can cause this much hurt
“Dave? Is it coming home?” they asked me. But football has a way of puncturing a nation’s joy in an…
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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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Subscriber of the week: Bob Parks
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Dreams of tennis and the best job in the world
Also: Pep Guardiola at Wimbledon and the fine margins of greatness.
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Discovering the real Modest Mussorgsky
Sweetened arrangements of his works ensured the Russian composer’s afterlife – but left him hiding in plain sight.
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You shouldn’t tell people how you voted – but I will…
When I was young, my father would take me to the polling station so he could show me democracy manifest.
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The Turkish Detective is both familiar and delightfully other
This series based on Barbara Nadel’s bestselling novels is really rather good summer viewing.
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This England: McMarriage
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The immersive sounds of the Polish wilderness
“Sounds of Wild Poland”, this week’s instalment of BBC Radio 3’s The Essay, treats listeners to an atmospheric soundscape.
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The Despicable Me phenomenon
How the hectic Minions franchise, optimised for a child’s attention span, became a blockbuster hit.
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Placing bets is unwise – and not just for Tory MPs
Gambling on elections, markets, football, or anything makes fools of us all.
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Is there a progressive argument for pro-natalism?
The demographer Paul Morland on why we should have more children.
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The gruelling campaign is over. Now we have a country to sort
Also this week: Nigel Farage to be bogged down by bins and neighbour disputes, and the Euros bringing about familial…
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Can France’s anti-Le Pen alliance survive?
Political chaos, confusion and incompetence are almost inevitable after no single grouping wins a parliamentary majority.
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How Labour can make government work better
The party’s success in office will be determined by how well its “mission-driven” agenda is communicated to the civil service.
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Inside the teenage mind
Why understanding the wild and fragile world of adolescence helps us better know ourselves.
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Anneliese Dodds’ long shadow in the cabinet
Your weekly dose of gossip from the Commons.
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The Tory collapse was a night to remember
Yet these are not progressive new times.
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In praise of British politics
We are fortunate in this country that the transfer of power is so calm and dignified.
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