As a new America First era begins, Europe must unite
Donald Trump’s return to office ought to be a deafening wake-up call for EU leaders. But will it?
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Letter of the week: Revival of the leftists
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A tumultuous year of renewal and revolt
Restless electorates have voted out incumbent parties worldwide.
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The triumph of Paddington Inc
How Paddington Bear became one of Britain’s most distinctive international brands.
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The best children’s books for Christmas 2024
Find thrilling adventures and unlikely characters in the best books for young readers.
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From Andrew Michael Hurley to Johanna Ekström: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Collared: How We Made the Modern Dog by Chris Pearson and Untold Lessons by Maddalena Vaglio Tanet.
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Bill Gates’ warning to the world
The optimistic, liberal spirit of the early aughts has given way to darker times.
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Mendelssohn’s pinnacle of music-making
The beauty of the composer’s piano trios is renewed in the hands of three virtuosos.
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Robert Icke Q&A: “Shakespeare is apparently infinite”
The award-winning playwright on the nobility of teachers and the masterpiece that is The Sopranos.
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Subscriber of the week: Mike Mecham
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This England: Modernism in the wild
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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Why be depressed about the state of football?
The pleasures of the game are everywhere, from its integration into the English language to Ally McCoist.
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The only things still in good repair in my life are my friendships
But everything else is falling to bits.
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Worried about the world? Time to play the piano
The concentration required for me to fumble through Beethoven leaves no room in my brain for anything else, apart from…
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Red wine is less about colour and more about texture
And the great ones can be as moving as music.
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Why is Elon Musk obsessed with British politics?
Plus: new White House appointments and more media sales.
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James Lee Burke’s garden of good and evil
Over 24 novels, the bruised Louisiana detectives Robicheaux and Purcel have become one of crime writing’s great partnerships.
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The return of the boozy, leisurely lunch
There is a particular pleasure in scuttling off to the local dive with its carpeted loos and well-worn chairs.
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After Kamala Harris’s defeat, progressives must regain the people’s trust
Social democracy is increasingly looking weak and timid, even cowardly.
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Longing for Labour, once again
Also this week: meditations on love and loss, and the bliss of the Berlin Philarmonic.
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