Cerys Matthews Q&A: “What’s bugging me? Superfluous adjectives”
The musician and broadcaster on Pippi Longstocking, the extraordinary life of Fridtjof Nansen and the poetry of Dylan Thomas.
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The drama of Carlo Gesualdo
The vocal ensemble the Gesualdo Six on the Renaissance composer’s arresting and daring works.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the franchise’s grandest, most expensive yet
If you’ve ever relished a Mad Max film, make sure to see this one at the biggest, loudest screening possible.
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Not all memorable meals should be photographed
At a Tennessee breakfast spot, I was so ashamed by the scale of what I was about to consume I…
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The theatre and the misery of VAR
The refereeing technology has made football a better TV sport – and ruined the live game.
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A dramatic Premier League finish – plus Postecoglou, pin-ups, and a distinguished pigtail
Man City win again, but at least I can produce a shock in my end-of-season awards.
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Whooping cough’s deadly epidemic cycle
When the baby stopped breathing and started turning purple, I saw the real effect of this persistent disease.
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This England: Up, boy! Up!
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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The Chelsea Flower Show goes green
A focus on rewilding and sustainability has not diminished what the world-famous garden show does best.
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In defence of the new Luddism
The AI boom poses a threat to copyright, privacy and human rights – but no technology should be above the…
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The NS Poem: Civet de Cerf
A new poem by Pascale Petit.
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Inside the mind of Franz Kafka
A revelatory edition of his diaries and a new biography upend the simplified myth of the anguished writer.
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Letter of the week: Where water privatisation leads
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Ambassador Farage opens door to Team Trump for Lammy
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Britain’s long search for growth
Since the financial crash the UK has failed to reinvent its economy. Can Labour break the cycle of low growth…
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The rise and decline of the No 10 Policy Unit
Fifty years ago, Harold Wilson instituted the team of advisers that would help shape modern Britain. Will Keir Starmer learn…
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Trapped by apps
Thanks to the digitisation of everyday essentials, we waste a far greater proportion of our lives on admin than our…
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Rishi Sunak’s right-wing pantomime impresses no one
The Prime Minister’s performative populism and unending U-turns are acts in a music-hall farce.
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The Labour PR gold rush has begun
The banks, lobbyists and public relations firms are all lining up to cash in on a Keir Starmer premiership.
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