Anne Enright’s damaged lives
In The Wren, The Wren, the Irish author rigorously traces the line between love and trauma.
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The Immortals takes a sceptical look at “longevity research”
This series tracks attempts at immortality from vampire myths to a global industry now worth $25bn. Is it any more…
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Still fighting the history wars
Debates about Britain’s colonial legacy are not just a product of Brexit or woke politics – empire has always been…
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Elaine Kasket’s Q&A: “I used to believe my job was immune to automation”
The psychologist on Sea State by Tabitha Lasley, Andrew Yang and regulating Big Tech.
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Even a mod rally couldn’t lift my AI-induced downer
When a friend told ChatGPT to write an article in my style, I first found it mildly amusing – then…
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A weekend camping included fresh air and menacing children
As we walked to a pub, a group of boys and girls emerged to yell at us – and then…
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Heaven in Essex
Why a church in Harlow New Town has been recognised for its architectural importance.
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Celine Song’s Past Lives and the trap of autobiographical art
This debut film of lost love is full of material that is clearly important to her. Why should it matter…
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The Daily Mail’s Lucy Letby podcast makes for queasy listening
Its pious concern masking voyeuristic excitement, the in-depth trial coverage is typical “true crime entertainment”.
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Europe’s race delusions
Built on imperial amnesia and competing nationalisms, the EU has never been the beacon of inclusion it claims to be.
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Subscriber of the week: John Hunter
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History offers Ukraine slender hope for a decisive victory
The wars between Finland and Soviet Russia in the 1940s hold lessons on how peace might be achieved today.
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Leaving politics behind on a liberating coastal wander
Also this week: A close encounter with Labour luvvies, and chaos at the British Museum.
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Britain’s tax delusion
It is useless to pretend that in a world of high public debt voters can be spared increased taxes.
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Nadine Dorries’ “Plot” to hijack the Tory party conference
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The Lionesses won’t sleep tonight
Even with the Prem to distract me, I am still anxious about how the England women’s team are coping.
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This England: Canine division
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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From Daljit Nagra to Charlie Porter: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring National Dish by Anya von Bremzen and Metropolitan by Andrew Martin.
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Letter of the week: Curriculum for transformation
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Inside a cupboard, I found the solace of solitude
Hiding among waxy coats and mud-encrusted boots, I spent two blissful hours without my phone and the internet.
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