Cover Story
The Ceuta crisis has exposed Europe’s hollow centre
How the incursion revealed a continent divided against itself
The Politics Column
Andy Burnham is the Green Party’s biggest threat yet
The con man of anthropology
Even when the anthropologist Carlos Castaneda was exposed as a charlatan and cult leader, the credulous still followed him
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Cinema
Is David Thomson still watching?
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
The Culture Interview
Is Kim Gordon still a Kool Thing?
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
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Sports
Jeremy Lin: Leonard makes Raptors a ‘dark horse’
The last time the Toronto Raptors brought in Kawhi Leonard, Jeremy Lin experienced a team reaching the mountaintop.
Canada
Esteemed journalist Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who spent more than six decades in the broadcasting industry has died at the age of 92.
Consumer
Lower-priced Australian beef could help stabilize Canadian market
Imported Australian beef, currently selling for well-below Canadian prices at grocery stores in Alberta, could foster competition and stabilize domestic meat costs.
World
U.S. revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa amid ongoing spat with Lula
The U.S. State Department said the decision was retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas for American diplomats and Brazil’s stalling on approving Trump’s ambassadorial nominee.
Fire
B.C. fire officials say conditions are ‘explosive’ with unprecedented fuel dryness
"Throughout British Columbia, we have over 1,000 personnel directly engaged in the fight in our wildfire response efforts," Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar said.
Economy
Calgary housing numbers show big drops in townhouse, apartment sales in July
While sales of detached and semi-detached homes held fairly steady in Calgary in July, sales of row and townhomes as well as apartments dipped by about 20 per cent year over year.
Canada
Super El Niño growing ‘faster than we’ve ever recorded’ as wildfires burn
Crime
U.K. man jailed for storing dead mother in freezer and claiming her pension
Fire
B.C. man watches his home of 31 years burn in the Bradley Creek wildfire
Consumer
Despite push for value meals, McDonald’s is seeing sales growth slow
Economy
Canada’s weaker loonie helped drive a wider trade surplus in June: StatCan
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Watching Mayo win, I said goodbye to Ireland
Europe’s age of fire
The Ceuta crisis will strengthen “Fortress Europe”
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Comment
The revenge of Old Labour
British Politics
Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative Party’s only hope
The Weekend Report
The battle for Birmingham’s flags
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
British Politics
Labour retains the Manchester mayoralty
Welcome back
Labour is a stronger party with Diane Abbott back in it
The Politics Column
What will Labour’s newly dispossessed do next?
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
The Weekend Essay
“Don’t say climate change”
The Weekend Essay
The closing of the Anglophile mind
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
Left Hook
Football was ruined long before Gianni Infantino came along
American Affairs
Donald Trump is searching for a legacy
Food & Drink
Eating at London Zoo: At least it’s not camel
TV
In praise of crap daytime TV
Theatre
Trainspotting puts line dancing at the heart of the heroin experience
Film