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“I’m Palestinian, it’s impossible to look away”

Hardacres actor Sarah Agha on her one-woman show about a child in Gaza, and finding humour in dark moments
By Samir Jeraj
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The insignificance of Harry Kane
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The insignificance of Harry Kane

Joey D'Urso
Sport

Staying up for Scotland

Hunter Davies
Food & Drink

Put some respect on aeroplane food

Finn McRedmond
Books

Poetry’s debt to birdsong

Jonathan Bate
Can Virgin Island heal the nation's incels?
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Can Virgin Island heal the nation’s incels?

Rachel Cunliffe
Film

Does Virginia Woolf need updating?

David Sexton
Interviews
Jeremy King's empire of nostalgia
The New Statesman Interview

Jeremy King’s empire of nostalgia

Finn McRedmond
International Booker winner Yang Shuang-zi: "Taiwan lost confidence in its culture"
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International Booker winner Yang Shuang-zi: “Taiwan lost confidence in its culture”

Catharine Hughes
My evening with Robert De Niro
The New Statesman Interview

My evening with Robert De Niro

Freddie Hayward
Ai Weiwei: “Maybe I’m still seeking trouble”
The Culture Interview

Ai Weiwei: “Maybe I’m still seeking trouble”

Michael Prodger
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TV

How to trivialise Brexit

Nicholas Harris
Music

Doja Cat’s mesmerising world tour

Zuzanna Lachendro
Do you hear the robots sing?
Theatre

Do you hear the robots sing?

Emily MacGregor
Books

Flesh, death and bohemia

MZ Adnan
Art & Design

The Marilyn Monroe we keep inventing

Gerry Brakus
The British aristocracy has never been so wretched
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The British aristocracy has never been so wretched

David Sexton
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My mother’s love for words
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My mother’s love for words

As a child, Marie Drabble would read anything that was printed, from adverts to lists. It was a habit that…
By Margaret Drabble

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