What happened when Kiss went to Moscow: bullet-proof tents, rivalries and mating rituals
Gene Simmons: “If Putin is here, he will not make himself known to me.”
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Age of Lies
Yanis Varoufakis’s retelling of the Greek debt crisis will galvanise Eurosceptics
Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment also reveals a curious bond between the former Greek finance…
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee tells the story of Koreans living in Japan
Throughout the book, spanning nearly a century and four generations, Koreanness is a flickering state.
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What’s the opposite of post-truth? It’s not as simple as “the facts”
Two books by Evan Davis and Matthew d’Ancona explore the concept of post-truth.
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On Wheels
A new poem by Patrick Mackie
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Mother of all bloodlusts: Sexual politics and Greek tragedy
New interpreteations of ancient stories show the deep roots of our thinking about sex and gender
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The good daughter
The truth is I don’t want to be a full-time carer, any more than I wanted to be a…
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The fish-eaters and the fasters
With a population split between whites and Asian Muslims, in some ways Nelson in Lancashire feels like similar-sized towns in…
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The age of lies: how politicians hide behind statistics
Perhaps it is time to combine our Trump-era, heightened sensitivity to untruths with a new broadcasting technique or two.
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The irresistible rise of Angela Rayner
The youngest-ever shadow education secretary takes a more pragmatic stance than other Jeremy Corbyn backers and is increasingly spoken…
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Attention millennials: we have reached Peak Unicorn
There is a strong current of Nineties nostalgia that blends the ironic celebration of childhood kitsch with wilful self-infantilisation.
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Commons Confidential: Why Chris Grayling can’t escape Southern rail
Labour has picked the Aslef train driver Ed Mayne to pursue the Tall Controller in Epsom and Ewell.
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Aussies and Kiwis can be “us” to Brexiteers – so why are EU citizens “them”?
Nostalgia for the empire means Brexiteers still see Australians and New Zealanders as “Brits abroad”.
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Nick Clegg Q&A: “I loved the idea of living like Stig of the Dump“
The Liberal Democrat politician and former deputy prime minister talks Emmanuel Macron, Prince and Brexit.
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Bernie Sanders is America’s most popular politician – and he’s coming after Donald Trump
Sanders, unlike Clinton, had a clear and coherent vision. As of now, he is the best hope the Democrats…
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Thatcher daintily manoeuvred over my sprawled form. “All right there?” she said
In those days it was thought exciting to send out Today presenters to hang around at EU summits.
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Blow-dried and supplicant, Ivanka shows the limits of the power women are allowed in Trumpworld
A new book by the US President’s daughter has surpisingly strong echoes of medieval royalty.
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Rather than restricting NHS services … why not invite voluntary donations?
“Money has been getting ever tighter for several years now … we’re well past the point where we can do everything we…
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I get criticised for being gobby – but shouting loud saved a little girl from displacement
“Don’t know” could win by a landslide if it stood a candidate, as I discovered on doorsteps in Birmingham.
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I spent so long worrying about my teeth that I forgot about my eyes
I suppose I am due for my seven-yearly punch in the face by Time.
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Why has it all gone wrong for the Liberal Democrats?
The party’s hopes of a rapid revival look to have turned to ashes.
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My attempt at running disintegrates into a war of words with Madonna
Christ, it hurts.
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Spurs’ last game at White Hart Lane … the crowd never stopped singing
I was fortunate to be there, at the very last game at White Hart Lane after 118 years, and…
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The white working class is dying – and not just metaphorically
Across the rich world, life expectancy has risen consistently since the 1930s. For some, that trend is starting to…
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Rosé is as macho as claret – real men should drink it with pride
Pink is nothing but a state of mind.
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Colossal and Spaceship: Satisfyingly bizarre takes on sci-fi
Two new fantastical films go well beyond the genre’s tropes
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In search of Mexico’s lost radio superheroes
By the time we reach the coastal area of Punta Chiquita there is no radio signal at all.
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Three Girls: A story of fragile self-esteem, abused
A powerful drama exploring the Rochdale child grooming scandal contains miraculous performances
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Why won’t Nicola Sturgeon get on with her “girl job” – running Scotland?
The first minister risks staking her career on a second referendum that feels as far away as ever.
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Life as Labour’s most pro-Jeremy Corbyn candidate in England’s most marginal constituency
How do the voters of Derby North, which the Tories hold by 41 votes, respond to a Corbynite message?
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