Lee Child Q&A: “We’ll be done soon, and the planet will recover“
The bestselling novelist talks Aston Villa, Led Zeppelin and the end of human life on earth.
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Election special
My luggage is boring – but at least I’m not one of those weirdos who vacuum-wrap their suitcase
I had the props for my show, including a knitted dog, a very large pompom and a thousand pieces…
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It’s as if I phoned Springsteen and told him just what he could do with himself and his book
I was shocked to find out how vehemently others could disagree with my opinion.
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My friend Razors is in town and I’m upset by his appearance – he hasn’t changed
Men who take on wives two decades younger than themselves are meant to be looking a little ragged.
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There are many right ways to pair wine and food – and fewer wrong ones than you’d think
Real happiness is combining people and flavours to the advantage of both.
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Living history: the philosophy of the Japanese house
In a country where most homes are torn down after just 25 years, architecture is well placed to tell…
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The stars are out: reflections on One Love Manchester
“There will be a very emotional song from Ariana Grande coming up next,” Jo Whiley promised BBC radio listeners.
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I loved everything about Killology – except the sadistic video game at its heart
If a play aspires to say something about masculinity, violence and morality, it should treat its subject with interest and…
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Berlin Syndrome’s villain is Mr Wrong On Every Level
It is regrettable that the psychology of the abuser takes precedence in Cate Shortland’s shock thriller.
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Social commentary lesson Ackley Bridge gets a C+ at best
Its basic approach is to treat race and everything else with a certain comic jauntiness.
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From religious reflection to mummy vlogs: diaries through the ages
Journals help their authors understand the truth of lived experience, reveals a new exhibition.
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Conflict Is Not Abuse: why do we have a tendency to overstate harm?
Sarah Schulman’s book concludes that learning from conflict can be done, though this may mean redefining safe spaces.
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Brought up by a Blackshirt: Francis Beckett’s unflinching account of his father’s conversion to fascism
In our world dominated by the hard men (and women) of the new right, the book reads more as…
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Sister Sebastian’s Library tells the tale of a nun on the run
Phil Whitaker’s book is a fast-paced missing-person investigation that explores the complexities of sisterly strife.
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Pump action: the heart-stopping history of cardiac surgery
Thomas Morris’s book The Matter of the Heart is not for the squeamish.
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Let Go My Hand asks what it is that can keep a family together
Edward Docx’s philosophical novel follows a father and sons on their last journey.
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The making of the Muslim world
Islam has long embraced European modernity – but its values are under threat.
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A to Z of the 2017 general election
Our strong and stable guide – for the many, not the few.
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Deep blue
Why Theresa May is only the second most powerful politician in Maidenhead.
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The army of one
How the writings of an al-Qaeda strategist inspired the spate of small-cell terror attacks in Britain and other Western…
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Who is Mark Rowley, the Met’s reassurer-in-chief?
Britain’s head of counterterrorism has some bold ambitions.
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View from Rutland: economic tensions in England’s smallest county
Everyone really does seem to know everyone else – but then there aren’t that many people to know.
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Why have the other Gulf states severed ties with Qatar?
For those of us who have watched the region for decades, this crisis did not come out of nowhere.
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Boris Johnson’s wrestling match, the remarkable rise of En Marche! and what millennials do for fun
Plus Jeremy Corbyn talks trains, drains and his allotment.
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Corbyn’s team hoped the election would be a “brilliant defeat“. It’s been better than that
If nothing else, the campaign succeeded in changing the mood music around the Labour leader.
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The failures of internment, segregation by faith schools and why the young don’t vote
Peter Wilby’s First Thoughts.
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Leader: The reckoning postponed
The “Brexit election” has not lived up to its billing.
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