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The pop starlet reinvention wheel

From Madonna to Taylor Swift, the music industry demands that its female artists stay new, young and relevant forever.

The Night of the 12th: a grim look at an unsolved murder

The director Dominik Moll is known for his tightly-plotted French thrillers. Now, he takes on an unsolved true crime.

The limits of “female experience” TV

From Dreamland to The Power, shows are still signposting the astonishing revelation that women are complex people, too.

From Amy Key to Tom Clark: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Eve by Claire Horn and A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad.

The humbling of the SNP

After nearly two decades, the age of nationalist hegemony may be over.

How Labour lost the moral high ground

Attack ads are fundamental to politics. But the smear campaign against Rishi Sunak is a strategic and moral error.

This England: Let’s park that

This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…

What makes an unforgettable meal? The time, place and company – and the butter

The cannellini and chard on toast roars with garlic, but that alone cannot explain its magic.

Simon Armitage’s Q&A: “One of my faults is that I look for faults in others”

The poet on losing his father, his experience on “celebrity” Mastermind and his love of sports.

The best children’s books for spring 2023

Find animal magic and globe-trotting thrills in new books for young readers.

Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad

Olaf Scholz’s insistence on reopening the debate on fuel-driven cars was Cameron-esque in its pettiness and its short-sightedness.

Jacob Rees-Mogg shuns the barbarians at the gates

Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.

Letter of the week: Parental contribution

Write to [email protected] to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.

Searching for the “ghost children” missing from schools

Terri White’s new BBC series examines the impact of lockdowns on the children told to “stay at home”, when home…

Is the future of Christianity African?

How immigration is revitalising British churches.

Social media is taking a dangerous toll on teenage girls

The evidence is now clear: smartphones are the major cause of the mental illness epidemic among young women.

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Mesut Özil was a stylist who lost his way in the new era of measurement and numbers

The 34-year-old football player’s retirement feels both premature and long overdue.

The chaotic return of the Trump circus, and why Americans can’t see the point of King Charles III

Despite facing criminal investigations, the former president’s poll ratings are rising. He is a master at gaming the media.

The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes

Culture warriors can’t help but display the behaviour they seek to criticise. Listen to them, then throw their words back…