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Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A nuclear explosion glows red and orange against the night sky.

Nuclear War A Scenario: the book that imagines the inconceivable

Simon Burton-Jones
It's the most depressing book that you really need to read
5min read
Article
  1. Church and state
  2. Comment
A media pack await a press conference in a street.

After Southport: how to communicate amid tragedy, rumour, and riot

Stuart Haynes
Handling the media in the aftermath brings dread, discretion and dignity
5min read
Article
  1. Culture
  2. Fun & play
A family pose for a picture at Disneyland

I disobeyed Disney’s command to 'celebrate happy’

Natalie Garrett
You don’t have to live your best life
5min read
Article
  1. Character
  2. Comment
A band and audience are back lit against a stage.

Why reducing the voting age is a mistake

Graham Tomlin
Adolescence should be a safe space to be a bit daft
4min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
THe Fantastic Four stand on a podium

The Fantastic Four taught me about family, truth and the end of the world

Krish Kandiah
The whole film has a grown-up sophistication about what really matters.
6min read
Column
  1. Comment
  2. Community
A colourful row of buildings in an Italian port.

Portofino’s real prisoners are not the beggars it is banning

George Pitcher
The economic elite can’t exclude the poor from their privileged bubbles
4min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Film & TV
A couple site on a sofa, one holds a guitar

I’m going to cling on to The Ballad of Wallis Island

Steve Dew-Jones
This comedy about fans and idols touches the heart too
5min read
Snippet
  1. Comment
  2. Economics
Three Manchester United footballers with their arms around each others backs.

From transferring footballers to AI talent, we over-value each other

Jamie Mulvaney
Building our value on cashflow crumbles our self-esteem


3min read
Essay
  1. Art
  2. Culture
An art deco poster shows the heads of three woman against a beach background.

From egalitarian to elite: 100 years of Art Deco

Sarah Basemara
Birthed by a lost generation, its legacy is not what its creators sought
7min read
Article
  1. Comment
  2. Football
A victorious women's football team celeberate.

The 50-year injustice at the heart of women’s football

Jonathan Rowlands
Now we need to do these two things to put right decades of disparity
5min read
Review
  1. Books
  2. Culture
A person lying on a beach holds a book up to read.

Find your next holiday read with the top picks of the Re-Enchanting guests

Tom Rippon
Recommendations across the genres.
4min read
Explainer
  1. Change
  2. Community
A people sumggler steers an overcrowded small boat.

The facts and our feelings both puncture the small boats-fuelled immigration argument

Roger Standing
From stats to sociology, how to be better informed on the issue
9min read