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Bluesky thinking?
The honeymoon phase of the X alternative could be short-lived
Lebrecht’s Album of the Year
Not just a great record but an essential one
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
Robot recipes
Against cooking by algorithm
The great migration
What will Twitter do without its smuggest inhabitants?
Don’t patronise female students
It’s insulting to think that women have to be treated with kid gloves
Is university still worth it?
Rising fees raise questions about the value of some degrees
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
A broken Reed
Who did Steve Reed MP annoy to be sent to face the outrage of the farmers?
Most Read
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Can Russell T Davies write “terfs”?
In Tip Toe, Russell T Davies is more nuanced than one might expect — much to the dismay of gender ideologues
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
A massive cross-party achievement
The new V&A East Museum has surpassed all expectations
The problem with optimisation
Feeling maximally healthy and productive is not the point of life
The last of the fine arts
Hockney insisted on doing exactly as he pleased — and his cigarettes were as much a part of his artistic philosophy as his paintbrush.
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
Will we miss Mahmood?
Shabana Mahmood has been a voice of sanity in the Labour Party
Leaving it all in the ring
The great British bullfighting hopeful, Alexander Paul