Sports
Gods of the gantry
Motson’s death has reminded us of the enduring power of good commentary
How to be a ghost
Five elements to make a ghostwritten autobiography sing
From stream to torrent
Is the existing football broadcasting model fit for purpose?
First lady of Lords
The first England Cricket World Cup Champions
An inspired cheat
Admiring William Webb Ellis’s “fine disregard for the rules”
Can we save rugby?
Will rugby recover from financial and physical injuries?
How to manage up with Emery
How Unai Emery will turn Villa’s chances around
Time’s Arrows
The pure, unappreciated entertainment of darts
Wheel of fortune
Are the fine margins that win championships and make careers all down to luck?
They also serve
The unsung heroes that underpin sport both professional and amateur
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
The strange death of the Office for Place
The demise of the Office for Place is a missed opportunity for housing
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Black holes and revelations
Keir Starmer has detected a previously unknown budgetary singularity from whose gravity no tax cuts can escape
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
The sadness of AI boyfriends
Technology can make romance frictionless and sterile
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
There’s no good way to equal pay
You can’t beat the laws of supply and demand
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
