Pure Cremation
The death of the funeral
We abandon death rituals at our peril
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There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
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The ties that bind
A revived society tie has raised thousands for hedgehogs — and reminds us what Britain has lost with the decline of the club tie
Against Northernism
“Northernism” is a superficial form of cultural branding, not a serious political project
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Beyond the binge
Let’s try subtlety
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
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Fashion, in royal hands, became a form of branding
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable
The pitfalls of epistemic snobbery
The “Sophie of Dundee” case proves that confirmation bias is a double-edged sword
Joyous genre-bending
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Dancing with death
The rush to judge Liam Scarlett was cruel and unjust
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
The end of anonymity?
The moral norms of the internet are being destroyed by zero sum politics
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions