The girl who wanted to live: the love, hope, and pain of raising Elsie, my one-in-163-million daughter
My daughter Elsie has beautiful blond curls, like a little Botticelli cherub’s—hair that someone dark like me could only dream…
‘My future is in the EU’: the Ukrainian children who don’t want to return home
When 15-year-old Denys first arrived in his new home in a small village in the Italian Alps in March 2022,…
‘I thought I would lose my career’: Orville Peck on addiction and making his best album yet
Orville Peck was in the middle of a soundcheck when he learned that his idol, Dolly Parton, had died. It…
Letting AI companies collude to ‘pace the frontier’ is a dangerous idea.
Dario Amodei of Anthropic is not the first CEO to argue that excessive competition is pushing the world toward a…
To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin’s fake one | Rafael Behr
Millions of people will vote in Russia this weekend to choose a new parliament, though the order of events doesn’t…
The US has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space.
The US has confirmed it has deployed weapons in space, in a rare public announcement that analysts warn will speed…
Imran Khan’s sons say Pakistan’s army chief is carrying out a vendetta against their imprisoned father.
Imran Khan’s sons have accused Pakistan’s powerful army chief of waging a “personal vendetta” against their imprisoned father, the former…
Over 1,000 women invested in companies that were central to Britain’s slave trade.
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Sweden’s far right is weakened, but not defeated. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity | Cas Mudde
After the 2022 Swedish general election, the leaders of the two largest Swedish parties made risky decisions. Jimmie Åkesson, leader…
Double cleansing: do we really need to wash ourselves twice every shower?
The days of the quick shower are over; a fast lather with a squirt of shower gel apparently no longer…