"I owe my English A-level to Iron Maiden!" The great literature our writers discovered through pop music.
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Corinne Bailey Rae: 'If you didn't dress provocatively to appeal to male attention, they dismissed you as bland or unremarkable.'
Twenty years ago, Corinne Bailey Rae had her first massive hit single—and so far, her only one. “Put Your Records…
From MTV Cribs to The Bachelor Mansion, reality TV homes offer a glimpse into what viewers truly desire.
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Stop using ChatGPT immediately! Your subscription is funding authoritarian regimes.
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is projected to lose $14 billion this year. Its market share is shrinking, and CEO…
I started using AI as my therapist, and the results were unsettling.
It’s Sunday morning, and I type my feelings into the chatbox, too wound up to stop. “I’ve become a carer…
Worried about the decline of reading? Come to France, where we’re immersed in print culture.
After nine months of studying French for 20 hours a week, plus a year living in Strasbourg, I finally felt…
The UK is considering deploying a Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus.
Defence Secretary John Healey is weighing the deployment of a Royal Navy destroyer to Cyprus to bolster the defence of…
Rubio claims US strikes on Iran were prompted by Israel's planned attack.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a new explanation for Washington’s unexpected entry into the conflict, stating that Israel’s determination…
Minab school bombing: a visual guide to the deadliest attack of the Iran war
Above the school’s pastel murals of trees, paintbrushes, crayons, and microscopes, black smoke drifts upward. The blast has blown out…
The Breakdown | Once more, we find ourselves asking if this is Italy's moment—because England's self-belief seems shattered.
Italy and England are level on points in the Six Nations standings with two rounds remaining. England have already used…