Iran's elite face accusations of hypocrisy over their children living in the West.
Iran’s ruling elite have been accused of blatant hypocrisy, allegedly using state funds to support their adult children’s lives in…
Tracey Emin: A Second Life review – this raw exhibition of love, heartache and pain left me in tears
It feels like you’re intruding. Walking into Tate Modern’s vast Tracey Emin retrospective is like walking in on her crying,…
I was suddenly struck blind while traveling alone, 2,000 miles from home, with no money and no idea what to do.
The first sign something was wrong was the blurred text in Gary Williamson’s book. His vision had deteriorated suddenly—just the…
Trump can no longer entertain, but unfortunately, he still knows how to offend.
Donald Trump has a unique talent for exposing how outdated many long-standing traditions have become. During presidential election years, his…
The growing awareness of rejection sensitive dysphoria: 'It feels like my chest is caving in.'
Jenna Turnbull’s chest tightens. The 36-year-old civil servant from Cardiff can vividly picture herself as she speaks: an 11-year-old in…
Four years ago, many believed Ukraine would quickly fall, but it has held strong. So where does that leave Putin?
Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine entered its fifth year on February 24, with no end in sight despite Russia’s overwhelming…
Tech pioneer Stewart Brand on Musk, Bezos, and his remarkable life: "We don't have to just accept our fate."
Stewart Brand thinks on a grand scale, both in space and time. This is evident from the title of his…
Four years after invading Ukraine, Russia has made only limited gains, while Kyiv continues to stand strong.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fifth grim year, having already lasted longer than the entire eastern front…
"I enjoy the challenge," says French animator Florence Miailhe, who at 70 has received her first Oscar nomination.
“My father would have loved for me to swim competitively. I was in a club when I was young, but…
My struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome is maddening: "On my worst days, it feels almost demonic."
At the Croydon secondary school I attended in the late 1990s, the deputy headmistress was a stocky woman with a…