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My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting

My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting

I awoke recently to one of those galleries of photographic memories curated for me by my phone. This one featured my best friend, M: admiring a...

yesterday 9

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Emma Beddington

A beaver: to get attention they will slap the water with their tails

A beaver: to get attention they will slap the water with their tails

The heads of beavers, large rodents known for building dams, are their own kind of highly complex dam structure, with various retractable walls...

yesterday 8

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Helen Sullivan

We are stuck, declining and spiraling. We need a breakthrough

We are stuck, declining and spiraling. We need a breakthrough

Today we live in an era defined by crisis. Indeed, we are facing multiple overlapping threats at once: from accelerating climate breakdown to the...

yesterday 7

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Amana Fontanella-Khan

We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source

We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source

Several years ago, I made a movie called Dark Waters, which told the real-life story of a community in West Virginia poisoned by Pfas “forever...

yesterday 7

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Mark Ruffalo

The left needs to abandon its miserable, irrational pessimism

The left needs to abandon its miserable, irrational pessimism

At the start of the millennium it was widely presumed each successive generation would achieve a higher level of prosperity than the last. Today...

yesterday 7

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Aaron Bastani

Immigration’s a hot topic – and it applies to non-native plants, animals and insects, all over the world

Immigration’s a hot topic – and it applies to non-native plants, animals and insects, all over the world

Britain would be a wasteland if it weren’t for immigration. Fifteen thousand years ago, most of the country was buried a kilometre deep in ice –...

yesterday 6

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Tim Blackburn

How did Reform end up in such a mess? Is that a serious question?

How did Reform end up in such a mess? Is that a serious question?

I have one primitive but foolproof tool of political analysis. Trying to balance competing claims in any matter of party discipline – unless it’s a...

yesterday 6

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Zoe Williams

There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it?

There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it?

Whether it’s the front pages or your Uncle Frank’s Facebook posts, you’ll have done well lately to avoid news about upcoming disability benefits...

yesterday 6

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Frances Ryan

Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump

Canadians believe that Mark Carney is the man to stand up to Donald Trump

When Mark Carney took the job as governor of the Bank of England in 2013, he negotiated a five-year term rather than the traditional eight-year...

yesterday 30

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Colin Horgan

Trade tariffs are the new normal – and that’s unlikely to be positive for Australia

Trade tariffs are the new normal – and that’s unlikely to be positive for Australia

US tariff policy has dominated headlines in recent weeks. In many respects, this shouldn’t come as a surprise – President Trump has been clear in...

yesterday 10

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Sally Auld

Dodgy tanks, outdated warships: how can we trust UK defence chiefs to spend our billions wisely?

Dodgy tanks, outdated warships: how can we trust UK defence chiefs to spend our billions wisely?

Two days after he met the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at his Sandringham estate, King Charles was photographed on the bridge of HMS...

yesterday 10

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Richard Norton-Taylor

‘Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue

‘Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue

It has been just over six weeks since a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, and it’s clear that it would more accurately be called a “reduce” fire,...

yesterday 80

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Nesrine Malik

What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out

What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out

A few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer’s schedule in a city like Paris is the...

yesterday 30

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Alexander Hurst

Are you fur real? Gone is the social stigma around wearing animal skins

Are you fur real? Gone is the social stigma around wearing animal skins

I’ll admit it, Carrie Bradshaw in aviators and a fur coat, smoking and drinking beer while watching baseball, spoke to me. It was season two of Sex...

yesterday 40

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Ellie Violet Bramley

The Guardian view on Ursula von der Leyen’s first 100 days: the steepest of learning curves

The Guardian view on Ursula von der Leyen’s first 100 days: the steepest of learning curves

In a press conference on Sunday to mark 100 days since the beginning of her second term as European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen...

yesterday 2

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: not even Donald Trump is as damaging to Reform as its own leader

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: not even Donald Trump is as damaging to Reform as its own leader

One constant of British political life is that Nigel Farage never stays out of the spotlight for long. Having built a political career on railing...

yesterday 2

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Editorial

The Guardian view on the Edinburgh fringe: it’s no joke – festivals need investment

The Guardian view on the Edinburgh fringe: it’s no joke – festivals need investment

At a press conference for the Sarajevo film festival in the early 1990s, its founder, the Bosnian director Haris Pašović, was asked why he set up...

previous day 20

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Editorial

Sunshine’s back, the days are getting longer – and doesn’t everything look awful?

Sunshine’s back, the days are getting longer – and doesn’t everything look awful?

I rarely have any wisdom to impart, but at this time of year I find myself itching to share one of the few snippets I have gleaned in my 50 years....

previous day 40

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Emma Beddington

Three religious traditions overlap this year, providing a rare opportunity for collective reflection

Three religious traditions overlap this year, providing a rare opportunity for collective reflection

I remember the first time I truly felt the power of fasting. It was during the Bahá’í Fast, in the quiet hours before sunrise, when I woke in...

previous day 30

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Kat Eghdamian

Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream

Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream

Once, we all respectfully listened to what epidemiologists said. We queued up for vaccines, observed distancing lines and confidently asked...

previous day 10

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Laura Spinney

More benefit cuts would risk turning drops of dissent in Labour’s ranks into a flood

More benefit cuts would risk turning drops of dissent in Labour’s ranks into a flood

There was a telling moment at prime minister’s questions last week when a super-keen Labour backbencher used his moment in the spotlight to praise...

previous day 10

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Isabel Hardman

Trump has microwaved my Cornetto of hope

Trump has microwaved my Cornetto of hope

I’d say writing comedy about the ever-shifting opinions of Donald Trump, the Speedy Gonzales of on-the-hoof policymaking, is like playing pin the...

previous day 10

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Stewart Lee

‘What the hell’s happening to your country?’ Traveling as an American under Trump 2.0

‘What the hell’s happening to your country?’ Traveling as an American under Trump 2.0

Traveling abroad for the first time since November, I saw pity in the eyes of strangers when they heard my American accent. Pity, empathy, and...

previous day 10

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Shanti Nelson

Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement

Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement

Sycophancy is the coin of the realm. In Donald Trump’s court, flattery is the only spoken language. He does not need an executive order to enforce...

previous day 8

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Sidney Blumenthal

Ignore the row: Oscar-winning No Other Land offers a vision of a shared Palestine forged in solidarity

Ignore the row: Oscar-winning No Other Land offers a vision of a shared Palestine forged in solidarity

In 2009, Tony Blair visited Masafer Yatta, a collection of hamlets in the Palestinian West Bank. He had come to see a school that had gained...

previous day 30

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Kenan Malik

The Observer view: Femicide will only end when we stop letting killers off lightly

The Observer view: Femicide will only end when we stop letting killers off lightly

It is the grimmest of roll calls: to mark International Women’s Day, the names of women killed by men over the past year are read out in the House...

previous day 20

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Allowing Violent Men To Plead Manslaughter

Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this ‘very compassionate man’

Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this ‘very compassionate man’

Short of emigration, what is the best option for Britain’s dazzled Trump followers now their hero confirms he is not Europe’s ally but Vladimir...

previous day 100

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Catherine Bennett

The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now

The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now

The founding fathers of the USA – James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin and more – were quintessential disciples...

previous day 100

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Will Hutton

Jobless, isolated, fed misogynistic porn… where is the love for Britain’s lost boys?

Jobless, isolated, fed misogynistic porn… where is the love for Britain’s lost boys?

The boys are not all right. That’s the message from a new Centre for Social Justice report, Lost Boys, published last week. It surveys how boys and...

previous day 70

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Sonia Sodha

The Guardian view on Modi redrawing India’s electoral map: deepening a dangerous north-south divide

The Guardian view on Modi redrawing India’s electoral map: deepening a dangerous north-south divide

When Narendra Modi’s alliance won a narrow majority in last year’s Indian election, it signalled his waning popularity after a decade in power. A...

previous day 4

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Editorial

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music

In the hands of some of its most gifted practitioners, songwriting is a kind of emotional alchemy. For the past week, I have been returning to a...

previous day 2

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John Harris

Donald Trump is a bully, not a strongman. And Australia will pay for his destruction as he panders to the mega-rich

Donald Trump is a bully, not a strongman. And Australia will pay for his destruction as he panders to the mega-rich

For six weeks we watched as Donald Trump – primped with golden hair, bronzer, fat pens and a zigzag signature – played the lead role in his new...

saturday 90

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Julianne Schultz

Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag

Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag

Donald Trump’s sinister affinity for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has long been the subject of intense speculation. Former KGB officers...

saturday 70

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Simon Tisdall

Andrew Tate is back in the US – and a model of Trump’s worldview

Andrew Tate is back in the US – and a model of Trump’s worldview

Andrew Tate is now a free man. The rightwing anti-woman influencer landed in Florida last week after being held detained for over two years in...

saturday 70

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Moira Donegan

And the Academy award for most bashful Oscar contender goes to…

And the Academy award for most bashful Oscar contender goes to…

The awards season for films ended last Sunday with the Oscars. Though I make absolutely zero claim on having any Mystic Meg capabilities, this time...

saturday 10

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Tim Lewis

Skype got shouted down by Teams and Zoom. But it revolutionised human connection

Skype got shouted down by Teams and Zoom. But it revolutionised human connection

So Microsoft has decided to terminate Skype, the internet telephony company it bought in 2011 for $8.5bn (£6.6bn). Its millions of hapless users...

saturday 3

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John Naughton

The Sussexes have to earn their bread somehow, so let them make cake

The Sussexes have to earn their bread somehow, so let them make cake

So what is it, exactly, that we want from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex these days? We know what we don’t want, which is, basically: everything...

saturday 1

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Martha Gill

What do women really want from men? I delved into romantasy and found a good few clues

What do women really want from men? I delved into romantasy and found a good few clues

Feyre Archeron has many talents: she can skin a wolf and track a deer, and in the words of an amorous fairy she looks “absolutely delicious”. An...

saturday 20

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Max Fletcher

When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’

When politicians tell us to focus on growth we need to ask: ‘Why, and for whom?’

Five years ago, we were beginning to face the imminent reality of lockdown. We were confronted with an uncertain future in which our habitual ways...

saturday 70

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Rowan Williams

As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included

As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included

When I took my seat in the House of Lords almost a year ago, I pledged to campaign for the abolition of my job. Our second chamber has become a...

07.03.2025 20

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Carmen Smith

If Britain must rearm, how to pay for it? Stiffen the sinews; summon up the taxes

If Britain must rearm, how to pay for it? Stiffen the sinews; summon up the taxes

“A new era is upon us.” Ursula von der Leyen was not holding back. This is a world turned upside down, changed beyond recognition. Leaders across...

07.03.2025 30

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Polly Toynbee

Hugh Marks checks in at ABC headquarters as Ita Buttrose briefs top silk after legal letter exposed

Hugh Marks checks in at ABC headquarters as Ita Buttrose briefs top silk after legal letter exposed

On Monday Hugh Marks will arrive at Ultimo for his first day as managing director of the ABC, marking a fresh start for the broadcaster after a...

07.03.2025 8

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Amanda Meade

Hunkering down in the face of extremely slow to get here Cyclone Alfred

07.03.2025 50

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Gaby Hinsliff

I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft

I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft

Australia’s close-knit literary community – from writers and agents through to the Australian Society of Authors – have reacted with outrage. Black...

07.03.2025 80

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Toby Walsh

It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human

It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human

It’s the love-hate relationship that defined a generation. We think we know all about teenagers and the phones to which they’re so umbilically...

07.03.2025 50

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Gaby Hinsliff

Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape

Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape

In 1965, the British government blocked the BBC from broadcasting The War Game, a pseudo-documentary film it had commissioned depicting just what a...

07.03.2025 200

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Alexander Hurst

Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea

Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea

While Democrats are dithering and debating with consultants about which anti-Trumpian strategy to adopt, courts are confronted with an...

07.03.2025 60

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Jan-Werner Müller

‘A dream experiment’: our Australian icebreaker is on a crucial mission to Antarctica

‘A dream experiment’: our Australian icebreaker is on a crucial mission to Antarctica

As I write, Australia’s national icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, is steaming south-west from Hobart, heading to Antarctica on its first dedicated marine...

07.03.2025 10

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Nathan Bindoff

The Guardian view on fixing England’s local democracy: reforming structures is the means, not the end

The Guardian view on fixing England’s local democracy: reforming structures is the means, not the end

No one designing a system for delivering public services in a modern democracy would come up with something that looks like English local...

07.03.2025 8

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Editorial

There are 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – and they’re all more likable than the real thing

There are 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – and they’re all more likable than the real thing

You may well be aware that Backpfeifengesicht is the German word for a face that is worthy of being slapped. Even so, how has this not been...

07.03.2025 80

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Marina Hyde