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I t is an image that, for any number of vilified public figures, is supposed to offer the audience a measure of closure: a version of the perp walk...
T here are a lot of details to enjoy in the story of Bryan Johnson, the middle-aged almost-billionaire spending $2m (£1.6m) a year pursuing eternal...
I t is a truism of parenting that it goes so fast, but as anyone who has been forced to sit on a bench and watch their children run tireless circuits...
It’s spring in New York, and the trees are vibrantly green – which can mean only one thing: time for my annual week-long obsession with exercise....
O ne of the more startling aspects of living abroad is adjusting to the reduced importance of things considered very important back home. I remember...
I t is a truism of the US news industry that no one is bigger than the network itself, an insight that Donald Trump – binned by Rupert Murdoch last...
I t comes around intermittently every few years; a show on Broadway that reminds us why theatre beats every other medium hands down and almost...
I t is wrong to enjoy the pain of others, unless that person is Elon Musk and the pain is about his purchase of Twitter. In an interview with the BBC...
I t is a mark of Donald Trump’s enduring grip on our nightmares that in the run-up to his court appearance on Tuesday the dominant conversational...
I t is a juvenile but bankable way to pass time and lift one’s spirits without too much exertion: I’m talking about identifying ways in which the...
O f all the accusations and lawsuits that have swirled around Donald Trump, it’s not the one many of us thought would bring the man down. Trump has...
F or British people of a certain generation (mine), it may be the Australian accents that soothe us into a state of pure happiness. It may be the...
I n the US, the canary in the coalmine may turn out to have been the Super Bowl last month, when the confluence of the biggest game in American...
T here have been bigger trials with splashier consequences, but for pure drama – and a window on the way entrenched privilege works in the US south...
T here’s a pathetic but satisfying thing that occurs when you stop using an online service you’re used to frequenting. This was Facebook a few...
Streaming of Linda Ronstadt’s Long Long Time rose by 4,900% the day after it featured on The Last of Us. It wasn’t all because of me, says...
The New York congressman’s increasingly wild claims have all the thrill-seeking of a man running across a football field naked, says Guardian...
They listen to adult stories – I just hope it doesn’t rob them of a playful aspect of childhood, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
In a wonderful, rambling speech upon her Golden Globe win, she dared to speak of failure, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Watching Harry do the rounds of US chat shows, I felt pity for the man who will never be more than a sideshow here, says Guardian columnist Emma...
Sally Wainwright’s stupendous series is back, and better than ever, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
The concept of less shouting and more validation sounds delightful until a minute before we have to leave for school, says Guardian columnist Emma...
For many women, the pandemic deepened the gendered division of labour and they simply had enough, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
The only thing more fun than tuning into the HBO show is debating which character you currently detest most, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
It’s the word of the year, according to one dictionary publisher, and after 84 years it deserves its spot in the limelight, says Guardian columnist...
It’s insurance renewal time again – when I discuss cover in New York, hear tales of NHS woe in the UK, and wonder which is worse, says Guardian...