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Kenan Malik
The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends
Séamas O’Reilly
Fit and 40? I’m working on it

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Fit and 40? I’m working on it
Róisín Lanigan
We’ve all gone nuts for pistachio – but I’ve had my fill

Fri 16 Jan 2026

We’ve all gone nuts for pistachio – but I’ve had my fill
John Naughton
The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce

Fri 16 Jan 2026

The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce
Erica Wagner
Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot
Lucien Young
Dear Nigel: When a woman asks if she’s being too something, the answer is yes

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Dear Nigel: When a woman asks if she’s being too something, the answer is yes
Eva Wiseman
Why skin positivity is having a bumpy ride

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Why skin positivity is having a bumpy ride
Martha Gill
The fortunes of the bus may finally be turning around

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The fortunes of the bus may finally be turning around
Simon Barnes
My week as a grey whale

Mon 12 Jan 2026

My week as a grey whale
Kenan Malik
Trump has laid bare the myth of a rules-based order

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Trump has laid bare the myth of a rules-based order
Marie le Conte
Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless
Frank Skinner
Life is for grabbing by the Bazballs

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Life is for grabbing by the Bazballs
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela
John Naughton
Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear
John Niven
Time has caught up on Tiger Woods – and it’s cost me

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Time has caught up on Tiger Woods – and it’s cost me
Sarah Manavis
Why I’m warming to saunas

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Why I’m warming to saunas
Martha Gill
Criminals are restyling Britain’s barbers as hairdressers are forced to cut back

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Criminals are restyling Britain’s barbers as hairdressers are forced to cut back
Bernard Gray
US tanker seizure leaves Nato with a sinking feeling

Wed 7 Jan 2026

US tanker seizure leaves Nato with a sinking feeling
Simon Barnes
My week as an adder

Tue 6 Jan 2026

My week as an adder

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