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Marie Le Conte
Watching snooker is like a large-scale piece of experimental theatre
Mon 19 Jan 2026
Kenan Malik
The left and right are spinning Iran’s story for their own ends
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Séamas O’Reilly
Fit and 40? I’m working on it
Sat 17 Jan 2026
RóisÃn Lanigan
We’ve all gone nuts for pistachio – but I’ve had my fill
Fri 16 Jan 2026
John Naughton
The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Erica Wagner
Hamnet and Marty Supreme are all vibe, no story. Hollywood has lost the plot
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Lucien Young
Dear Nigel: When a woman asks if she’s being too something, the answer is yes
Thu 15 Jan 2026
Eva Wiseman
Why skin positivity is having a bumpy ride
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Martha Gill
The fortunes of the bus may finally be turning around
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Simon Barnes
My week as a grey whale
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Kenan Malik
Trump has laid bare the myth of a rules-based order
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Marie le Conte
Big paintings, little dots – I find neo-impressionism utterly pointless
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Frank Skinner
Life is for grabbing by the Bazballs
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: If international law were a football team, I’d be at every match … but Gaza, Venezuela
Fri 9 Jan 2026
John Naughton
Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear
Fri 9 Jan 2026
John Niven
Time has caught up on Tiger Woods – and it’s cost me
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Sarah Manavis
Why I’m warming to saunas
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Martha Gill
Criminals are restyling Britain’s barbers as hairdressers are forced to cut back
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Bernard Gray
US tanker seizure leaves Nato with a sinking feeling
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Simon Barnes
My week as an adder
Tue 6 Jan 2026
William Keegan
The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Andrew Rawnsley
Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder
Sun 4 Jan 2026
Erica Wagner
A show left me lost in space and time... much like Nasa's jettisoned library
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Séamas O’Reilly
Book of the year? Ask my son
Sat 3 Jan 2026
John Naughton
AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Will Hutton
In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Eva Wiseman
Damned lyes and statistics: the truth about hair relaxers
Fri 2 Jan 2026
RóisÃn Lanigan
My New Year plea: let’s all start posting online again
Thu 1 Jan 2026
Lucien Young
When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as a Hercules beetle
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Melanie Reid
Why I’m glass half full in January
Mon 29 Dec 2025
Marie Le Conte
I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart
Sun 28 Dec 2025
Kenan Malik
We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change
Sun 28 Dec 2025
Séamas O’Reilly
My year of parenting bests
Sat 27 Dec 2025
Sarah Manavis
How knitting became my scrolling antidote
Thu 25 Dec 2025
John Niven
Christmas traditions are our greatest gift
Wed 24 Dec 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as an impala
Mon 22 Dec 2025
The Observer
A Christmas to remember – the ghosts of presents past
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: You slog your guts out but your back remains patless
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
ʼTis the season to be jolly – but not for this Nobby-no-mates government
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Séamas O’Reilly
What I learned on my son’s school trip…
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Kenan Malik
When free speech becomes weaponised, everybody loses
Sat 20 Dec 2025
RóisÃn Lanigan
Gen-Z forgot the spirit of Christmas: drink and be merry
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Eva Wiseman
The darker side of Cloud Dancer paint
Fri 19 Dec 2025
John Naughton
How the media made Nick Fuentes
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Harriet Meyer
How to use AI to take the stress out of Christmas
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as a robin
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Melanie Reid
‘The only way for me to cope with Christmas is to disregard it’
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Will Hutton
Britain’s homes will no longer be one-way gambling chips
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Kim Darroch
Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: Beware the nerdy tree-hugger ex
Sat 13 Dec 2025
Séamas O’Reilly
Even Calpol lets us down in the face of our latest family plague
Sat 13 Dec 2025
John Naughton
Why stablecoins – crypto for adults – have suddenly become a big deal
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Eva Wiseman
Big pharma goes to war with ‘filler fatigue’
Fri 12 Dec 2025
RóisÃn Lanigan
Women beware the rise of racist romantasy
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Harriet Meyer
Human Intelligence: how AI can help with meal planning
Tue 9 Dec 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as a tawny owl
Mon 8 Dec 2025
Marie Le Conte
Watching wrestling made me thirsty for blood
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Lucien Young
Dear Donald:Â People who have Problems are LOSERS
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Will the leftish parties unite to stop Nigel Farage from becoming PM?
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Marie Le Conte
Finally, a sex scene filmed in the right place: behind a high street bin
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Séamas O’Reilly
Swimming lessons are leaving me out of my depth
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Eva Wiseman
Behind every great tradwife there’s a great tradhusband
Fri 5 Dec 2025
John Naughton
How much will ChatGPT pay Apple to become the iPhone’s default AI?
Fri 5 Dec 2025
John Niven
In my game, crime pays. Do I have it in me?
Fri 5 Dec 2025
Liv Little
What Pillion gets right about sex on screen
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as an atlas moth
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Harriet Meyer
How to budget using ChatGPT
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Barbara Ellen
ScarJo in an Exorcist remake? It’s already making my head swivel
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
What is the point of this Labour government? Reeves offered no compelling answer
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Will Hutton
UK’s tech sector could be the best in Europe, but this timid budget won’t help
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Séamas O’Reilly
Building a spaceship isn’t always rocket science
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Lucien Young
People underestimate me, so I overestimate to balance things out
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Kenan Malik
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded
Sat 29 Nov 2025
RóisÃn Lanigan
In defence of manic pixie dream girls
Fri 28 Nov 2025
John Naughton
Paul McCartney stages a silent protest against AI
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Eva Wiseman
Being a shopgirl taught me the power of charm
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Will Hutton
A tame budget with a sting in its tail
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
Labour MPs are finally cheering – but this budget’s true test is yet to come
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as a red-bellied piranha
Tue 25 Nov 2025
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: You have to be cruel to be kind – just ask the Sun
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
The Lords they are a-leaping to frustrate ministers
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Kenan Malik
Britain’s problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Séamas O’Reilly
Turning 40 didn't make me feel old – talking to younger people did
Sat 22 Nov 2025
Eva Wiseman
Welcome to the brave new world of anti-ageing skincare for children
Fri 21 Nov 2025
RóisÃn Lanigan
The next status symbol is an offline childhood
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Rebecca Nicholson
In praise of small restaurants and eavesdropping
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Melanie Reid
When no news is good news
Tue 18 Nov 2025
Marie Le Conte
Ice hockey turned out to be the perfect sport
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Simon Barnes
My week as a short-beaked echidna
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Kenan Malik
The real threat isn’t a ‘woke right’ – it’s conservatism’s old demons
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Barbara Ellen
Please Brie mine – Waitrose serves up a cheesy festive romcom
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Andrew Rawnsley
How a cunning plan to bolster the PM backfired spectacularly
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Lucien Young
Wes Sez: I learned the art of honesty from my heroes, Blair and Mandelson
Sat 15 Nov 2025
RóisÃn Lanigan
Thanks to AI, nostalgia is not what it used to be
Fri 14 Nov 2025
John Naughton
Amid a mental health crisis, building AI therapists may be good medicine
Fri 14 Nov 2025
