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Marie Le Conte
Watching snooker is like a large-scale piece of experimental theatre

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Watching snooker is like a large-scale piece of experimental theatre
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
William Keegan
The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family

Sun 4 Jan 2026

The government’s fear of rejection should not scupper a return to the EU family
Kenan Malik
Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral fabric of society
Andrew Rawnsley
Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Chatter of dethroning the prime minister is easy. Doing so is much harder
Erica Wagner
A show left me lost in space and time... much like Nasa's jettisoned library

Sat 3 Jan 2026

A show left me lost in space and time... much like Nasa's jettisoned library
Lucien Young
Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Dear Keir: My resolution? Reverse my political fortunes
Séamas O’Reilly
Book of the year? Ask my son

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Book of the year? Ask my son
John Naughton
AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it
Will Hutton
In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer

Sat 3 Jan 2026

In capitalism’s casino, tech is a surer bet for Keir Starmer
Eva Wiseman
Damned lyes and statistics: the truth about hair relaxers

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Damned lyes and statistics: the truth about hair relaxers
Róisín Lanigan
My New Year plea: let’s all start posting online again

Thu 1 Jan 2026

My New Year plea: let’s all start posting online again
Lucien Young
When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers

Tue 30 Dec 2025

When you’re prime minister, you have 70 million backseat drivers
Simon Barnes
My week as a Hercules beetle

Tue 30 Dec 2025

My week as a Hercules beetle
Melanie Reid
Why I’m glass half full in January

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Why I’m glass half full in January
Marie Le Conte
I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart

Sun 28 Dec 2025

I prepared for underwhelm, but Caravaggio’s Cupid pierced my heart
Kenan Malik
We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change

Sun 28 Dec 2025

We’re ‘bowling alone’ politically when we should be rallying for change
Séamas O’Reilly
My year of parenting bests

Sat 27 Dec 2025

My year of parenting bests
Sarah Manavis
How knitting became my scrolling antidote

Thu 25 Dec 2025

How knitting became my scrolling antidote
John Niven
Christmas traditions are our greatest gift

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Christmas traditions are our greatest gift
Simon Barnes
My week as an impala

Mon 22 Dec 2025

My week as an impala

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