It was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not true
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The Children by Melissa Albert review – intriguing fairytale of creativity’s dangers ⊖
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In her first novel for adults, the YA author explores the dark side of writers who fictionalise their children’s lives
Children’s writers are sometimes cruel, and often damaged. And, as AS Byatt put i…
12 days ago
The Book of Birds by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris audiobook review – a love letter to our feathered friends ○
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This compendium of 49 of Britain’s threatened species features lyrical prose poems evoking each bird’s unique qualities and beautiful recordings of their distinctive calls
The Book of Birds delivers a…
18 days ago
The Mandalorian and Grogu shows Star Wars is a cursed franchise – on the big screen at least ⊖⊖
As a standalone, the new adventure is perfectly fine matinee fodder – but the galaxy is now so congested that we seem doomed to shiny retreads of the same old story
When Disney bought Lucasfilm for ro…
27 days ago
Labour needs a battle of ideas now, not a scramble to snatch the keys to No 10 | Rafael Behr ⊖⊖
Removing Starmer solves the problem of an unpopular leader, but without a coherent alternative agenda his successor won’t fare much better
Labour has spent much of the past year paralysed by competing…
44 days ago
‘I don’t believe in song shaming!’: Jon Batiste’s honest playlist ⊕⊕
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- Jon Batiste ■■■
- Amyl ■■■
- Sniffers ■■■
- Erykah Badu ■■■
- Steely Dan ■■■
- Strokin ■■■
- Clarence Carter ■■■
- Thomas ■■■
- Oscar Peterson ■■■
- Milt Jackson ■■■
- Louis Armstrong ■■■
- Ray Charles ■■■
- Book ■■■
- Revelations ■■■
- Blockbuster ■■■
- Michael Jackson ■■■
- Dangerous ■■■
- Björk ■■■
- Vespertine ■■■
- Mama ■■■
- Gun ■■■
- Common ■■■
- Water ■■■
- Chocolate ■■■
The acclaimed musician and former late night bandleader loves everything from Amyl and the Sniffers to Erykah Badu. So why can’t he stand Steely Dan?
The first song I fell in love with
I remember hea…
46 days ago
Two men made mistakes over Mandelson – only one has lost his job. That should haunt Starmer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖
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As the bodies pile up and he continues to blame everyone but himself, respect for the prime minister is draining steadily away
A good leader never asks their people to do something they wouldn’t do…
49 days ago
Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of
It looks unlikely that Labour will emerge as the largest party a…
51 days ago
‘It was constant chaos’: ex-Infowars producer on life under Alex Jones ⊖
Book from Josh Owens tells of punishing work for far-right conspiracy theorist who, far from silenced, broadcasts on
Donald Trump gave rightwing media provocateurs Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Gree…
53 days ago
Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff ⊖⊖
Lives could have been saved, had some of the adults involved acted differently. To prevent another Southport, parents must feel able to seek help
It was shortly before Axel Rudakubana left the house t…