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I didn’t think it was possible to love Kylie Minogue any more – her new Netflix series changed that | Emma Brockes ⊕⊕
After the glut of brand-building shows from other celebrities, the Kylie documentary is radical for simply allowing the star to come across as human
Kylie, the new three-part documentary that launched…
27 days ago
What to make of Brett Ratner’s diplomatic visit to China? Trump is trolling us all | Emma Brockes ⊕
Having the cancelled director of the Rush Hour franchise – one of the president’s favourites – on Air Force One is exactly the kind of gesture he enjoys making
One of the least pressing yet most irrit…
34 days ago
My kids are taking their first big exams – and revealing my own anxieties about AI and long division | Emma Brockes ⊕
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As the traditional route of school, university and entry-level job is ever more precarious, it’s no wonder parents are feeling the strain
Called on to do long division, how would you fare? I had no il…
41 days ago
Creaky knees be damned – Charlize Theron is showing us what’s possible at 50 | Emma Brockes ⊖⊖
Her new film, Apex, may not be Citizen Kane, but how refreshing to see a middle-aged actor as a female action hero – and looking the part too
If you are in your 50s, 40s or even late 30s and feel as t…
48 days ago
With his Bible readings, Trump is doubling down on his God complex. Somehow, evangelical Christians are buying it | Emma Brockes ○
The US president is making a desperate plea to the one group that seemingly hasn’t deserted him – yet
He has lost the Catholics, the foreign policy isolationists and the millions of people affected by…
63 days ago
It’s finally happened: I’m now worried about AI. And consulting ChatGPT did nothing to allay my fears | Emma Brockes ⊖⊖
A highly alarming New Yorker feature on the machinations of Sam Altman drove me to test his AI for myself. The results were, well, highly alarming
A corollary of the truism “don’t sweat the small stu…
77 days ago
How to survive our doomed times? Both the experts and I have the same advice | Emma Brockes ○
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We have two choices: be paralysed by fear or just continue with what we are doing. I know what I choose
In the past, my response to any given large-scale world crisis has generally been to do nothing,…
83 days ago
Is anyone as ill-suited for great office as Donald Trump? Yes, Pete Hegseth – that’s why Potus likes him | Emma Brockes ⊕⊕
Bizarre outbursts at the press, a backstory full of mishaps – the US ‘secretary of war’ earns his keep as the loyalty hire par excellence
Has there ever been a more ludicrous political character than …
90 days ago
Saturday Night Live is surely only funny if you’re American. Can a UK spinoff really make Britain laugh? | Emma Brockes ⊕⊕
Forget the kneejerk negativity. If the sketch show’s British talent strikes the right tone, Saturday night comedy could become a family ritual
A strong contender for the most depressing four words in …