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…
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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,…
26 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 …
33 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 …
40 days ago
In these troubled times, who isn’t loving the nostalgia of the Kennedys and Love Story’s 90s New York? | Emma Brockes ⊖
It’s monstrously presumptuous? Unforgivably glib? Perhaps. But this stylised drama is the show we all need right now
If you are looking for a break in the clouds from this terrible news cycle, can I d…
46 days ago
Digested week: ‘Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … ’ but this time, it’s real | Emma Brockes ⊖
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Three-part docudrama makes notion of going into the sea in the UK terrifying – much as Jaws did for Americans in 1975
Since I was a child I’ve been going to the same beach on the south coast and never…
48 days ago
How did Epstein ensnare so many rich men? By knowing they were entitled and insecure | Emma Brockes ⊖
The sex offender could exploit these masters of the universe because, despite their privilege, they still felt short-changed by life
One of the things that has been frequently puzzled over as the ef…
82 days ago
David and Victoria Beckham learned the hard way – modern kids go ‘no contact’ with no guilt or stigma at all | Emma Brockes ⊖
No one is suggesting the sort of decision Brooklyn made is taken lightly, but support networks and the language of therapy seem to lessen the sting
As we continue to unpack the meaning of the Beckham …
89 days ago
After the shooting of Renee Good, we see dissent can be fatal in Trump’s America – all bets are off | Emma Brockes ⊖
A line has been crossed, and it’s vital to understand that. A system that sends paramilitaries on to the streets will observe no limits
A few years ago, towards the end of the second Obama administrat…
3 months ago
Want to scare a Hollywood star? Just set up a fundraiser in their name | Emma Brockes ⊕
More horrifying to a celebrity than any scandal is having the public believe they’re down on their luck. Just ask Mickey Rourke
It’s a tough time to be famous in Hollywood, what with dwindling respect…