A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla In a small town in Sweden, the local authority is carrying out an unusual experiment. In 2021 one of the team had been reading an article about the concept of doughnut economics – […]
The German chancellor showed his charm as the woman from Sky tested the limits It wasn’t quite le bromance of last week’s press conference with Emmanuel Macron. Then Keir Starmer and the French president had made no effort to conceal their affection for one another. A thousand ways to say […]
Keir Starmer has made a mess of dealing with this rebellion. Perhaps Tony Blair could give him some tips This is a sign of weakness, not strength. To suspend four MPs for rebellion suggests a lack of authority and a lack of nerve, not a sense of confidence. Bullying and […]
Hollywood has hitherto been ridiculously soppy over canines. The scrappy, wild and disobedient beast here is as annoying as the real thing Superman might be one of the most confusing blockbuster films to hit the big screen this year. The tone, as you might expect from a goofball superhero movie […]
We asked newlyweds, long-married couples, and the odd divorcee about the wedding gifts they truly cherished. Their answers? A lot more interesting than a toaster • In the US? Find our top picks for American couples here “If you don’t say what you want, your parents’ friends will buy you […]
In heart-tugging drama Mix Tape, two ex-lovers are thrown back together with the music they wooed each other with 20 years earlier. Here, writers dig out their most treasured tapes and CDs full of meaning, mishaps and mega-tunes At 18 my go-to albums were Dog Man Star, His ’n’ Hers […]
The Reform leader is trying to import Doge’s cuts to spending and ‘DEI’. It’s clear what he gets out of it – not so much the British voter A popular maxim on the American right is that politics is downstream from culture. In the UK, it increasingly feels like politics […]
How Englishman fulfilled his own prophecy to triumph against the odds at the 1951 championship “Max Faulkner. Open champion 1951”. Faulkner signed those words for a young fan who had offered up a golf ball en route to the first tee of the final round at Royal Portrush. He regretted […]
Jennifer Love-Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr return for a goofy, slickly made legacy sequel stuffed with fan service Rushed into production after the surprise success of 1996’s Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer has forever lived, and suffered, in the same bracket. Sure it’s another slasher with another […]
For Sami Tamimi, preparing the food of his homeland is an act of resilience and keeping his culture alive Food is both deeply personal and political for Sami Tamimi, the Palestinian chef and food writer, whose first solo cookbook is an emotional culinary ride down memory lane through the bountiful […]