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Notes on the Rolling Stone 500, thoughts on The Talented Mr Ripley, and some news about The Ruffian.

Oct 16

What happened when English villagers encountered American racism during World War II?

Oct 9

Why we shouldn't always think for ourselves

Oct 2

Emma Raducanu and our conflicted relationship with talent

Sep 19

Why we love to reenact the moral battles of the past

Sep 11

What the president got wrong and right

Aug 21

What happened in Central Park last year and what it tells us about journalism (plus the usual smorgasbord of brain food).

Aug 7

A deeply unconventional scientist, a must-have coronavirus gadget, and what happened to suicide rates during lockdown.

Jul 24

What politicians should learn from stand-ups, how anger makes you smarter, and what my hairdresser says about Sunday's final.

Jul 10

Why organisations need to be better prepared for media pile-ons, the reason so much politics happens in the middle, and the beauty of other people's fi…

Jun 26

Why people are too nice about women's football, how Alzheimer's scientists failed us, and what Boris Johnson understands better than most politicians.

Jun 12

The form of argument that defines our age, the truth about Dominic Cummings, and the usual goodie bag.

May 29

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