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MAY 14. 2025

Nigel Farage’s economic plans make Liz Truss look prudent

Reform's unfunded spending would bankrupt Britain

The power of the underdog

From Odysseus to Harry Potter, we love to cheer on the outnumbered and outgunned. The reason is rooted in our childhoods - and in the full moon

Why did they bother with this mis-shaped monument to Sondheim?

The posthumously completed Here We Go has no songs, no story and no reason to be on stage

MAY 13. 2025

Dilettante: The blind faith of old-school photography

Tech giants want our lives to become more efficient than ever, and film photography represents the exact opposite of what they preach

Critical Mass: Is there a colour we’ve never seen before?

Scientists at the University of California claim to have created a new colour, called ‘olo’, which is outside the human visual spectrum

A continent of Hans Grubers

Why does MAGA hate Europe? Maybe they’ve just watched too many movies. ..

Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Pope vs JD Vance

Robert Prevost may have been born American, but his experience, views and values are as far from Trumpian as were his predecessor’s

Why we love whodunnits

The story of the detective who gives a neat solution to the mess of human affairs is deeply satisfying – and reassuring

Heathens and pagans

Both terms were applied to people living in rural settings, outside urban Christian religious communities

India’s missed opportunity

The country has a swagger about it – but is Narendra Modi holding back its tech boom?

Raoul Lufbery, the Frenchman who became America’s greatest aviator

Mocked for speaking English with a Clouseau-esque accent, Lufbery’s time in American fatigues saw him become a wartime legend

Da Pope’s new sandwich

A Chicago restaurant has begun selling ‘The Leo’, a limited-edition sandwich dipped in gravy and topped with peppers, in honour of the new pope

Germansplaining: The battle over free speech

A string of decisions has triggered a wave of criticism – from the public, the media, legal scholars and politicians

Everyday Philosophy: Bertrand Russell, lessons from a pacifist prophet

Many secular philosophers have opposed war and particular wars, but Russell stands in a class apart