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The death of Osama bin Laden: how the US finally got its man

Target in sight: 'Our expectation was that if he was there, he would go down fighting,' said Barack Obama. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features Viewed backwards, from Osama bin Laden's hideout to the…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 22 minutes (5505 words)

When celebrities become philanthropists

Looking good: Trevor and Maggie Neilson, founders of Global Philanthropy Group. Photograph: Stephanie Diani On a recent afternoon in Santa Monica, Trevor Neilson met with his staff at Global…
PUBLISHED: July 29, 2012
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3833 words)

Children and computers: State of play

Plugged in: many children can play computer games before they can read. Photograph: Donald Iain Smith/Getty Images/Flickr RF There are things in life that I don't understand. The rules of rugby. The…
PUBLISHED: July 15, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3058 words)

PD James: inside the head of a criminal mastermind

PD James, at home in Holland Park, London: her ability to keep readers guessing hasn’t failed her in half a century. Photograph: Sophia Evans for the Observer At 10 o'clock PD Jame
PUBLISHED: July 15, 2012
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2739 words)

Sam Dryden: the most powerful figure in the global south's agriculture?

A farmer walks through a field of maize in Kapsimatwa, western Kenya. Sam Dryden is a controversial figure within agricultural development. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images When it comes…
AUTHOR:John Vidal
PUBLISHED: July 6, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1605 words)
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