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Mama Don’t Take My Chromophobia Away
“Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year is selling us a white fantasy.”
Keira Knightley: ‘I Went Mad. I Just Managed to Hide It’
“She was already a huge Hollywood star at the age of 18. Keira Knightley tells Caitlin Moran how she struggled to cope with the intense scrutiny.”
When Baseball Threw Physics a Curve
“Sports, science, and collective delusion.”
The Life and Death of the American Foodie
”When food culture became pop culture, a new national persona was born. We regret to inform you, it’s probably you.”
Inside Beirut’s Fight To Save Its Reading Culture
“As reading declines and self-censorship grows, bookshops are shuttering in the city once hailed as the Arab world’s publishing capital.”
What’s so Great about Britain? 14 Very Modern Icons on the State of the Nation
“Emma Thompson, Andrew Garfield, Ian Wright, FKA Twigs, Anthony Joshua, Munroe Bergdorf, Brian Cox, Jade Thirlwall, Jason Isaacs, Ambika Mod, Will Poulter, Chloe Kelly, Amelia Dimoldenberg and yes – Mr Blobby – weigh in on what it truly means to be British in 2025.”
Walk In These
“Shoes are deeply personal, literally moulded to our lives. But they create our social lives as much as express them.”
