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With the recent emergence of the country’s far-right Chega party in parliament, this is an important and timely read
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Jonathan Haidt argues that social media and gaming have disastrously rewired childhood, but haven’t we been here before?
The author of ‘Erasure’ reimagines Mark Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn’ — and gives an iconic American character a powerful new voice
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As the alliance prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, three books consider its relevance, and argue that its most difficult years may lie ahead
A new essay collection by the novelist and author is a bracing rebuttal of more cautious criticism
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Newly reissued, Richard Billingham’s pictures of his alcoholic father Ray have lost none of their power to provoke strong emotions
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The ancient rubs up against mundane modernity in Oliver Smith’s hopeful journeys to Britain’s hallowed places
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An often overlooked battleground of the first world war offers valuable insights on today’s geopolitics
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