A groundbreaking documentary, of which I am a part, has shed new light on the dictator’s life—and, by extension, on the 20th ...

The “Wagatha Christie” case requires at least three things to be explained. The first is how, in legal and practical terms, Colleen Rooney won and Rebekah Vardy lost. And to understand this, we can ...

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A man in his late twenties recently enquired about booking me with an unusual request. He wanted to hire me for an hour for a very specific, non-sexual roleplay. Basically, he had played a prank on ...

Parents call toddlers tyrants, and for good reason. They rule by appetite and tantrum, and their subjects—us—live in permanent negotiation with irrational power. My youngest has long since graduated ...

Ricken Patel comes to geoengineering with a heavy heart. The former president and CEO of global activism network Avaaz was recently praised for his “enormous contribution to the Paris Agreement” by ...

As American firm RedBird continues its bid to take over the Telegraph, Alan and Lionel discuss concerns about foreign influence and what it means for media ownership in Britain. They weigh in on Ofcom ...

If you’ve visited Kew Gardens any time in the last 60-odd years, you may be familiar with a giant bronze fountain in the pond next door to the magnificent Victorian Palm House. The fountain is, itself ...

I recently watched Toxic (2024), a Lithuanian film which reminded me of the American-made Thirteen (2003), in how it dealt with the self-destructive existentialism of teen girls. The film made me ...

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