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A Ukrainian writer reflects on childhood in wartime

culture

As metalheads mourn their Prince of Darkness, has the “devil’s music” accidentally become a force for good?

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education & children

As a teacher, I encourage children to question the prejudices that some of them are taught at home

faith & religion

The vice president displays neither self-awareness nor an understanding of irony in this strange book

human rights & ethics

Angus Reid's new documentary "A week in the Sun" shines light on Cuba's sweeping new rights for women and queer people

ideas

Professor Justin Smith-Ruiu on how magic mushrooms gave him a deeper understanding of ideas he’d studied for decades

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mind, body & life

Across the UK, ordinary people are taking action to protect our rivers from pollution

politics & conflict

There are distinctive features of Englishness that can inspire hope – let's emphasise them

rationalism, atheism & humanism

How a humanist network of free-thinking intellectuals transformed Britain in the 20th century

science & technology

We must resist the feeling of powerlessness amid the relentless spread of AI