American alien
The new Superman movie offers the vision of a kinder, more tolerant United States. But should we really pin our hopes on a superhero?
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My boho, muffin-making Iranian dad
People often make assumptions about my dad. Being from a country that’s misrepresented has given me a lifelong radar for nuance
Peter Tatchell: ‘If we support Palestinians, we must oppose all their oppressors’
We talk to the veteran human rights campaigner about free speech and Palestine Action
Darwin was punk
Greg Graffin, evolutionary biologist and lead singer of pioneering US band Bad Religion, talks music and rebellion
Book review: Godwin
A one-of-a-kind book by a one-of-a-kind writer
The 80s can teach us more than how to wear spandex
Young people are fascinated by the 80s – but they should remember the politics as well as the fashion
Don’t panic!
Elon Musk claims to be inspired by The Hitchhiker’s Guide. But did he understand the book? Our future may depend on it
All hail Lady Gaga, the weird sister of pop!
As the singer releases her latest album, Mayhem, let’s celebrate her as a champion of queerness, reinvention and disobeying the algorithm
Palestine’s literary scene is thriving
British-Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh talks to us about how Palestinians around the world build a dialogue through literature
Book review: The Diaries of Mr Lucas
In 1970s London, a straight-laced civil servant led a secret double life. His diaries offer a window onto a vanished world