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Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses.
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Many far-right politicians have also turned out to be highly superstitious. What’s the link between earthly and divine authority?
How Spotify’s algorithm is transforming pop
Spotify offers fans unparalleled access to music – but is it flattening culture into an incentivised blandness?
The wilderness in us: how human identity is formed by landscape
We have always been shaped by the natural landscape, just as it has been shaped by our history.
Book review: Xenofeminism
Rejecting the claim that science and technology are inherently masculine or patriarchal, Xenofeminism looks at attempts to repurpose technology to liberate women.
“The market gives the illusion of being egalitarian”
Q&A with academic and Marxism expert David Harvey.
Like cats and dogs: why humans keep pets
Domesticated animals have been part of human society for tens of thousands of years. But can we really call it friendship?
Rediscovering Britain’s avant-garde
Ann Quin is the latest author from the English literary avant-garde to undergo a modern reappraisal – and it is long overdue.
Living with the consequences
Climate change is already here: we must stop debating deniers and start making tough decisions about what we will save.
Book review: The Rage
A new book demonstrates the deep commonalities between far-right and Islamic extremists