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Biden, Putin, Xi, Modi: what is it that keeps old ideas, as well as old people, in power? | Kenan...
The Guardian· 5 days agoPlutarch recognised that old men could be enfeebled, but “the evil caused by their physical weakness”, he insisted, “is not so great as the advantage they possess in their ...
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F review – Eddie Murphy’s megawatt charisma lights up creaking sequel
The Guardian· 5 days agoIt’s a full 40 years since maverick Detroit police detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) first found himself a fish out of water in the alien world of Beverly Hills, and 30 years since the franchise ...
Starmer tells his cabinet: now it’s time to deliver on our promises
The Guardian· 5 days agoKeir Starmer on Saturday rallied his new cabinet behind an ambitious agenda to reform the country’s creaking public services and reset damaged relations abroad during his first full day as prime ...
Is it time to turn the British Museum into the world’s great lending library? | Tim Adams
The Guardian· 5 days agoIt’s liberating to sense how a government whose primary concern is not fighting culture wars might...
‘I want Keir Starmer to have a sudden massive personality change’: gen Z on their hopes for a Labour...
The Guardian· 5 days agoPeople aged 32 or younger have lived under a Conservative government their entire adult lives. Based...
King Charles ruffles feathers as he drops royal patronage for pigeon racing
The Guardian· 5 days agoThe king has upset the pigeon racing community after dropping the monarchy’s official support amid opposition from animal rights activists. King Charles has ended royal patronage for pigeon ...
The French republic is under threat. We are 1,000 historians and we cannot remain silent | Patrick...
The Guardian· 6 days agoFor the first time since the second world war, the far right is at the gates of power in France. As historians from differing political backgrounds who share an attachment to democratic values ...
Bookshops will never die. That’s why I bought one on Gumtree five years ago – and we’re still here |...
The Guardian· 6 days agoIn 2019, when the lovely Bookshop at Queenscliff in Victoria came up for sale, my wife, Jayne Tuttle, and I were living in Paris working in advertising. George Whitman, the late owner of Shakespeare ...
A local’s guide to Victoria’s Surf Coast: ‘Everyone has some relationship with the ocean’
The Guardian· 6 days agoBeing Victorian and close to Melbourne (Torquay lies 100km south-west of the city) we’re all a bit snobby when it comes to food and coffee but it’s unbelievable how much it’s improved. Two spots ...
Five Great Reads: the Ronaldo show, sex with Tracey Emin and cookbooks in The Bear
The Guardian· 6 days agoCloser to home, debate continued in Australia’s parliament about how to respond to the situation in Gaza – where, as UN secretary general António Guterres said just days ago, “no place is safe ...