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My People

Taking his lead from Duke Ellington, Amit Chaudhuri asks, what do we mean by 'my people'?

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The Language of Leaving

Howard Jacobson sets out to take back sovereignty... over words.

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British Populism and Brexit

John Gray asks if a no-deal Brexit is the only way out of current events.

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Leaving Florence

Sarah Dunant on why she's abandoned her beloved city of Florence.

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The Vultures of Culture

Will Self bemoans the growing commoditisation of culture in the public sector.

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To the Bathroom!

Will Self ponders our infantilism regarding our toilet habits.

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Against Theory

Will Self on why he has a problem with theory.

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Nature Red in Tooth and Claw

Rebecca Stott argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature.

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On Ghost Cities

Rebecca Stott discusses her fascination with abandoned or ruined cities.

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September Anxiety

Sarah Dunant on why this year's September malaise has a different feel to it.

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A Change of Tack

Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness.

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Who are you looking at?

Tom Shakespeare on what it feels like to be stared at.

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Keep right on

Michael Morpurgo reflects on growing old.

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The happiest days of your life...

Michael Morpurgo on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress.

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The Myth of Inevitability

Margaret Heffernan argues that, in the world of technology, nothing is inevitable.

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Down with political packages

David Goodhart on the rise of new 'tribes' in British political life.

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An evening at the Death Cafe

Sarah Dunant describes an evening talking with a group of strangers about death.

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The Great Divide

David Goodhart argues it's time to look again at our tradition of residential universities

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A Woman at the Last Supper

Sarah Dunant on the rediscovery of undervalued women of art.

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On Spam

Adam Gopnik ponders why so much of our communication these days is bereft of human warmth.

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The Sex Recession

Adam Gopnik argues that there's no need to panic about the much-discussed US sex recession

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Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat

John Gray reflects on the lessons today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column

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Expectations of Democracy

Will Self on why - for the first time in his life - he didn't vote.

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The recurrent dream of an end-time

John Gray ponders why the belief that an end to history is imminent, never goes away.

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The Consolations of Taxidermy

Rebecca Stott on her fascination with taxidermy.

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Getting Close to Nature

Rebecca Stott on the joys of becoming a seal warden.

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On Hypocrisy

Will Self explores what he sees as a growing sense of collective hypocrisy.

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Anti-Semitism and the Neo Medievalists

Howard Jacobson discusses why we all need to be concerned about anti-Semitism.

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Saving the planet - on hands and knees

Howard Jacobson on why he鈥檚 taken to folding plastic bags.

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Sodcasting

Will Self bemoans the ever-increasing difficulty of finding a bit of peace and quiet.

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