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Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning
Lucy Sweet

Amandaland skewers parenting with uncanny accuracy – it should come with a trigger warning

The Motherland spin-off might’ve changed postcode and most of its cast, but its sharp observation of the social nuances around parenthood remain

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We’re still learning from him after 100 years
Edinburgh

Patrick Geddes saved Edinburgh from demolition. We’re still learning from him after 100 years

As conscious beings, Geddes believed, people could work together through social action and culture to change the future

I’m Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: ‘I felt very much lost’
Film

I’m Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: ‘I felt very much lost’

Salles’ new film focuses on Eunice Paiva, whose dissident husband Rubens was ‘disappeared’ during the Brazilian dictatorship in the 70s

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
TV

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows

The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square
Soaps

The gentrification of EastEnders: How life has changed for people in the real Albert Square

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EastEnders at 40: How Britain’s soaps became the soul of the nation
TV

EastEnders at 40: How Britain’s soaps became the soul of the nation

How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today
John Bird

How Clement Attlee’s best intentions led to the problems we face today

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Books

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Books

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy
Town planning

Inside the ‘David vs Goliath’ fight to stop China building a ‘super-fortress’ embassy

Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?
Paul McNamee

Why would billionaires end world hunger when they can buy the fountain of youth?

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him
Random Acts of Kindness

It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day. For this Big Issue vendor, kindness is always around him

Inside the Big Issue: EastEnders at 40
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: EastEnders at 40

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
Music

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: ‘I left France because I loved punk’
Letter To My Younger Self

First Dates star Fred Sirieix: ‘I left France because I loved punk’

Why I’m worrying about everything
Sam Delaney

Why I’m worrying about everything

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’
TV

White Lotus star Jason Isaacs on why we love watching the 1% be ‘miserable as hell’

Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Employment

Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Books

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
Work

Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?

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How do you kiss a Tory? Here’s what your political beliefs mean for your sex life
Relationships

How do you kiss a Tory? Here’s what your political beliefs mean for your sex life

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison
Art

Almost Home: Unique exhibition showcases the ‘pain and hope’ of women in prison

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: ‘It’s cinema magic’
TV

Cobra Kai star Ralph Macchio thinks his Karate Kid kick belongs in the Smithsonian: ‘It’s cinema magic’

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America
John Bird

Why did Trump win the election? Because successive presidents weakened America