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On Rubble

Rebecca Stott imagines a day when Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities can be rebuilt.

• 9 mins

Jubilee Musings

Observations on the Jubilee weekend by a bemused foreign visitor to London.

• 9 mins

Birthday Blues

Howard Jacobson reflects on birthdays, ageing and Macbeth's incorrigible optimism.

• 9 mins

No-Stalgia

Will Self on why we are in thrall to nostalgia.

• 9 mins

Driving the American Dream

Sarah Dunant reflects on a historic moment in US history - the overturning of Roe v Wade.

• 9 mins

Billionaire Bashing

Zoe Strimpel on why we need more billionaires - the richer the better.

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The Meanings of Conservatism

John Gray ponders the true meaning of Conservatism.

• 9 mins

Chance and Opportunity

David Goodhart ponders the idea of 'smart luck'.

• 9 mins

Climate Change and the Fall of Icarus

Tom Shakespeare grapples with a tricky personal decision over his carbon footprint.

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Dance Cocky

Howard Jacobson reflects on summer festivals, conformity and a dancing cockatoo.

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No Final Frontier

Sara Wheeler navigates the tricky issue of voice appropriation.

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The Samsara of Salmon

John Connell reflects on the plight of vanishing salmon and what it means for our planet

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The New Age of Empire

Linda Colley argues that the age of empire is far from over.

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When Everybody Is Somebody

Will Self reflects on the merits of failure.

• 9 mins

Female Fictions

Megan Nolan discusses the intense pressures on women writers to be attractive.

• 9 mins

The Queen: An Acceptance of History

Michael Morpurgo reflects on the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

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A Different Level of Fame

Sarah Dunant reflects on how the nature of fame has changed over the past seventy years.

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A Deadly Serious Game

Zoe Strimpel on chess, concentration and the growing conflict with Russia.

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Notions of Blackness

Bernardine Evaristo reflects on black 'authenticity'.

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Trickle Down

Howard Jacobson takes on the proponents of the horse-and-sparrow theory of economics.

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A Plea for Nuance

Sara Wheeler on the perils of entrenched positions.

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Investigation of a Dog

Will Self reflects on fifteen years of life lessons... from his dog.

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Darkness Made Visible

Rebecca Stott reflects on our relationship with darkness, past and present.

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A Brit Abroad

AL Kennedy reflects on being a Brit these days in upstate New York.

• 9 mins

My Ever Growing Pile of Books

Tom Shakespeare takes himself to task over his mounting piles of unfinished books.

• 9 mins

Who Can Herd the Cats?

David Goodhart reveals the dirty little secret of current British politics.

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The End of the Line

Adam Gopnik sets out to recalibrate our view of 'trusting the science'.

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On Being Tall

Will Self ponders the drawbacks of having a lofty stature.

• 9 mins

Chastity Belt Politics

Zoe Strimpel on a new conservative form of feminism.

• 9 mins

The End of Winter

Sara Wheeler reflects on the myriad wintry metaphors in the English language.

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