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Back to SearchMy husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed
I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance o…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
‘The Mozart of the attention economy’: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star
He’s spent 24 hours immersed in slime, two days buried alive – and showered vast amounts of cash on lucky participants. But are MrBeast’s videos simp…
10 months ago
From the archive: ‘A nursery of the Commons’: how the Oxford Union created today’s ruling political class
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
10 months ago
‘Outdated and unjust’: can we reform global capitalism?
President Trump’s tariffs have plunged the world economy into chaos. But history counsels against despair – and the left should seize on capitalism’s…
10 months ago
Extremely loud and incredibly scouse: how Jamie Carragher conquered football punditry
Football coverage no longer stops after the final whistle. And in this new era, the former Liverpool defender reigns supreme By Kieran Morris. Read b…
10 months, 1 week ago
From the archive: Burying Leni Riefenstahl: one woman’s lifelong crusade against Hitler’s favourite film-maker
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
10 months, 1 week ago
‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain
In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure – offering relief and comfort to patients and their famil…
10 months, 1 week ago
An English gentleman, a crooked lawyer: the secrets of Stephen David Jones
With his brilliant mind and impeccable credentials, it’s little wonder that wealthy clients trusted him with their fortunes. Then they started to get…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
From the archive: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Death, divorce and the magic of kitchen objects: how to find hope in loss
As they pass through different hands, cooking utensils can magically connect us to loved ones who are no longer with us By Bee Wilson. Read by Collee…
10 months, 2 weeks ago