‘I’m happy to defend my country’: meet Greenland’s Olympian defying Donald Trump
Ukaleq Slettemark is a beacon of hope at a time when even the Greenlandic sports minister worries ‘Trump is crazy’ They don’t fly the flag of Greenland at the Olympic…
Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long? | Jamil Smith
The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off John from New Mexico, a self-professed…
Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi
It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecution Can someone explain to me why Megyn Kelly is so angry? In an interview with Piers Morgan, the…
Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air
The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act Want to get this in your…
Monks bring balm for America’s wounds as Washington cheers peace odyssey
Buddhist monks had walked 2,300 miles from Texas, braving snow and often barefoot – their arrival in the capital was greeted by thousands Bhante Saranapala gazed down at more than…
Comedians pick on me for my loud laugh – but nothing will make me stop | Jane Howard
It’s the part of myself I’m most frequently embarrassed by – but as comedy festival season approaches, I’m prepared for the worst I thought Daniel Kitson was just about ready…
The place that stayed with me: I would not have become a writer were it not for Iceland
As a teenager I wondered what I would have in common with this Nordic island. Then my teacher gave me a book of poetry Lying in my bed, I listened…
The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics
Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worse The notion of virtue-signalling – the act…
‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights
The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe? Two yellowing street…
A moment that changed me: I wasn’t sure about my relationship. Then my boyfriend went missing on 9/11
I was quite spoiled and he could be a little dour. But on that terrible day, when he was just two blocks away when the South Tower exploded, I realised…