‘Trust the journey and things will happen’: Shira Haas’s soothing motto. Photograph: Shai Franco‘Trust the journey and things will happen’: Shira Haas’s soothing motto. Photograph: Shai FrancoThis much I knowLife and styleInterviewShira Haas: ‘Acting is exposing, but gives me a shield to hide behind’Michael SegalovThe actor, 25, on her childhood illness, the success of Unorthodox and creativity in staying up late
I don’t remember anything of my life before [cancer].
Domestic violenceRobert Brown was given a 26-year sentence in 2011. But he is due to be released in November, without parole or risk assessment. What does this case tell us about attitudes towards domestic homicides?
The facts are these. At 4pm on a Sunday, Halloween 2010, Robert Brown arrived at the Ascot house of his estranged wife, Joanna Simpson – a house that was the subject of a bitter legal battle, due for its final hearing in a week’s time.
OpinionHarvard University This article is more than 2 years oldTurns out, Harvard students aren’t that smart after allThis article is more than 2 years oldTayo BeroA whopping 43% of white students weren’t admitted on merit. One might call it affirmative action for the rich and privileged
Ever wondered what it takes to get into Harvard? Stellar grades, impressive extracurriculars and based on a recently published study, having deep pockets and a parent who either works or went there.
The ObserverLife and styleAn affair of the heart'We have been married for five months, having been together for 12 years. We were best friends and soul mates. But now she's fallen in love with one of my friends'The dilemma
I have never written to an agony aunt, as the letter a couple of weeks ago began, but I am going through the despair, sub-zero self-esteem and emotional damage that you explained would happen if you are told that the person you've shared a bed with no longer desires you.
Gordon Brown This article is more than 15 years oldGordon Brown's speech in fullThis article is more than 15 years oldThe prime minister's speech to the Labour conference in Manchester todayI want to talk with you today about who I am, what I believe, what I am determined to lead this party and this great country to achieve.
As we gather here today I know people have real concerns about the future of the country, the future of the economy and people in this hall have concerns about the future of our party too.
Book of the dayScience and nature booksReviewA scholarly look at how badly we treat other species employs moral principles to shame us into acknowledging their rights
The physicist Stephen Hawking once hosted a party for time travellers, but only sent out the invitations after the date had already passed. No one came. If people from the future had turned up, what would most appal them about our society today, apart from Love Island and Suella Braverman?
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The rock star facing middle age is a figure beset with singular problems. The everyday challenges of the fifth decade assume gargantuan dimensions in an industry that prizes youth. A receding hairline is no fun whoever you are, but for the rock star, hair loss induces mania. Deranged solutions are sought, ones involving headbands, or, in the case of Elton John, a transplant apparently based on the coiffure of homely northern playwright Alan Bennett.
Listener's digestNina SimoneOur writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the deft genius who raged searingly at injustice
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Freedom from Want … Rockwell’s renowned Thanksgiving scene, with glad faces bathed in a very American light of freedom. Photograph: Norman Rockwell/SEPS: Curtis LicensingFreedom from Want … Rockwell’s renowned Thanksgiving scene, with glad faces bathed in a very American light of freedom. Photograph: Norman Rockwell/SEPS: Curtis LicensingJonathan Jones on artNorman Rockwell This article is more than 6 years oldNorman Rockwell's Four Freedoms remind us what the US has to loseThis article is more than 6 years oldJonathan JonesNews that the painter’s quartet of works celebrating an apple-pie America is to go on tour emphasises what is under threat in the Trump era
CultureThe surreal success of MGMT: 'I assumed it would all go away. Like it was all a dream'Ten years after their indie pop anthem Kids, Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden are back and working with Beyonce’s producer. But can they stop the self-sabotage?
MGMT were huge. The duo graced 2008 with three festival classics: Time to Pretend provided them with a manifesto, Kids an anthem and Electric Feel a floorfiller. Their synth-swathed astral indie seemed a logical progression from nu-rave’s MDMA epiphanies to tuning into the cosmos on LSD.