SubscriptionsSection: Culture & Society
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The Upside Down – Mad, Sad and Glorious to Know
Despite the longstanding belief that our mental health takes a dive in the run-up to Christmas, the published evidence seems to contradict it.
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Zeitgeisters – Melanie Challenger
Melanie Challenger is one of the most interesting writers currently working in the rich seam that connects natural history, environment, and ethics.
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Power in Darkness
Adrian Goldberg reflects on how music can act as a force for unity and resistance – as it did in the 1970s when the National Front was at its height
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Does the Mamdani Moment Signal an Off-Ramp for the Carousel of Scapegoats?
Some Democrats, aided by well-funded think tanks, believe listening to voters means having to accept Trump’s divide-and-conquer strategy. Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York City shows another way is possible, writes Matt Gallagher
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The Carousel of Scapegoats
People are social animals and – in the absence of an absolute improvement in your life – there is a destructive but all too human solution: make sure others are relatively more miserable than you are.
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‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’
Amy Wallace spent four years collaborating with Virginia Roberts Giuffre on her memoir, Nobody’s Girl, which has had a far-reaching impact in the fight for justice for the victims and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. Stephen Colegrave corresponded with the US-based writer and journalist about the book and the extraordinary woman behind it
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‘The Hack’: ITV’s Phone-Hacking Drama Is Already Old News
Even the creatives behind Adolescence and Mr Bates vs The Post Office haven’t been able to reignite any interest in our problematic press, writes Tom Chivers
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From Underground Man to Internet Man: Apocalyptic, Cleansing Violence
In 1976, Peter Jukes wanted to be Travis Bickle. A decade later, he realised the Taxi Driver anti-hero was a psychopath. Now he suspects Bickle’s dangerous saviour complex underpins the architecture of our tech platforms
