A proper breakfast will get children back in schools — and learning Date Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 10:00 PM Description Properly nourished children gain two months’ extra progress in maths, reading and writing when fed in the morning
A Quiet Evening: Travels of Norman Lewis — revealing the world in all its soiled beauty Date Thursday, January 02, 2025 - 10:00 PM Description Lewis is the travel writer’s travel writer — and John Hatt’s new collection of his work is perfect
A Quiet Place: Day One — silence is golden as murderous aliens wreak havoc Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 10:51 AM Description The third film in the series is a predictable prequel but still offers tension
A radical UK diversity reform just got parked Date Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - 10:00 AM Description City regulator pauses far-reaching D&I proposals — but the election may change everything
A rare encounter with Aston Villa’s owner Date Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 3:54 AM Description Plus: Record viewings for the Super Bowl and women’s football transfer fees soar
A Real Pain — a deft mix of odd-couple comedy and Holocaust history Date Thursday, January 09, 2025 - 10:00 AM Description Writer/director Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin star as American cousins touring Poland uncomfortably
A reality check on those Hamas insider trading claims Date Tuesday, December 05, 2023 - 11:43 PM Description “Fact-checking anything is basically pointless” — Oscar Wilde
A record Black Friday beckons Date Sunday, November 24, 2024 - 11:15 AM Description Plus, Westminster MPs vote on assisted dying, Ireland goes to the polls and Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day
A redemptive moment for EU-UK relations Date Thursday, May 09, 2024 - 10:04 AM Description Also in this week’s newsletter: a superficially comforting headline on inward investment
A reformist wins the presidency in Iran Date Sunday, July 07, 2024 - 10:21 AM Description Masoud Pezeshkian’s victory cannot mask fact that the republic faces a legitimacy crisis