‘An Invite to Eternity’ begins with ‘dark obscurity’, ‘sad non-identity’ and hellish visionary scenes (‘Where stones will ...

He also directed the homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, to make a list of ‘confirmed’ citizens eligible to vote ...

Among​ John Clare’s drawings of ‘pootys’ (snail shells) and birds is a doodle of his imagined tombstone. It bears the inscription: ‘HERE Rest the HOPES and Ashes of JOHN CLARE.’ The masons missed the ...

Lula raised the budget for school lunches, improved access to higher education and free medication, and increased ...

Earlier at her party Simon Shaw had seemed a little excited when I met up with him. Was that sexual interest? – but what did ...

Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. She first appeared in the London Review on the letters page ...

Thirty years ago,​ well before the advent of Google Street View, I heard about a philosopher invited as a visiting professor ...

Several schoolchildren have been severely injured by police violence. A 16-year-old in Argenteuil may have lost the use of ...

For a little over a year, the theatre directors Milo Rau and Servane Dècle have been touring a play based on ...

In What is literature? (1948) Jean-Paul Sartre argued that writers and artists have a responsibility to engage with political and social realities. But is it still possible for writers to have ...

Emily Wilson’s translation of the Odyssey, published in 2017, the first into English by a woman, was hailed as a ‘revelation’ by the New York Times and a ‘cultural landmark’ by the Guardian. With her ...

In Iran, as elsewhere, GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide and tirzepatide offer a chance to address obesity, improve organ functioning and treat various chronic health conditions. The drugs are also ...