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Review of the week: Die My Love

Lynne Ramsay’s film featuring a career-best performance from Jennifer Lawrence as an isolated young mother losing her mind is about much more than hormones and ‘mom guilt’, writes @ellenejones.bsky.social

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November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Elon Musk’s AI service Grok is so drunkenly, transparently biased that it would be funny – if it weren’t a mortal threat to democracy

This week’s column by Stewart Lee

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November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
‘I wanted to write a Ripley kind of thriller’: Olivia Laing on their bold new book inspired by the mysterious murder of Pasolini

Interview by Claire Armitstead. Portrait by Phil Fisk

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November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Recommender: @nicomuhly.bsky.social’s favourite recent music, books and food tips

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November 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The Nerve Weekend Dish: a comforting, autumnal mushroom pie from Beth Adamson, the cook behind the popular social media account Borough Chef

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November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The prince, the paedophile and the walk in the park: why did Andrew meet Epstein that day in New York?

The former prince has one big question to answer, writes @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social

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November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The American Christian right has infiltrated the UK. We are on the road to Gilead, but it's not too late to change course

By @theguiltyfeminist.bsky.social's @dfdubz.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This week's Hotlist 🔥🌶️

From Dave to a bromance in space, the week's best culture chosen by our team of editors and writers

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The Recommender: Kyla Cobbler's favourite recent music, books, TV and podcast tips (plus a very nice castle in Scotland)

The Irish standup and Insta star on her latest cultural discoveries, from a “back-ass of nowhere” music festival to a true crime documentary not to be viewed at night
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From Charlie Kirk to CCHQ, the right has realised they can lie and not be challenged. Why?

In this week’s column, Stewart Lee looks at the ways populists mislead modern voters
November 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
November 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“Cinema is liberation”: as more acclaimed films emerge from Palestine, why are many still fighting to reach an audience?
This year’s Oscars triumph for No Other Land should have been a watershed. But new titles still struggle to be seen. @ellenejones.bsky.social reports
November 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
3. Demonstrating humanity (aka having a soul) while unmasking the truth about Reform

“The Ukrainian families who live in Caerphilly, who've fled Russian bombs and bullets, they live here now. And whilst we in Wales have been looking after these people, Mr [Nathan] Gill was accepting Russian bribes”
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
2. Robust counter-argument to Reform’s anti immigration rhetoric (aka calling out bullshit)

“People often shout ‘Stop the boats’. I'd much rather they shouted ‘Employ more doctors, train more nurses, pay teachers more’. I want to represent ordinary men and women in this constituency in the Senedd”
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
1. Authenticity / genuine community connection

“I have been working in this constituency, man and boy, for 50 years. I’m a local person, born and brought up in this town. I've worked in this town, making crash helmets in the factory. I have lived and breathed this town”
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
HOW TO BEAT NIGEL FARAGE, by @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @plaidcymru.bsky.social Lindsay Whittle

A thread 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Nerve weekend dish: Ed Smith’s squash, sage and hot honey orzo

The British food writer and author of the popular @rocketandsquash.bsky.social newsletter shares a recipe that combines comfort food 'with a little tickle of heat'

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October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In her latest column, Nerve ‘cultural agony aunt’ @pperry.bsky.social digs into the issue of protest using lessons learnt in couples counselling training

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October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This week's hotlist 🔥

From Lily Allen's new tell-all album to this year's exquisitely installed Turner Prize in Bradford

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October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM