What have I learned in my 53 years? That I shouldn’t listen to strangers who accost me in the street | Zoe Williams
I was shocked when a man in a van aimed an ageist insult at me. And I regret to say that my son has been no help at allI was performing an ordinary and not at all illegal cycling manoeuvre recently when a guy in a white van said: “You’re too old to be…
The 90s: Art and Fashion review – this isn’t an exhibition, it’s a magazine spread
Tate Britain, LondonThe Young British Art of the 1990s was brash and macabre but also intelligent and emotional. This breathlessly superficial show reduces it to a stylish poseJake and Dinos Chapman were dismissed by some even in the 1990s as overgrown…
Chanel is all about joy as Blazy celebrates year at helm of world’s hottest brand
Artistic director is all smiles as he swaps quiet luxury for bold colours and patterns at Paris show“It’s a good start,” Matthieu Blazy said after a Paris show that marked a year of his tenure as artistic director at Chanel. “I am happy with where we are…
Celibidache was a musical visionary, an uncompromising perfectionist – and my father
The legendary conductor was acclaimed for his dazzling music-making, and infamous for his hatred of recordings. His son, writer of a new film about him, remembers a loving yet intransigent and demanding fatherMy father, Sergiu Celibidache, loved children…
Partita By Barbara Kingsolver review – a midlife follow-up to Demon Copperhead
The sex writing threatens to throw the novel off-kilter, but there are rich rewards in this tale of music and middle-aged compromisesWhat is the role of art in an artist’s life? Should you commit everything to honing your talent in the hope of becoming a…
Fine scenery, historic towns and great pubs: a weekend walk on the Shropshire Way
A new series of rambles cuts the 185-mile trail into bitesize portions reachable by train, with urban beavers, the Devil’s Chair tor and some delicious food along the wayFew pubs boast a more idyllic setting. As I emerge from the woods after a 15-mile…
Burnham’s surprise EU-turn could deliver the Tories from a generational mess | Gaby Hinsliff
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through itThere’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it. Last week, the actor Richard E…
APOD: 2026 October 6 – A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 6 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe…
Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international research finds
Experts looking at UK, US and Dutch data found ‘significant increases’ in early onset cases of seven cancers, prompting warnings about lifestyle choicesCases of seven types of cancer have risen sharply among younger people in England, major new research…
The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay
Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.