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‘WWE wrestling formed the blueprint!’ Munya Chawawa on Trump’s journey from Wrestlemania to the White House

May 12, 2026

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‘WWE wrestling formed the blueprint!’ Munya Chawawa on Trump’s journey from Wrestlemania to the White House

The comedian answers the Nerve Q&A - on his new documentary tracing the links between Maga and the world of TV wrestling, the joy of Lime-bikes and the inspiration behind his Black Boys Theatre Club. Interview by Jude Rogers

Jude Rogers
Jude Rogers
Contact? Source? Or friend? The curious connection between Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein

May 12, 2026

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Contact? Source? Or friend? The curious connection between Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein

The New York media insider has 100 hours of interviews with the dead sex offender. But the Epstein files also reveal an intimate 20-year history of emails between the two men that seems far more than journalistic, writes Ellie Leonard

The Met Gala’s fake feminism worships male wealth. But women can see through it now

May 8, 2026

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The Met Gala’s fake feminism worships male wealth. But women can see through it now

Jeff Bezos’s idea of ‘female empowerment’ just divides and weakens us. It’s solidarity that brings strength, writes Natasha Walter.

Natasha Walter
Natasha Walter
‘It’s like they were sharing tips on building a barbecue’: how the ‘rape academy’ teaching men to become Dominique Pelicot was exposed

May 12, 2026

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‘It’s like they were sharing tips on building a barbecue’: how the ‘rape academy’ teaching men to become Dominique Pelicot was exposed

CNN’s Niamh Kennedy was one of a team that made headlines when they uncovered a porn site specialising in abusing drugged women. She talked to Lucia Osborne-Crowley about the impact of her work – and the toll it can take

Sangita Myska: Starmer can’t go on – but he can’t leave yet either

May 12, 2026

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Sangita Myska: Starmer can’t go on – but he can’t leave yet either

The PM’s position is untenable, and his time in office has been a string of unforced errors, but Labour is even more badly served by the current chaotic infighting. The only way forward is an orderly transition to a candidate that both wings of the divided party can respect

The Nerve Hotlist

May 12, 2026

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The Nerve Hotlist

The best culture to check out this week, from the return of 80s rompathon Rivals to a celebration of radical cinema – as enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

Review of the Week: Rosalía at the O2

May 8, 2026

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Review of the Week: Rosalía at the O2

The Spanish star’s multifaith, multilingual live spectacular – featuring saints, sinners, an orchestra, and an incense-burner overhead – would make anyone a believer, writes Nerve music critic Kate Hutchinson

Stewart Lee: Did you see that story about the crypto tycoon and Farage? It bears repeating

May 8, 2026

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Stewart Lee: Did you see that story about the crypto tycoon and Farage? It bears repeating

Just in case you hadn’t come across it – and it wouldn’t be surprising if you hadn’t – here are the salient details

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SPOTLIGHT ON PALANTIR


The Palantir pipeline: how Peter Thiel's surveillance firm hired more than 30 senior UK officials

Apr 24, 2026

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The Palantir pipeline: how Peter Thiel's surveillance firm hired more than 30 senior UK officials

The AI company holds £670m in UK government contracts. It has also hired dozens of senior officials from the departments awarding them – raising what transparency experts call an 'acute' corruption risk, write Charlie Young, Carole Cadwalladr and Ian Tucker

Charlie Young
Ian Tucker
Carole Cadwalladr
Charlie Young, +2
Palantir's social media manifesto is a blueprint for technofascism

Apr 24, 2026

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Palantir's social media manifesto is a blueprint for technofascism

The surveillance firm’s viral X post calls for hard power, conscription and the end of pluralism. AI expert and academic Mark Coeckelbergh on what happens when technology becomes the gateway to authoritarianism

‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security

Mar 13, 2026

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‘It beggars belief’: MoD sources warn Palantir’s role at heart of government is threat to UK’s security

Experts say that claims UK data remains under government ownership miss the point that the company has the capability to build its own detailed picture of the British population, and even infer state secrets. Report by Charlie Young and Carole Cadwalladr

Charlie Young
Charlie Young


Pete Hegseth's Crusader tattoos aren’t just symbols – they're a battleplan

Apr 28, 2026

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Pete Hegseth's Crusader tattoos aren’t just symbols – they're a battleplan

The US secretary of war has ‘God wills it’ inked on his right arm and a Jerusalem cross on his chest. Now he is directing hostilities against a Muslim country, writes Kat Tenbarge

The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science

Feb 13, 2026

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The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science

Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds, writes Virginia Heffernan. The files reveal it was something far darker: a decades-long project that cloaked eugenics, race science and sexual misconduct in Ivy League respectability

Virginia Heffernan
Virginia Heffernan
Nigel Farage wants to build a British ICE. Keir Starmer may have handed him the tools

Apr 8, 2026

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11 min read

Nigel Farage wants to build a British ICE. Keir Starmer may have handed him the tools

Reform’s proposed "Deportation Command” would integrate NHS, police and financial data into a single surveillance database. Meanwhile, Palantir has signalled it won’t stand in their way, and campaigners say Labour’s new data law opens the door. By Rei Takver

Rei Takver
Rei Takver
Sangita Myska: Should Bitcoin investor Nigel Farage be promising to pass laws boosting crypto? Of course not

Apr 26, 2026

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Sangita Myska: Should Bitcoin investor Nigel Farage be promising to pass laws boosting crypto? Of course not

In the US, Trump is already riding roughshod over glaringly obvious conflicts of interest. We can’t let the same thing happen in Britain

Sangita Myska
Sangita Myska

CULTURE


‘Oestrogen gives me patience!’: psychotherapist Philippa Perry on hormones, whodunnits and the power of hope

May 5, 2026

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‘Oestrogen gives me patience!’: psychotherapist Philippa Perry on hormones, whodunnits and the power of hope

The agony aunt and Nerve columnist talks to Ursula Kenny about how her life as a shrink – and the joys of getting older – inspired the detective in her debut novel

Ursula Kenny
Ursula Kenny
The Recommender: Rosie Jones

May 8, 2026

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The Recommender: Rosie Jones

The comedian, author and star of Pushers shares her current cultural favourites

Wellness scammers promise to ‘reset your nervous system’ for money. Don’t believe them

May 8, 2026

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Wellness scammers promise to ‘reset your nervous system’ for money. Don’t believe them

'Vagus nerve stimulation', which scientists still don’t fully understand, has become a trend – pushed by influencers who could cause serious harm, writes the Nerve's Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Lucia Osborne-Crowley

THE NERVE WEEKEND DISH


Nargisse Benkabbou’s baked chermoula potatoes with eggs

May 1, 2026

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Nargisse Benkabbou’s baked chermoula potatoes with eggs

The chef and food writer shares her recipe for batata m’chermla – a classic Moroccan breakfast dish ideal for bank holiday brunch

Georgina Hayden’s spring meatballs, pasta and peas

Apr 24, 2026

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Georgina Hayden’s spring meatballs, pasta and peas

The bestselling cookbook author shares a light and fresh pasta dish that's packed with flavour

Jad Youssef’s Lebanese chicken with garlic and lemon

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

Jad Youssef’s Lebanese chicken with garlic and lemon

The restaurateur shares a tray-bake recipe for djej b’sayniyeh – a longtime family favourite – from his debut cookbook

The Borough Chef's asparagus and ricotta tagliatelle

Apr 10, 2026

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3 min read

The Borough Chef's asparagus and ricotta tagliatelle

A fresh, seasonal spring pasta dish from social media star and recipe developer Beth Adamson (aka @boroughchef)

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