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I was a teenage Pet Shop Boys fan. Decades later, they’re always on my mind

I was a teenage Pet Shop Boys fan. Decades later, they’re always on my mind

As a 13-year-old in Saudi, Arwa Haider wore the band’s T-shirts under her abaya. Now a new book and gigs by the duo, and a major exhibition on youth culture, are shining a light on the overlooked power of fandom

Culture

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

This week’s top cultural picks – from Jim Jarmusch’s new film to Jamie Woon’s return to music – as chosen by our team of writers and editors

Hotlist

Stewart Lee: Farage already has his dog-whistle excuse prepared in case he loses - ‘family voting’

Stewart Lee: Farage already has his dog-whistle excuse prepared in case he loses - ‘family voting’

What do you do if you’ve been beaten hollow by a Green female plumber and people don’t like your links to Trump? Undermine faith in democracy!

Stewart Lee

Election day is coming for Orbán and Hungary – and this time we dare to dream he may be toppled

Election day is coming for Orbán and Hungary – and this time we dare to dream he may be toppled

The prime minister has swept all before him for 16 years. But now his authoritarian facade is crumbling – and a challenger is offering a hope we had all but abandoned, writes novelist Krisztián Marton

Politics

The Recommender: Romola Garai

The Recommender: Romola Garai

The award-winning TV, film and theatre actor shares her latest cultural discoveries

Culture

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Your pension, Palantir’s war machine

Your pension, Palantir’s war machine

USS, the UK's largest private pension fund, has £45m invested in the AI company that, its CEO boasts, can bring ‘violence and death’ to America's enemies. University union leaders want change, reports Ian Tucker

Palantir

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Director François Ozon: 'In France, we consider cinema as an art. I'm not sure in England it's the same'

Director François Ozon: 'In France, we consider cinema as an art. I'm not sure in England it's the same'

The French film-maker, whose new movie, The Stranger, is out next week, talks to Ellen E Jones about stars, politics, Camus and the Cure

Culture

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Review of the Week: Romeo and Juliet / Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Review of the Week: Romeo and Juliet / Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Two inventive, high-profile openings pay striking testament to the dangerous power of love, writes Dorian Lynskey

Reviews

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Kate Young’s roasted spring onion tart

Kate Young’s roasted spring onion tart

The novelist, cook and food writer shares a vibrant dish from her inventive new book

Weekend Dish

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