'There has to be a way to actively oppose these thugs without losing ourselves': novelist George Saunders on life in America now
The Booker prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, whose new novel imagines the last hours of an oil tycoon, talks to Dorian Lynskey about Trump, truth and how to reconcile empathy with political opposition
Culture
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What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
Palantir
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Actor-director Cherien Dabis: "Cinema plays a huge role in shifting perspectives"
The Palestinian-American’s work ranges from the hit TV comedy Only Murders in the Building to much more personal films. She talks to Guy Lodge about All That's Left of You, a shattering drama following three generations of a family torn apart by the 1948 Nakba
Culture
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Review of the Week: Our Town
The Welsh National Theatre’s first large-scale production, currently on tour with artistic director Michael Sheen in the lead role, brings a shimmering Celtic quality to Thornton Wilder’s tale of smalltown America, writes Jude Rogers
Reviews
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The Recommender: Lyse Doucet
The BBC’s chief international correspondent shares the highlights of her whirlwind cultural month
Culture
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Kai’s fish fingers and homemade mayonnaise
Chef Jess Murphy, from New Zealand by way of Ireland, shares the dish she invented for fun and is now the bestseller at her Galway restaurant
Food
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Author & teacher Andy West: ‘In jail, philosophy comes from the ground up, not the top down’
Born into a family involved in crime, the writer’s memoir of a chaotic childhood is now an acclaimed BBC drama Waiting for the Out. He talks to Ursula Kenny about shame, survivor’s guilt and teaching Kafka in prisons
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