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Stewart Lee: In a world full of Farage’s ‘pure cold rage’, are we surprised that politicians are being killed?

Stewart Lee: In a world full of Farage’s ‘pure cold rage’, are we surprised that politicians are being killed?

The shocking death of Ann Widdecombe was greeted by the kind of incendiary far-right speculation and rhetoric that only increases the risk to those in public life

Stewart Lee

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Richard Makin’s spicy tahini lime noodles

Richard Makin’s spicy tahini lime noodles

The author and Instagrammer (aka @SchoolNightVegan) shares an ultra-fast dinner recipe that can be done in 10 minutes flat

Weekend Dish

Review: The Odyssey

Review: The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan’s immersive and beautiful retelling of Homer isn’t just an epic story but an epic achievement – a truly five-star film, writes Nerve film critic Ellen E Jones

Reviews

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Peter Thiel, precogs and ‘non-human corporations’ – welcome to the wild world of AI Argentina

Peter Thiel, precogs and ‘non-human corporations’ – welcome to the wild world of AI Argentina

President Milei’s plans to turn my country into an anarcho-capitalist tech paradise makes him just the latest character in the nation’s long history of chancers and dictators, writes Uki Goñi

Tech

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Sangita Myska: Hats off to Farage for an incredible achievement: he’s turned the rightwing press against him

Sangita Myska: Hats off to Farage for an incredible achievement: he’s turned the rightwing press against him

The increasingly absurd spectacle of the Clacton byelection is starting to drag down Reform’s polling numbers – and Britain’s media barons don’t like a loser, writes our political commentator

Sangita Myska

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The Nerve Hotlist

The Nerve Hotlist

This week's top cultural picks, from a bittersweet goodbye to Heartstopper to the return of London's coolest theatre, as enjoyed by our team of editors and writers

Culture

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‘At the heart of change is always protest’: Misan Harriman on Gaza, George Floyd and the spirit of activism

‘At the heart of change is always protest’: Misan Harriman on Gaza, George Floyd and the spirit of activism

At a special Nerve screening of a new documentary about his work, the acclaimed photographer and campaigner sat down with Carole Cadwalladr and director Andy Mundy-Castle for an in-depth discussion of race, culture, cancellation and more

Culture

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Stewart Lee: Move over, Nigel – it’s time for the Bin Supremacy

Stewart Lee: Move over, Nigel – it’s time for the Bin Supremacy

A comedy writer with a refuse receptacle on his head may be the only thing that stands between Britain and fascism. He’s just the man for the job

Stewart Lee

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He was looking for a job, now he’s found a job: Burnham, Manchester and the power of the Smiths

He was looking for a job, now he’s found a job: Burnham, Manchester and the power of the Smiths

The band inspired the UK's new PM as a teenager. Now his generation has reached middle age, he is using their lyrics to explain policy – and perhaps even speak to a new electoral coalition with adherents from left and right, writes Jude Rogers

Music

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