# The Nerve > Fearless, independent journalism on culture, politics and tech This file provides information about The Nerve to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial](https://www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-farage-carole-cadwalladr-brexit-party-arron-banks-george-cottrell-funding-electoral-commission): The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, who’s tracked him for a decade, reports on why - ['We’ve been here before – bizarre men naming themselves king and behaving horribly': author Max Porter on hope, history and his dog, Happy](https://www.thenerve.news/p/max-porter-interview-author-lanny-shy-dogs-bears-cillian-murphy): The bestselling writer fears for growing crises in both politics and literacy, he tells Jude Rogers – so he’s written a children’s book to get back to a ‘joyful place’ - [Stewart Lee: In a world full of Farage’s ‘pure cold rage’, are we surprised that politicians are being killed?](https://www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-lee-column-farage-ann-widdecombe-death-wreath-tribute): 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 - [The Nerve Weekend Dish: Richard Makin’s spicy tahini lime noodles](https://www.thenerve.news/p/weekend-dish-recipe-richard-makin-stress-free-dinners-spicy-tahini-lime-noodles): The author and Instagrammer (aka @SchoolNightVegan) shares an ultra-fast dinner recipe that can be done in 10 minutes flat - [Review of the Week: The Odyssey](https://www.thenerve.news/p/review-the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-matt-damon-zendaya-anne-hathaway): 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 - [Peter Thiel, precogs and ‘non-human corporations’ – welcome to the wild world of AI Argentina](https://www.thenerve.news/p/uki-goni-argentina-javier-milei-peter-thiel-ai-non-human-corporations): 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 - [Sangita Myska: Hats off to Farage for an incredible achievement: he’s turned the rightwing press against him](https://www.thenerve.news/p/sangita-myska-column-clacton-byelection-farage-binface-rightwing-press): 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 - [The Nerve Hotlist ](https://www.thenerve.news/p/hotlist-culture-recommendations-heartstopper-forever-barbara-hepworth-yard-theatre): 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 - [‘At the heart of change is always protest’: Misan Harriman on Gaza, George Floyd and the spirit of activism](https://www.thenerve.news/p/misan-harriman-andy-mundy-castle-shoot-the-people-gaza-protest-activism-cancellation-interview-film): 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 - [Stewart Lee: Move over, Nigel – it’s time for the Bin Supremacy](https://www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-lee-column-count-binface-clacton-nigel-farage-reform-election): 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 - [He was looking for a job, now he’s found a job: Burnham, Manchester and the power of the Smiths ](https://www.thenerve.news/p/andy-burnham-manchester-music-politics-the-smiths-morrissey-stone-roses-oasis): The band inspired the PM-in-waiting 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 - [The Recommender: Greentea Peng](https://www.thenerve.news/p/the-recommender-greentea-peng-singer-interview-tell-dem-its-sunny): The London-born psychedelic R&B singer shares her current cultural favourites - [Review: Rosebush Pruning](https://www.thenerve.news/p/review-rosebush-film-pruning-callum-turner-super-rich-karim-ainouz-ellen-e-jones): Karim Aïnouz’s stylish, starry satire about a super-rich family indulges our obsession with the depraved excesses of the wealthy, but it’s no Parasite, writes Nerve film critic Ellen E Jones - [Zena Kamgaing's one-pan Thai curry salmon with coconut rice](https://www.thenerve.news/p/weekend-dish-recipe-zena-kamgaing-dinner-time-one-pan-thai-curry-salmon-coconut-rice): The recipe developer shares a speedy, delicious dinner from her easy-cook recipe book - [Sangita Myska: Burnham’s vow to deport the Rochdale gang leader is a big and difficult promise](https://www.thenerve.news/p/sangita-myska-column-burnham-shabir-ahmed-rochdale-grooming-gang-deportation): The PM-in-waiting has marched on to the far right’s home turf by promising to act against Shabir Ahmed. He must know the task is fraught with obstacles and risk, writes the Nerve’s political columnist - [Deborah Frances-White: No, Nigel, not all men are misogynist, and not all pubs are either](https://www.thenerve.news/p/deborah-francis-white-nigel-farage-robert-kenyon-banter-pubs): When the erstwhile MP for Clacton defended a candidate’s crass comments about women, he called them something ‘you’ll hear in every pub in the country’. Our survey of pubs suggest that’s simply not true, writes 'the Guilty Feminist'