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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

US Congress is a cozy club of multimillionaire boomer lawmakers hoarding power

There’s a word for this sort of oligarchical rule by the elderly, of course: gerontocracy

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Taylor Swift rules the airwaves! But that’s bad news for music

The ubiquity of the pop superstar speaks to her enormous talent – while also reflecting how narrow and repetitive the industry has become, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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How do tech bros plan to ride out Armageddon? Living it up on their private islands

‘Effective altruist’ Sam Bankman-Fried supposedly wanted to buy the Pacific state of Nauru to build a doomsday bunker. Meanwhile, in the real world, quite a few other things need fixing, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Want to quickly spot idiots? Here are five foolproof red flags

The governor of Illinois went viral with a speech about seeing idiots in one’s midst. I have a few pointers of my own to offer

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The Republican obsession with Hunter Biden has reached a new low

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s tawdry act in Congress may have broken federal laws – fitting for a truly bankrupt individual

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No, I didn’t imagine it – the ‘NPC’ craze really offers money for robotic gibberish

People online pretend to be jerky video-game characters – and some make tons of money doing it. What on earth?

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Jason Aldean’s Try That in a Small Town sums up the delusions of the right wing

The embrace of the country star’s anti-city ‘modern lynching song’ by Republicans encapsulates their nostalgia and paranoia

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Sleep tourism is booming. Here’s why

The world is stressful, so an adventure holiday is the last thing you need. Instead, hotels are offering fancy sleep suites and AI-powered beds, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Air travel brings out the absolute worst in people – from faking injuries to demanding seat swaps

Sky-high entitlement is causing havoc, with passengers baring their feet and complaining about their meals. Another reason to give up flying, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Mike Pence’s 2024 strategy? Become the most anti-abortion candidate out there

The Republican field is full of anti-abortion ideologues – but Pence has positioned himself as a candidate with unpopular and extremist views

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Why is the British media so utterly bonkers?

The Huw Edwards saga shows how the UK tabloids are both reckless and dangerously restrained at the same time

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‘No chairs, no stairs, no glass in the windows’: what did Kanye West’s schoolkids get for $15,000 a year?

The rapper denies his private Christian academy was a ‘dystopian institution’. But the bizarre allegations keep coming, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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‘Zuck is a cuck’?! Why is Elon Musk borrowing insults from white supremacists?

Twitter’s boss has also challenged Meta’s chief executive to a ‘literal dick-measuring contest’. What’s got into the billionaire manbaby?

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Has Trump really turned on Kari Lake, one of his loudest cheerleaders?

Her biggest political accomplishment was losing Arizona’s gubernatorial race in 2022 – and now Trump and his team think she might be too thirsty for attention

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Donald Trump was allegedly creepy about Ivanka – but will his fans care?

A new book by Miles Taylor, an ex-Trump official, claims the former president repeatedly sexualized his daughter

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The key to wedded bliss is a joint bank account? I don’t buy it

My wife and I trust one another with our finances, but we have never opened a shared account. When it comes to a happy marriage, there is an easier way ...

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The car is king in the US – and pedestrian deaths are rising. Where is the outrage?

Pedestrian deaths are at a 40-year high and the number of cyclists hit by cars has increased since the pandemic. The most astounding part? These are preventable tragedies, says Arwa Mahdawi

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Instead of cage-fighting, how about a tech-bro competition to pay the most tax?

After the Musk-Zuckerberg challenge, the billionaire brawl-fest has inexplicably ramped up this week

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The Greek shipwreck was a horrific tragedy. Yet it didn’t get the attention of the Titanic story

Last week’s shipwreck in Greece is one of the worst tragedies there has ever been on the Mediterranean Sea. The coverage it received has been scant

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What do women really want? A mild-mannered, squishy-centred man

Christian Grey types are being supplanted in romance novels by heroes with a sweet, golden retriever energy – and some conservatives aren’t happy, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Why did Harry and Meghan’s $20m podcast deal collapse? Over to our anonymous experts …

Spotify’s Bill Simmons has described his former colleagues as a pair of ‘grifters’. Other, unnamed commenters have been less kind, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Whether you’re trans or not, the gender police are coming for you too

A man harassing a nine-year-old girl for not looking feminine enough shows the war on trans people is also a war on all women

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Therapy is great. But have some Americans had too much?

A new lesbian dating show drummed the point home to me: therapy speak is now ubiquitous, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Ivanka Trump is long gone, but Melania is waiting. Will her husband be president – or go to prison?

In the past, Melania’s vanishing acts have led to rumours about their marriage. Now Donald is facing a trial though, she appears to be sticking around, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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We need to talk about the benefits of being an older mother – and to stop making women feel guilty for it

If anyone should feel guilt it’s the policymakers and politicians who have made being a parent so damn expensive that a lot of us have no choice but to wait

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