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Darren Aronofsky, the man who directed Requiem for a Dream, wanted to play Idles’ ‘Love Song’ as his first dance. His fiancé was like “get fucked”. When I met him on Jimmy Fallon’s show and he told me the story, I told him she had a point – I wouldn’t…

The highs were preferable to the depressive lows, but I needed balance, not extremes. Perhaps a return to a childhood passion could help, says journalist Claire Jackson

The country’s finest male intellectuals – including some in positions of power – are weighing in on the matter

We need to regulate the most addictive algorithms, writes Tim Berners-Lee

No item of clothing seems to go through revisions more than jeans. And the denim discourse is insufferable

In the times of flux, there are only fleeting moments of diplomatic clarity. They have to be worked at harder. Such efforts often come from a firm mooring, a settled code that cuts through the maze. Of late, India has been trying to work its way through several such riddles.…

How do you explain to children about their dad’s violent death? Charlotte Cripps knows the agony at first hand

Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

My novel explores the consequences of extreme longevity. Meanwhile, Putin and Xi are pondering immortality in real life, says writer-strategist Hanna Thomas Uose