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Celebrities need to stop writing children’s books: they’re woefully underqualified

As Jamie Oliver has found out to his cost, write what you know or you could end up with a flop and an international PR disaster, says Arwa Mahdawi

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Is Ivanka Trump a secret Democrat? No – and neither is Melania

Some liberals have a weird urge, based on the flimsiest evidence, to see conservative women as misled victims of Maga men, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Why did Trump win, and what comes next? Our panel reacts

Trump and the Republicans have swept the US election. What does this mean for the country, and the Democratic party?

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Olivia Rodrigo is right: you shouldn’t date anyone who wants to go into space. But I have other red flags

The pop star has reminded us to shun would-be astronauts such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, writes Arwa Mahdawi. But what about people who hang toilet paper the wrong way?

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The truth about immigration? As Elon Musk shows, borders are always open for the rich

The South African-born multibillionaire almost certainly worked in the US without correct authorisation – just another ‘enterprising expat’ operating in a ‘legal grey area’, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Hulk Hogan once endorsed Barack Obama. How did he become a big Maga mascot?

Almost a decade since his lawsuit brought down the Gawker website, the former wrestler seems to have a taste for hanging around with vengeful billionaires. He might even harbour political ambitions, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Elon Musk is trying to buy the US election for Donald Trump. What does he want in return?

Billionaire funding is flooding into the ex-president’s campaign, writes Arwa Mahdawi. If he wins, will we see prisons on Mars and Taylor Swift shot into space?

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We live in a treat culture – and gen Z is splurging on snacks

When times are hard, people opt for affordable luxuries. So should you splash out on that highly Instagrammable $19 smoothie, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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Harris and Trump are tied in the polls – so I conducted my own less traditional research

The latest survey shows the presidential candidates are neck and neck. But a trip around my neighbourhood suggests good news for Harris and possibly for giant meteors, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Questions of identity and safety for Muslims and Jews

Letters: Daniel Sevitt, Dr Susannah Cramer-Greenbaum and Dr Franz Baumann respond to articles by Zara Mohammed, Dave Rich and Arwa Mahdawi

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Celebrities are coughing up millions to bring back the dodo. This could end very badly

Director Peter Jackson has given $10m to a startup aiming to revive extinct animals, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Did he learn nothing from Jurassic Park?

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As the world falls apart, a few things are still worth celebrating – like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo

From unexpected hugs to terrible knock-knock jokes, here are some reliable mood-boosters. Let’s face it: we need them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Vance or Walz: who won the VP debate? Our panel responds

Walz was solid but underwhelming, while Vance nimbly reset his public image

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Of course I look like a crazy dog lady! I am one

Every night, I make up little Rascal’s bed and leave a dog chew on his pillow, writes Arwa Mahdawi. What’s so odd about that?

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Trump’s on Truth Social MAKING NO SENSE AT ALL AGAIN

We are all now so desensitised to Trump that it can be easy to forget he lacks the ability to string a sentence together. Yet he’s frighteningly close to being back in charge, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Peeping Toms and ‘black Nazis’ – what the Mark Robinson scandal tells us about the US election race

The Republican party has more than its share of mean and misguided representatives. But Robinson, the man running for governor of North Carolina, has a good claim to have outdone them all, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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JD Vance’s obsession with cats is bizarre. He needs to stop spreading fake mews

From banging on about ‘childless cat ladies’ to spreading racist rumours about Haitians eating pets, Trump’s running mate can’t seem to move on from his strange fixation with felines, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Melania Trump has a memoir coming out – and she’s acting pretty strangely

There has been surprisingly little fanfare about the book, which is being published next month. Is the former first lady about to reveal all?

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Who won Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first debate? Our panel reacts

Harris may have been light on policy, but she was able to bait an ‘unhinged’ Trump into a number of traps

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Yes, it sounds like a conspiracy theory. But maybe our phones really are listening to us

Big brands already know far too much about us. But Cox Media Group’s ‘Active Listening’ software adds a whole new layer of creepiness, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Donald Trump is backing free IVF? You can practically smell the desperation

The former president is a legally defined sexual predator whose party is rolling back reproductive rights. It will take more than his latest half-baked idea to win back female voters, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Sarah Jessica Parker is shutting down her shoe company? Things are looking grim for high heels

Heels make your legs look great and you feel instantly powerful. But that’s not enough for gen Z, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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So Starbucks’ CEO commutes to work by private jet? Let’s not pretend the super-rich care about the planet

It’s paper straws and compostable cups for the masses, space travel and $600m weddings for their overlords. No wonder everyone who can afford it wants a doomsday bunker, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Kamala Harris’s speech was the test of her political life. She passed, but there will be others – not least Gaza

The Democrats’ candidate radiated joy, and talked as if she really cared. But the lack of pro-Palestinian voices in Chicago was notable, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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How did ‘rawdogging’ become part of polite conversation?

The word only ever used to have a sexual connotation. But thanks to semantic bleaching, it is suddenly everywhere, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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