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The ‘quad-demic’ is here – and with it I have become a disease detective

Anytime anyone tells me they are ill, I now launch endless inquisitions about their symptoms, writes Zoe Williams. Why do I care so much?

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I went to see two very different pantos this week. Here’s what I learned

After watching the glitziest pantomime in London, I had a night out at a hilarious ‘adult’ show. It was a good reminder that you don’t need big money to deliver big laughs, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Succession showed us the rich are largely miserable – and the Murdochs are living proof

What does Rupert’s failed attempt to hand his empire to son Lachlan tell us? They’d be happier giving their money away, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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‘Loaded for bear’? Online puzzles are puzzling enough without all this American lingo

I’ve been doing Wordle-style games for so long that I’ve assimilated US spellings and phrases, writes Zoe Williams. Honestly, it’s enough to make you a Monday morning quarterback

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They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad

Some journalists underestimated the threat of the brutal president, while his first lady was glamorised in a Vogue feature, writes Zoe Williams

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DIY advent calendars are way too much work – but I don’t know how to stop

To avoid a double chocolate nightmare when I got divorced, I began to vary the contents of my children’s calendars – but now they’d rather have a mini Smirnoff than a lip balm, writes Zoe Williams

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As a middle-class woman of a certain age, all I can say is: ‘Thank you, Gregg Wallace’

In trying to write his accusers off based on their age, sex and class, the TV presenter has made his disdain for people like me plain to see, writes Zoe Williams

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Women are fed up with waiting – and they’re taking fertility into their own hands

We’ve climbed steadily from a place of little agency – waiting for Mr Right to come along – before we could have children, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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I used to think I could adapt to most things – then they rearranged my local Lidl

They haven’t just moved all the stuff, they’ve reversed half the aisles, so they run across instead of instead of along. It feels weirdly fake, like I’ve walked into a trick supermarket, writes Zoe Williams

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760,000 women in the UK waiting for a gynaecological appointment? That’s just the tip of the iceberg

A broken NHS makes life worse for everyone, writes Zoe Williams. What happened to the dream of promoting ‘good health in all citizens’?

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The Tudor revolution shaped today’s world

Letters: Dr Roger van Zwanenberg on the resonance that the upheavals of the late 15th and 16th centuries have today

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If you can’t trust the voice of David Attenborough, what can you trust?

The world’s best-loved naturalist has had his voice cloned – and misused – by AI. Soon, we won’t believe anything we hear unless we are in the same room as the speaker, writes Zoe Williams

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A British export the US didn’t need: a cosy relationship between editor and proprietor

The Washington Post’s Will Lewis said the paper was returning to its ‘roots’ by not endorsing a presidential candidate. There was more to it than that, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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That’s the fireworks over for another year. Phew!

Every Guy Fawkes Night excited man-children light up much of Britain with their Intergalactic Megaboxes. And we just trust them not to make a hash of it, writes Zoe Williams

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Billionaires like Elon Musk don’t just think they’re better than the rest of us – they hate us

The ultra-wealthy talk about solving the climate crisis or ending inequality. But what they’re really interested in is outliving or escaping anyone poorer than them, writes Zoe Williams

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It’s taken me 20 years, but I’ve finally updated my to-do list

Enough is enough. It’s time to stop worrying about James Dyson, Victoria’s Secret and Jilly Cooper, writes Zoe Williams

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Unlike the Spanish, the British aren’t pelting their royals with mud. But patience is running out …

From Valencia’s floods to Prince William’s rents, any reminder of the gap between the haves and the have-nots can wipe out centuries of deference, writes Zoe Williams

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My mother nursed a life-affirming 25-year grudge. Hard as I try, I don’t have the attention span

Research suggests a little resentment can have benefits – but when they go on for years, we risk becoming dependent, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google

Should you wash your vagina? Can a tampon get lost in one? And does having sex make you looser? Experts in all things ‘down there’ separate fact from fiction

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An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted

Politicians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracy, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Pity the poor chuggers – they do an impossible job in terrible conditions

Charities that exist to serve young people are instead exploiting them with insecure minimum-wage work and unrealistic targets, writes Zoe Williams

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James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering – while asylum seekers receive £49 a week

It is staggering that the then home secretary racked up such a massive bill. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised, given the £700m cost of the Rwanda scheme, writes Zoe Williams

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Halloween isn’t some frightful US import – its origins are Celtic

Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Zoe Williams and reflect on the long and rich history of the festival in Scotland and Ireland

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Ikea shelves, books by politicians, even a whole celeriac: in defence of middle-class fly-tipping

If it comes from a good home, it’s not rubbish – it’s more of an impromptu car boot sale. Social hypocrisy rules, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Tommy Robinson’s book went to No 1 on Amazon. This is what I learned from the reviews

The far-right activist’s Manifesto briefly topped the website’s chart. It is gone now, but the comments make for worrying reading, writes Zoe Williams

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