47 h. ago The MacArthur Foundation's 'genius' fellows: The full 2025 class list

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47 h. ago This year's MacArthur Foundation's 'genius' award winners hold a mirror up to our world

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4 d. ago Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixedTo many Americans, the economy of the past five years has been rough. Prices have soared yet pay remains stagnant. High mortgage rates have made buying a home a dismal prospect. The unemployment rate has been creeping up.Most people have indicated they’re delaying major life decisions, including having kids or switching jobs, because of the instability. But for a very small group of people, the last five years couldn’t have been any better. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The fury at home left me terrified of anger. Until a teacher showed me how to use it as a force for good | Marisa Bate

In an eye-opening drama class, Miss Smith taught me that rage didn’t only belong to menWe always knew it was coming. There were signs we’d learned to read: a change in atmosphere, the sound of the fridge door opening, wine glugging into a glass. And then it would arrive. My stepfather’s anger filled the house, even the rooms he wasn’t in. We breathed it in and out silently, waiting for the storm to pass, waiting to see if we would all make it out OK. As a young girl growing up in that house, I was used to feeling that dark, threatening clouds were constantly looming on the horizon. And I learned that anger – even the smell of it on the air – was terrifying.And then I met Miss Smith*. Miss Smith was my A-level drama teacher at my brilliant secondary school in the home counties. She was full of ideas and passion and, I suspect, had an ambition to open the eyes of her overwhelmingly sheltered pupils. One Wednesday morning, she asked us to work on our improv skills, while exploring the ...

Society

5 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing is more open than ever this year – but I’d love to see Vicky Pattison win

She might not be the best dancer of the Class of 2025, but the former Geordie Shore star shows has all the qualities needed to win the Glitterball trophy, writes Rachel McGrath

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025 latest: Karen Carney tops week one leaderboard as judges announce major show change

The Class of 2025 are performing live for the first time

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025 – live: Karen Carney and Carlos Gu close the show

The Class of 2025 are performing live for the first time

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025 – live: Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington glitter in live show debut

The Class of 2025 are performing live for the first time

Culture

2 w. ago ‘Exciting’ clinical results offer hope for new class of MS therapies

Cambridge trial suggests diabetes drug with antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous systemEarly results from a clinical trial suggest that a common diabetes drug taken with an antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system that drives disability in multiple sclerosis.While the effect was too small for patients to notice a benefit after six months, tests did reveal improvements in nerve function, raising hopes that damage to the protective coatings around nerve fibres might be reversed with drugs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What week is it on Bake Off? Here's when it's on tonight as new week 4 theme sends bakers 'Back to School'

The Great British Bake Off is heading back to school during week four of series 16, with a brand new theme to challenge the class of 2025.

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3 w. ago Trivial Pursuit, Furbies and even snow might join the Toy Hall of Fame

The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2025

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