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The Latest Articles by Arwa Mahdawi

Trump’s Iowa win marks a comeback for him and a step backwards for the country

In the end, Iowa, as was much predicted, went for the original packaging – by a landslide

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AI girlfriends are here – but there’s a dark side to virtual companions

Creators of these chatbots often tout them as a way to combat loneliness, but they can create unhealthy attachments and affect gender roles

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What is going on with ChatGPT?

Over the last month or so, there’s been an uptick in people complaining that the chatbot has become lazy. What’s behind this trend?

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Is it OK to speculate about Taylor Swift’s sexuality?

I take more offence at the idea that it’s upsetting to discuss a public person’s sexuality in 2024 – especially when no one seems perturbed at gossip about celebrities’ straight sex lives

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The year in patriarchy: abortion bans, circumboob and deepfake porn

To help you look back, here are 10 memorable moments from the year in patriarchy, from Spain’s reckoning with sexism to Taylor Swift’s takeover

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Brawny billionaires, pumped-up politicians: why powerful men are challenging each other to fights

Musk and Zuck challenged each other to a fight; the former House speaker allegedly shoved a colleague. It was a bumper year for male insecurity

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Nikki Haley as first female US president? Unlikely but not impossible

Republican candidate is catching up to Trump in the polls as business heavyweights have flocked to her

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Are we laughing at George Santos or is he laughing at us?

The disgraced ex-congressman seems to be trying to remake himself as a campy gay icon. Too many people are falling for it

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Saudi Arabia wants to host the Women’s World Cup – but should it?

Going from being unable to sponsor the Women’s World Cup to hosting it in just a couple of years would be a huge boon to the kingdom’s image

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Republicans will do anything to ban books, even saying they cause porn addiction

One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech

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Why would Elon Musk want to deliberately destroy X?

After an outburst this week, theories resurfaced about why he bought the platform. Is Musk just a narcissist who let his ego get in the way of sensible decisions?

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‘Rizz-first’ Tinder painfully desperate to woo young people back to dating apps

The leading dating app’s response to news that online dating is declining is a redesign wrapped in cringeworthy corporate slang

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US women now live six years longer than men. American life expectancy is still dire

What Biden calls the ‘the most powerful nation in the history of the world’ is surprisingly bad at keeping its citizens alive

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Is it too much to ask people to view Palestinians as humans? Apparently so

As the last few weeks have made abundantly clear, Palestinian lives don’t count

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How healthy is America’s renewed love affair with weight loss medications?

While some may be taking them for medically valid reasons, the trend is worrying eating disorder experts and signaling a cultural shift away from body positivity

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Linda Yaccarino has a coveted gig – but Elon Musk would never give her control

The glass cliff – the phenomenon in which women are more likely to be promoted when an organization is in crisis – is claiming its latest victim

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Opinions by Roxane Gay review – the art of argument

A second collection from the author of Bad Feminist is, at its best, effortlessly convincing

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‘You only spent 10 minutes looking at my paintings?’ Superstar artist (and terrifying interviewee) Julian Schnabel

As the irascible New Yorker unveils his new velvet paintings, he talks about global disasters, sending Trump a resignation speech via Ivanka – and teaching Johnny Depp how to paint

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Why don’t Americans put butter on their sandwiches?

When it comes to spreadable fats, there’s an ocean of mayo between Europe and the US - and my wife is drowning in it, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Drew Barrymore was America’s sweetheart – but her baffling video was a terrible misstep

Her decision to continue her talkshow amid the writers’ strike received such a backlash that she reversed it. But the holes in her ‘apology’ had already been laid bare, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The war on women who use abortion pills takes a terrifying new turn

Researchers in Poland have developed tests that can detect whether a woman has taken mifepristone. It’s a chilling development

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Dining across the divide: ‘She spoke a great deal and I said very little. I’m aware that wasn’t the plan’

They differed on immigration, climate and Brexit – though one did seem to be doing most of the talking

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Jamie Oliver’s son, Adam Sandler’s daughters: ‘nepo babies’ are taking over showbiz. What about the rest of us?

Oliver’s 12-year-old is getting a TV show; Sandler’s teenagers star in his new movie. That doesn’t leave much for the ‘normies’, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The US has such a love affair with laxatives that there is now a national shortage. This is not normal

Stomach problems are so ubiquitous that they are trending on TikTok. They provide an insight into a lot of our current problems: from anxiety and stress to a poor diet

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s divorce is making the media ask the worst questions

The singer and actor’s divorce is nobody’s business – but the tabloid narrative that she’s a party lover while he’s a devoted father should be questioned

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