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I may not live in a palace but I can say that even my most challenging of relatives has not slagged me off to Oprah, says freelance journalist Polly Hudson

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Independent has pledged not to look away from Gaza – we will continue to report the truth as we see it

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

Here in metal-mad Finland, I see the 50-year-old genre is still in rude health – and helping people see the light in dark times, says Mike Watson, media and art theorist based in Finland

Taking action to stop climate change is not an act of charity. It is a legal obligation