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Trump hates this ‘super bad’ photo of him in Time magazine. I almost feel sympathy … almost

This is a man who once mocked the movements of a disabled reporter, so we’ll take what schadenfreude we can get, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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I never thought I’d say this, but I now understand the appeal of home schooling

More and more parents in England are opting their kids out of the education system. I could never do it, but ‘wellbeing days’ do sound nice, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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There were two paths for America and Lilith Fair was one of them. Sadly it chose the other

The all-female music festival from the 90s was a counterpoint to that era’s misogyny. Trump’s US could do with some of that hope and promise today, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir has raised eyebrows – but she always comes out on top

A new tale from the longtime purveyor of self-love is both horrific and poorly done, and nobody’s sure how to respond, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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I quit the US and Britain seemed like a sanctuary from Trump’s Maga movement. Now I wonder, for how long

I was the envy of the friends I’d left behind. Now it seems prudent to assess how much that nativism will truly take root here, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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As the Epstein case shows, Trump’s Maga faithful care about only one kind of sex-crime victim

E Jean Carroll won her case, but in Trumpland the only sex offences that matter are committed by paedophiles with links to Democrats, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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The kids are back – and so it’s time for my new school year’s resolutions

Now that summer’s over, I will stop eating cake every day, I will do a charity shop drop off, I will clean out the fridge. Promise, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to? asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Worried about your child’s screentime? Get a landline

A group of parents in Maine were wary of buying smartphones for their 10-year-olds – and took a drastic step, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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So Ellen has fled Trump’s US for a ‘simpler’ life in the Cotswolds. Nice if you have the money, don’t you think?

You can’t blame DeGeneres for wanting to escape a toxic atmosphere. But she is of the exalted class who can buy themselves out of a bind, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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I hate to be the scowling lesbian at the feast – but here’s what worries me about the new Austen adaptations

I love Jane Austen. But a fresh revival of the idea that what a woman needs most is to marry a man is the last thing we need, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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At US summer camps, kids get a glimpse of their future. That’s what made the horror in Texas so visceral

Camps are a rite of passage for American parents and children. That’s why the tragedy at Camp Mystic was intimately imaginable, writes Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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This feels both sacrilegious and scary, but I have a bone to pick with Oprah Winfrey

Bravo Rosie O’Donnell for calling out America’s queen over her attendance at the Bezos-Sánchez nuptials. That takes courage, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Congrats to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez on the wedding – and to Venice for running them out of town

People power forced a change of venue, proving that a man worth $223bn can still fall foul of ordinary folk with pool floats, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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The anti-Trump camp was in disarray. How has No Kings managed to unite it?

A new slogan has offered a non-partisan rallying point – and last weekend, protests overshadowed the president’s weird military parade, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Middle-aged women are having a moment – and my new favourite TV series shows why

I’m fed up of watching endless dramas about tech bros. Give me a perimenopausal Norwegian woman any day, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Politics can destroy relationships – just ask Sarah Vine and Michael Gove

In her memoir, Vine pins the downfall of her marriage on Brexit. But the finer details tell a story we might all be familiar with, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve your loneliness with an ‘AI friend’? No, me neither

He’d like to persuade us that chatting to a bot is like having a real pal. Of course that’s nonsense. Still, it’s more money for him, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Like Lena Dunham, I left my hometown. She’ll learn that what drives us away is often what draws us back

The Girls creator has moved from New York to London – and I did the reverse. Until one day I realised I didn’t want to die there, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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The truth is finally dawning on Britain: toadying to Trump has got us nowhere

Jolly humouring and kind words guarantee nothing from this White House. Right now Walmart has more clout than the UK, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next?

After the apparent defanging of the once critical talkshow host, can the president get more stars onside? asks Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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It’s the economic end times, so obviously I’m thinking about my takeaway coffee

The true scale of what’s happening is hard to grasp, so our irrational brains reach for measly acts of self-denial, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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After months of surrender, the Democrats have finally stood up to Trump – thank you, Cory Booker

Watching the New Jersey senator hold court for 25 hours felt radical and cathartic, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Let’s put it in language the Signal leakers will understand: what a bunch of pathetic sleazebags

The leaking of top-level military secrets was bad enough, but I’m obsessed with Maga’s fratboy lexicon, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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How would I survive the apocalypse? By stocking up on the key item most preppers forget

With France about to advise its citizens on how to survive an ‘imminent threat’, it’s time to wise up to what the real essentials are, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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