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Looking for a job? Who you know probably matters more than what you know

Forget polishing your CV – you’re better off working on your connections. That’s the depressing reality when every vacancy attracts thousands of applications, all written by AI, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world

The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go?, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

What I learned as a kid in a quasi-commune

With two single mothers, five kids and assorted lodgers and cats, our household was a commune in all but name. It made for some amazing memories, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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Big food companies must be held to account in obesity crisis

Letters: Let’s change the way the food industry operates so people have access to healthy food, says Barbara Crowther, while Eithne Dodwell says her local food bank users tend to shun healthier choices

The Guardian - UK

Sabrina Carpenter may be ‘highly sexualised’ – but that’s not what is most provocative about her

The superstar singer is being used in an argument about sex, pornography, the male gaze, female desire and blond hair that has been going on since before her grandmother was born. Meanwhile, her autonomy is overlooked, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Bored mums in clothes shops of the world unite! Together we could be unstoppable

We lock eyes while shepherding unruly, ungrateful teens in and out of changing rooms, but don’t speak a word. This needs to change, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The way to tackle obesity in the UK is to make healthy food affordable. But the government won’t admit it

We can’t fix this crisis with vouchers, loyalty cards or supermarket displays. Either prices have to come down or incomes have to go up, writes Zoe Williams

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‘I want to show people their magic’: Steven Frayne AKA Dynamo at Glastonbury festival

With his father in jail, Frayn learned tricks to save himself from bullies throwing him in a wheelie bin. After years of ‘hustling’ and Snoop Dogg-endorsed stardom, the magician is paying it forward

The Guardian - UK

Some people can wear white clothes. I am very much not one of them

My talent for attracting coffee stains and mud splatters brings misery to my friends – especially the ones who lend me their pristine white shirts, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?

The heatwave media formula is still extravagantly weird: all stock photos of ice-creams and suns with their hats on. It is time we recognised this extreme weather for exactly what it is, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

How not to be the most annoying person in a pub quiz – five things I’ve learned

As someone who is consistently the worst person on a team, I can impart some advice. And the first is do not harangue your host or the other teams under any circumstances, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

MI6 has appointed its first female leader. What took it so long?

From politics to business, the determination to exclude women is purely emotional – a fact that remains as unspoken as it is obvious, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Yes, protesting can help tyrants like Trump, with its scenes of disorder. But that’s no reason to stay at home

The protesters in LA have a clear message: don’t arrest our friends and neighbours when they pose no danger to anyone, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

What’s the appeal of AI? It will always reassure you

Like many inventions – including mobile phones, Google and Lime bikes – I assumed AI would not catch on. But I’m finding it surprisingly useful, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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David Beckham’s knighthood shows the unique - and utterly absurd - power of the British class system

As the Beckhams finally get what they’ve apparently always wanted, what does it say about the institutions that put so much energy into blocking them? And what does it say about the rest of us, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why are steel and fishing the only industries politicians care about? What about the ones that make real money?

Education and culture are worth vastly more to the UK. But you don’t see ministers cosying up to the US to support them, or opposition leaders complaining they’ve been ‘betrayed’, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The story of war is one of kidnapping, slavery and rape. And what we talk about is strategy and territory

From the Boer war to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Imperial War Museum’s new exhibition reminds us what really happens once the bullets begin to fly, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Herbert Pocket is far from a minor character in Great Expectations

Letters: Readers take issue with Herbert Pocket being deemed a ‘nobody’ in an article by Zoe Williams

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It’s been a big, beautiful week of bad news for Trump. But don’t expect it to stick

Elon Musk is tapping out, and a court has stepped in on tariffs. But the wheels coming off doesn’t mean the bus is stopping, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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The lifestyle changes that can combat the effects of menopause

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Think you know a lot about Dickens? Then who’s this Herbert character?

This minor figure from Great Expectations has sown panic at the GCSEs. Be honest: have you even heard of him, asks Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Dr Zoe Williams on how to prepare for menopause in your 30s and 40s

The TV doctor wants women to be aware of what’s coming, and feel empowered

The Guardian - UK

Are millennials really substituting dogs for children? Obviously not – as any dog owner would know

Take it from me: far from being fungible objects of love, canines and kids are the opposite of each other in so many ways, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Led By Donkeys wanted to confiscate Michelle Mone’s yacht but settled for renaming it. It was still a coup

‘Pandemic Profiteer’ sends a clear message: it is not OK to make millions out of a national emergency, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Ben and Cat Awkwardly Halt This Morning Over Product Mix-Up

Things got a bit awkward on This Morning today when Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley had to stop the show to clear up a mistake that left viewers scratching their heads.

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