I’m with Gary: This IS the kind of thing they did in 1930s Germany
The ‘activist blob’ email should set our alarm bells ringing – it’s an attempt to politicise the state
Highlights
Alastair Campbell: Don’t be a bystander. We all have to stand alongside Gary Lineker
It’s the right and the duty of anyone with a platform to speak out against this cruelty
Bitter harvest: The Russian mines covering Ukraine like confetti
Mines laid by the Russian invaders are responsible for a quarter of military casualties in Ukraine
From hell to eternity: The enduring popularity of All Quiet on the Western Front
The latest screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel has scooped four Oscars and seven Baftas
In this edition
Everyday Philosophy: Free expression
Remembering the brave resistance of Germany’s White Rose movement and their fight for free expression
Wideangle: Which countries watch the most TV?
The most popular shows and viewing statistics across the continent
I’m with Gary: This IS the kind of thing they did in 1930s Germany
The ‘activist blob’ email should set our alarm bells ringing – it’s an attempt to politicise the state
Alastair Campbell: Don’t be a bystander. We all have to stand alongside Gary Lineker
It’s the right and the duty of anyone with a platform to speak out against this cruelty
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: When the grillers become the grilled
An annual event sees those used to asking the questions in the hot seat
Bitter harvest: The Russian mines covering Ukraine like confetti
Mines laid by the Russian invaders are responsible for a quarter of military casualties in Ukraine
Germansplaining: A German Lineker
Would there have been the same furore over his Twitter posts if Gary was a Gerhard?
Is the Large Hadron Collider stuck?
Europe’s great scientific
experiment may not be hitting the headlines, but its work to explain the universe goes on
Mail in a rage at Matt Hancock’s messages
The latest gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street
Manufacturing outrage: Why Britain’s makers have turned their backs on the government
The country’s manufacturers have given up on the Conservatives and are waiting for the election that removes them
Belgium breaks bad: How Antwerp became a hub of the global cocaine trade
The city's role in the drugs trade has brought narco-state violence to the peaceful heart of Europe
Life in a once cold climate: The changing face of the Alps
The skiing season and Europe’s winter sports culture are under existential threat from rising temperatures
Hitch and miss: Alfred Hitchcock’s woman problem
To the director, women were not full human beings - they were props and justifications for male rampage
The parallels with the 30s are more than linguistic
The poisonous cocktail of ideologically driven nationalism and gradual erosion of our rights is worrying indeed
How is Boris Johnson so rich?
How Gary Lineker can avoid causing another fake outragegasm
If, in the future, Gary has to restrict himself to talking about football, here are some analogies it's OK for him to use
From hell to eternity: The enduring popularity of All Quiet on the Western Front
The latest screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel has scooped four Oscars and seven Baftas
The art the Taliban couldn’t stop
Hundreds of Afghan artists have had to flee the country since the regime closed down galleries and threatened them with prison
In praise of Kylian Mbappé, the young god
Arguably the greatest footballer in the world has inspired a plethora of songs across Europe
Benjamin Myers’s novel approach to the past
The Cuddy author has a rare gift for finding the right voice for the right people in the right era
Puppets and perestroika: When Sesame Street went behind the Iron Curtain
When the Muppets went on a mission to Moscow in the 1990s, things didn’t go according to plan
Taste of Europe: Monika Linton’s butter bean and artichoke dip
This recipe from the founder of Spanish deli Brindisa is a sure-fire winner for group dining
Theatre Review: This Bonnie & Clyde is criminally time-consuming
It’s clear everyone has tried very hard to make this show work. They failed
Theatre Review: Ensemble cast shines in slice-of-life drama
Sleepova is one of those free-flowing, slice-of-life dramas that, with a no-frills staging, places a vast amount of pressure on the individual actors to make something of their parts
How we used ‘useless’ words
Look closely at the suffix -less and you’ll find it often attached to words like reck and ruth that have ceased to exist
Galina Ulanova: the best ballerina in the world
She was that rarest of dancers, one who could apparently transcend physics and the limitations of the human body
Multicultural man: On Paris tourists
The sight of tracksuit-wearing Brits entering one of the most beautiful brasseries on the Left Bank left me gasping and prostrated