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Politics
Makerfield chameleon
The mayor of Manchester’s critics see him as an opportunist, but it’s exactly this pragmatism that appeals to his supporters, Andrew Rawnsley argues
Football
Forever changed
Despite having to deal with a devastating personal loss, the stoical Paris Saint-Germain manager has continued to lead his team to victory, Rory Smith writes
Hannah Murray
Magic and madness
In her new book, the Game of Thrones star recounts in unnerving detail how a wellness cult exploited her failing mental health, Olivia Ovenden reports
For today
Business
Ben Zaranko
Is the UK’s productivity revival the result of a government strategy?
Tech
The Observer view
AI is not a magical power. We need to keep our heads
Film
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Have you seen Club Kid yet?’ Why everyone in Cannes is asking the same question
What’s on my mind
Isabel Waidner
‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’
Editor’s picks
Stories from the weekend you might have missed
Social mobility
Will Hutton
We’re seeing the dark political dimensions of Britain’s dramatic rise in inequality
Portraits
Sarah Churchwell
The true story of Marilyn Monroe
In Real Life
Peter Hanington
My mother’s poetry
Work/life
Sam Freedman
Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear
Culture
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Audio
Miranda Sawyer
Intrigue: To Catch a King is investigative journalism at its most thrilling
Film
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s picks of the week: Finding Emily, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Hen and more
TV
Vanessa Thorpe
Who’ll do it? Actors line up for the title role as BBC reboots Poirot
Music
Kitty Empire
