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Lily Isaacs

Lily Isaacs is a Social Media Executive at The Observer. Her writing also appears in the New Statesman, UnHerd, the TLS and the Literary Review.

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Lily Isaacs

Lily Isaacs is a Social Media Executive at The Observer. Her writing also appears in the New Statesman, UnHerd, the TLS and the Literary Review.

  • Lily Isaacs
    The hantavirus outbreak is a stress test of health systems after the pandemic

    It will take a few weeks for it to become clear if the danger has passed

    Fri, 15 May 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Albums of the week: Aldous Harding, Loraine James, Muna, Chris Potter

    Harding’s enthralling, riddling album is her clearest, most open-armed yet. Plus one to watch, Chloe Qisha

    Sat, 9 May 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    The Venice Biennale shows it is impossible to keep politics out of art

    But making moral judgements over participation throws up its own dilemmas

    Fri, 8 May 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Pope backs investigative journalists against Trumpian ‘Tower of Babel’

    The pontiff showed no fear of the US administration in a letter blessing attendees at the Truth Tellers summit in London and praising ‘communication that is capable of listening’

    Wed, 6 May 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Nelio Biedermann explains how he became a bestselling novelist at 22

    The author’s historical epic Lázár has become an unlikely international sensation

    Wed, 29 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Alex Cooper: disarming podcaster who gets celebrities to open up under the spotlight

    Call Her Daddy host made her name with revealing interviews but faces scrutiny over workplace allegations and a high-profile feud

    Sun, 26 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Dame Kristin Scott Thomas: ‘We need to help the next generation be better than we are’

    Scott Thomas made her fim debut in 1986’s Under the Cherry Moon and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for 1996’s The English Patient. Since 2022 she has starred in the TV series Slow Horses. She was appointed OBE in 2003 and made a dame in 2015

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Dame Emma Thompson: ‘I find the young a source of fire and inspiration’

    Thompson won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1992, for her role as Margaret Schlegel in Howards End, and another in 1995 for screenwriting work on Ang Lee’s Sense & Sensibility. She was made a dame in 2018

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Dame Helen Mirren: ‘Each role is a journey into the unexpected. It terrifies me’

    Mirren began her career with the National Youth Theatre in 1965, playing Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra. She has since won an Academy Award, for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, five Emmys, four Baftas and three Golden Globes. She was made a dame in 2003

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Dame Harriet Walter: ‘I feel 17 inside, but you rarely get to express that’

    Walter made her Royal Shakespeare Company debut in 1980 and her Broadway debut in 1983. She has played Brutus, Henry IV and Prospero in all-female productions of the Shakespeare plays. She was made a dame in 2011

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Dame Sheila Hancock: ‘There is a marvellousness about humans. And a curiosity’

    Hancock made her Broadway debut in 1966. In 2007, she was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in Cabaret. She was appointed OBE in 1974, CBE in 2011, and made a dame in 2021

    Sat, 25 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Sex ed for all is long overdue

    Labour MP Samantha Niblett is spearheading a campaign to celebrate the benefits of knocking boots and has called for lifelong sex education

    Mon, 20 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Sam Altman is becoming a leading man in this AI-anxious world

    The OpenAI founder is increasingly being depicted as a dramatic character in film, plays and documentaries. As faceless artificial intelligence marches on, we crave a protagonist

    Tue, 14 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Opening night: Celebrating 50 years of The Oliviers with The Observer and Curtis Brown

    Mark Strong, Paapa Essiedu and Isis Hainsworth were among the stars mixing it up at the glitzy pre-Oliviers party hosted by Curtis Brown

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Online safety laws fail to protect children from scammers

    It is not clear whether responsibility should sit with platforms or devices

    Fri, 10 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    How TMZ became a paparazzo-driven political weapon

    The celebrity tabloid’s gallery of US elected officials on holiday during a government shutdown ties politics into the attention economy

    Tue, 7 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Benjamin Wood: ‘I wore waterproof trousers to write in the rain’

    The Seascraper author on his outdoor office, a chance encounter with Thom Yorke, and why the cinema continues to inspire him

    Fri, 3 Apr 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    Five Nights at Epstein’s: a dark new addition to the meme-ification of the infamous abuser

    The suffering of the convicted sex offender’s victims has now been gamified. The teenage boys playing the twisted online game say it’s just a bit a fun but a psychologist says its impact will be anything but

    Mon, 30 Mar 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    I never much liked abstract art but Bridget Riley turned the tide for me

    Painter’s op art masterpieces are a powerful reminder of the ‘pleasures of sight’

    Sun, 29 Mar 2026

  • Lily Isaacs
    The Ladies of London and the ladies of Epstein

    The newly rebooted reality TV show Ladies of London is supposed to be a bit of lighthearted fun. Yet some of the cast’s connections to Epstein hint at darkness beneath the surface

    Mon, 23 Mar 2026

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