The Guardian’s Saturday magazine is looking for people who made a life-changing decision because they were inspired by some kind of art or culture. Did you propose after listening to a particular song? Or move to New Zealand after seeing Lord of the Rings? Has a really great sex scene ever made you want to…
Marco, 34, London Occupation Public servant Voting record Prefers not to say Amuse bouche Seven years ago, Marco co-founded Na’amod, a movement of British Jews “seeking to end our community’s support for apartheid and occupation, and to mobilise it in the struggle for dignity, freedom and democracy for all Palestinians and Israelis” Shari, 41, London Occupation Freelance writer and children’s…
I am fond of February. It means January is over, which is cause for celebration already. The end-of-season sale rails have gone, so shop windows are again a source of new ideas. The weather is still rubbish, obviously, but the light is coming back: with a pinch of luck, you may even see daylight on…
I thought I knew everything about Wicked when Cynthia Erivo walked into a meeting room in the Guardian’s London offices. She felt wildly incongruous, way too perfect and vivid for the neutral surrounds, like seeing a princess on an escalator, but I suspect she comes off like that in a lot of rooms. Last week,…
Sydney commuters urged to begin travel hours earlier as delays expected to worsen Elias Visontay Sydneysiders who have critical travel over the rest of the day have been told to begin their journeys now, with the transport department warning train delays are expected to get worse this evening and that the evening peak period will…
The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the shine off the industry. Anglo American was forced to write down the value of the renowned gem producer for a second consecutive year as its chief executive admitted the diamond…