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Hannah Mckay / Reuters Can Brexit Be Stopped?
The Liberal Democrats are gambling on the realignment of British politics to do so.
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Alberto Pezzali / AP Why a ‘Brexit Election’ Will Make Things Worse
A national vote in the run-up to Britain’s deadline to withdraw from the European Union will be dangerous.
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Matt Humphrey The Nostalgic End of Fleabag
As the groundbreaking show concludes with a final theater run in London, audiences are left to grapple with its meaning.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters Boris Johnson Is Suspending Parliament. What’s Next for Brexit?
The British prime minister’s latest move effectively dares his opponents to unite against him.
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Toby Melville / Reuters How Britain Came to Accept a ‘No-Deal Brexit’
The debate over Britain leaving the European Union has polarized the country and normalized what was previously unthinkable.
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HENRY NICHOLLS / REUTERS / Katie Martin / ... The Hazards of Writing While Female
The commentary on Sally Rooney’s “sensuous lips” demonstrates that women writers still struggle to be taken seriously.
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Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency / Getty To Learn About the Far Right, Start With the ‘Manosphere’
The sexist world has become a recruiting ground for potential mass shooters.
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Ian Vogler / Pool via REUTERS The Issue With Meghan Markle’s Vogue Issue
The duchess embodies the contradictions of today’s protest movements, which often sound more radical than they are.
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Hannah McKay / Reuters Boris Johnson’s Plan to Solve Brexit: Believe Harder
Britain’s new prime minister has an addiction to optimism, arguing that the country was being held back by “pessimists at home and abroad.”
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters The Perils of Leadership Based on Charisma Instead of Strategy
Surrogates have to contort themselves to curry favor with the likes of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Boris Johnson’s Pivot: Goodbye EU, Hello U.S.
Britain’s likely next prime minister chose flattering Donald Trump over supporting his country’s ambassador to Washington.
