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Older relatives might roll their eyes at this generation's approach, but it is overdue in a country where smacking is still legal, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett ...

The US president's deference to his Middle Eastern allies is hollow if they cannot affect what happens in their own back yard, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik ...

Apps like Life360 and Find My Friends are changing the landscape of what's considered to be an expression of love - and not necessarily for the better ...

In the post-Soviet states, statues can be removed and street names changed. But achieving sovereignty of memory is far harder, says exiled Russian novelist Sergei Lebedev ...

Spiritual practices can induce a sense of being part of something that is bigger than oneself ...

Giorgio Locatelli is the latest chef to lament our phone etiquette while dining. To him I say: that ship has sailed, and the customer is always right, says writer and comedian Athena Kugblenu ...

The document is a reminder we've been fighting autocracy for centuries - and we can't give up now ...

Labour has allowed climate action to become synonymous with hardship. Farage's Reform is exploiting that - but we offer real solutions, says Green party co-leader Carla Denyer ...

Labour has good ideas and years left to change Britain. Why is it acting as if its time is almost up, asks Guardian columnist John Harris ...

History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patch ...