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Emma Brockes

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19 days ago

I’ll solve the loneliness epidemic with AI, says Mark Zuckerberg. But isn’t his best mate even more money? | Emma Brockes

He’d like to persuade us that chatting to a bot is like having a friend, and of course, that’s nonsense. But if we succumb, it’s another income stream for him

Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a promotiona…

24 days ago

Digested week: Anti-Trumpism at the Met Gala – and some amazing gnashers | Emma Brockes

Steve Carell’s mouth outshines even Tina Fey in Netflix comedy while billionaire Barry Diller comes out

More by happenstance than planning, perhaps, the Met Gala, which took place in New York on Monda…

40 days ago

Donald Trump wants celebrities to kiss the ring. Bill Maher did: who’ll be next? | Emma Brockes

After the apparent defanging of the once critical talkshow host, can the president get more stars onside? Some nuts will be tougher to crack than others

If President Trump invited you to the White Hou…

47 days ago

61 days ago

After months of surrender, the Democrats have finally stood up to Trump – thank you, Cory Booker | Emma Brockes

Watching the New Jersey senator hold court for 25 hours felt radical and cathartic

One of the problems beleaguering political opponents of Donald Trump has been finding a form of protest that, given t…

67 days ago

Let's put it in language the Signal leakers will understand: what a bunch of pathetic sleazebags | Emma Brockes

The leaking of top-level military secrets was bad enough, but I’m obsessed with Maga’s fratboy lexicon

The Maga-fication of American political discourse, which started, arguably, with Donald Trump moc…

2 months ago

The main Oscars takeaway? Hollywood is as scared of the world right now as you and I are | Emma Brockes

Perhaps the Ozempic was making people light-headed, or the stars felt they should stay silent. Either way, there was a notable lack of politics

The Oscars ceremony on Sunday night was long and boring,…

3 months ago

Life keeps getting in the way of my quest to turn my family into robots | Emma Brockes

Dinner, bath, book, bedtime: every school year we stick to the timetable for a few days. Until the variables start creeping in …

There is a protocol at New York City public schools that allows for ear…

Everyone has gone nuts for pistachios. But they’re just an upmarket green peanut, aren’t they? | Emma Brockes

Encased in chocolate, blended into martinis, baked in a croissant – tasty, maybe, but let’s not kid ourselves about the health benefits

On my desk as I write this I have a packet of shelled, unsalted …

Meghan’s rebranded herself – and it’s another valiant attempt to flog poshness to the little people | Emma Brockes

What does ‘As Ever’ mean? And does it involve jam? Do not fear: the Duchess of Sussex is on hand to explain all

In these days of darkness we must take delight where we can find it, and one reliable s…

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