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For our cover essay, @philipcball.bsky.social argues that the “AI could destroy humanity” story has been imposed by Silicon Valley itself—and it’s time to challenge it: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
For our cover essay, @philipcball.bsky.social argues that the “AI could destroy humanity” story has been imposed by Silicon Valley itself—and it’s time to challenge it: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/techno...
And so too is Hammer horror. Under changed leadership, the studio is releasing new films—and restoring old classics
Dracula is back from the dead
And so too is Hammer horror. Under changed leadership, the studio is releasing new films—and restoring old classics
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October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
And so too is Hammer horror. Under changed leadership, the studio is releasing new films—and restoring old classics
Director Paweł Pawlikowski’s latest film takes Thomas Mann back to his homeland in 1949—and finds a Germany still covering its tracks
Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’ and the myth of the good German
The director’s latest film takes Thomas Mann back to his homeland in 1949—and finds a country still covering its tracks
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October 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Director Paweł Pawlikowski’s latest film takes Thomas Mann back to his homeland in 1949—and finds a Germany still covering its tracks
Terence Tao explains how artificial intelligence could change mathematics
Meet the ‘Mozart of maths’
Terence Tao explains how artificial intelligence could change mathematics
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October 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Terence Tao explains how artificial intelligence could change mathematics
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New video with @aloner.bsky.social on who can and cannot vote in the #israelielection today 🗳️
Israel’s election isn’t just about how people vote—it’s also about who gets to vote 🧵
October 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
New video with @aloner.bsky.social on who can and cannot vote in the #israelielection today 🗳️
Fifty years on from their first London gig, one of the most provocative of all British bands still has the power to shock—and inspire
This gristle throbs
Fifty years on from their first London gig, one of the most provocative of all British bands still has the power to shock—and inspire
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Fifty years on from their first London gig, one of the most provocative of all British bands still has the power to shock—and inspire
Israel’s election isn’t just about how people vote—it’s also about who gets to vote 🧵
October 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Israel’s election isn’t just about how people vote—it’s also about who gets to vote 🧵
“Is it my role as an artist to say something, to express, to be expressive?”
David McAllister on Anish Kapoor and the paradox at the heart of his work:
David McAllister on Anish Kapoor and the paradox at the heart of his work:
The cosmic paradox of Anish Kapoor
He’s the most politically outspoken artist in Britain, but he insists his work says nothing at all. We ask him to explain
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October 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“Is it my role as an artist to say something, to express, to be expressive?”
David McAllister on Anish Kapoor and the paradox at the heart of his work:
David McAllister on Anish Kapoor and the paradox at the heart of his work:
As Israelis vote in unprecedented numbers, read Alona Ferber’s dispatch on the fractious campaign from our summer issue:
Inside the battle to oust Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel is more divided than ever, perpetually at war, a global pariah— and it’s going to the polls. The alternatives may not offer that much hope
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October 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
As Israelis vote in unprecedented numbers, read Alona Ferber’s dispatch on the fractious campaign from our summer issue:
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“For many people in the 21st century, freedom is a set of keys.” So said a druid protesting against traffic curbs in Oxford.
Stuart Jeffries on the car as a symbol of identity:
Stuart Jeffries on the car as a symbol of identity:
Look out for the latest front in the culture wars
The populist right has planted its flag on the bonnet of the humble automobile
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October 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
“For many people in the 21st century, freedom is a set of keys.” So said a druid protesting against traffic curbs in Oxford.
Stuart Jeffries on the car as a symbol of identity:
Stuart Jeffries on the car as a symbol of identity:
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Reupping my longread from earlier this year on a very divided Israel, a global pariah, perpetually at war, heading to the polls, from @prospectmagazine.co.uk >>>
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
Inside the battle to oust Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel is more divided than ever, perpetually at war, a global pariah— and it’s going to the polls. The alternatives may not offer that much hope
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Reupping my longread from earlier this year on a very divided Israel, a global pariah, perpetually at war, heading to the polls, from @prospectmagazine.co.uk >>>
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
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For @prospectmagazine.co.uk I wrote about the new @hammerfilms.bsky.social 4K restoration of the classic 1958 DRACULA
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
Dracula is back from the dead
And so too is Hammer horror. Under changed leadership, the studio is releasing new films—and restoring old classics
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 11:57 AM
For @prospectmagazine.co.uk I wrote about the new @hammerfilms.bsky.social 4K restoration of the classic 1958 DRACULA
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
James Graham’s new play, ‘The Standard of Living’, shows that the great economist still has much to teach us, writes Benjamin Clark
Keynes: on stage and on our minds
James Graham’s new play, ‘The Standard of Living’, shows that the great economist still has much to teach us
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October 27, 2026 at 2:58 PM
James Graham’s new play, ‘The Standard of Living’, shows that the great economist still has much to teach us, writes Benjamin Clark
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And... it's election day in Israel. Here is your reminder that if the Jewish politicians opposing Netanyahu were willing to work together with their Arab peers we wouldn't be wondering whether or not Netanyahu can be beaten. It would be clear that he could
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Israel’s election: why Netanyahu is still in the race
In the weeks ahead of tomorrow’s vote, the prime minister’s leading Jewish rivals have been neck-and-neck with his bloc. Their failure to build a broa...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
And... it's election day in Israel. Here is your reminder that if the Jewish politicians opposing Netanyahu were willing to work together with their Arab peers we wouldn't be wondering whether or not Netanyahu can be beaten. It would be clear that he could
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/israel...
The books we’ve started, the books we’ve forgotten, and the books we only think we’ve read…
In his latest Classical Notes, Ian Bostridge turns to THE GO-BETWEEN:
In his latest Classical Notes, Ian Bostridge turns to THE GO-BETWEEN:
Classical notes: Between books
Rereading ‘The Go-Between’ decades after I was given it as a boy, I find its concert scene captures exactly what it is to sing, then and now
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October 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The books we’ve started, the books we’ve forgotten, and the books we only think we’ve read…
In his latest Classical Notes, Ian Bostridge turns to THE GO-BETWEEN:
In his latest Classical Notes, Ian Bostridge turns to THE GO-BETWEEN:
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🎧: Jess Phillips, Labour MP and former minister for violence against women and girls, joins Prospect’s new podcast Tell Me Why.
She speaks to Alona Ferber and Imaan Irfan about how the rise of the internet has changed gendered violence: www.prospectmagazine...
She speaks to Alona Ferber and Imaan Irfan about how the rise of the internet has changed gendered violence: www.prospectmagazine...
October 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
🎧: Jess Phillips, Labour MP and former minister for violence against women and girls, joins Prospect’s new podcast Tell Me Why.
She speaks to Alona Ferber and Imaan Irfan about how the rise of the internet has changed gendered violence: www.prospectmagazine...
She speaks to Alona Ferber and Imaan Irfan about how the rise of the internet has changed gendered violence: www.prospectmagazine...
It’s budget day tomorrow—and Ben Ansell thinks the government should make the tax system fairer for Millennials and Gen Z’s: www.prospectmagazine...
October 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It’s budget day tomorrow—and Ben Ansell thinks the government should make the tax system fairer for Millennials and Gen Z’s: www.prospectmagazine...
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, we revisit Alona Ferber’s reporting on the Israeli election campaign. Plus: Dracula and ‘the Mozart of maths’
Vampires and mathematicians
Plus: the battle to oust Netanyahu
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October 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM
In today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, we revisit Alona Ferber’s reporting on the Israeli election campaign. Plus: Dracula and ‘the Mozart of maths’
From the unlikeliest of 1990s pop stars…
…to how porn shaped the modern internet.
This month’s Books in Brief:
…to how porn shaped the modern internet.
This month’s Books in Brief:
Books in Brief: what to read this October
From the pornification of the internet to the jottings of a Nobel winner, here are this month’s short reviews from the magazine
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October 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
From the unlikeliest of 1990s pop stars…
…to how porn shaped the modern internet.
This month’s Books in Brief:
…to how porn shaped the modern internet.
This month’s Books in Brief:
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Lula has won the Brazilian presidential runoff. But, as Eliane Brum wrote on Saturday, the first round results still spell trouble for the Amazon. Seven of the forest’s nine governors now have ties to Bolsonarism...
Brazil is a warning for the world
The return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Lula has won the Brazilian presidential runoff. But, as Eliane Brum wrote on Saturday, the first round results still spell trouble for the Amazon. Seven of the forest’s nine governors now have ties to Bolsonarism...
“Scotland, obviously.”
Humza Yousaf on the one country’s culture he’d choose for life—including a cold Irn-Bru from a glass bottle.
He is our latest HINTERLAND respondent:
Humza Yousaf on the one country’s culture he’d choose for life—including a cold Irn-Bru from a glass bottle.
He is our latest HINTERLAND respondent:
Humza Yousaf: Vulnerability is a strength—we can’t see it in today’s leaders
The former first minister of Scotland on the podcasts he can’t live without, an alternative national anthem and the next James Bond
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
“Scotland, obviously.”
Humza Yousaf on the one country’s culture he’d choose for life—including a cold Irn-Bru from a glass bottle.
He is our latest HINTERLAND respondent:
Humza Yousaf on the one country’s culture he’d choose for life—including a cold Irn-Bru from a glass bottle.
He is our latest HINTERLAND respondent:
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New video with the wonderful @aloner.bsky.social 👸🏻 cameo from paid actor @pghoskin.bsky.social as "busy bag man" in the background 🐢
What is the state of play ahead of Israel’s election on October 27?
Alona Ferber explains the top five things to know before Israelis head to the polls, from the significance of these elections, to why the predicted outcome is still so unclear.
Alona Ferber explains the top five things to know before Israelis head to the polls, from the significance of these elections, to why the predicted outcome is still so unclear.
October 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM
New video with the wonderful @aloner.bsky.social 👸🏻 cameo from paid actor @pghoskin.bsky.social as "busy bag man" in the background 🐢
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✍🏼 Eliane Brum on today’s Brazilian election: the return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed
Brazil is a warning for the world
The return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM
✍🏼 Eliane Brum on today’s Brazilian election: the return of Bolsonarism could mean the death of the Amazon. Other countries must take heed
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Thoughts about the Throbbing Gristle at 50 retrospective last weekend at the ICA for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
This gristle throbs
Fifty years on from their first London gig, one of the most provocative of all British bands still has the power to shock—and inspire
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Thoughts about the Throbbing Gristle at 50 retrospective last weekend at the ICA for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7543...
One of Britain’s most acclaimed literary biographers asks: when little is private, what secrets remain for biographers to unveil?
Hermione Lee: Biography is a dying art
When little is private, what secrets remain for biographers to unveil?
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October 27, 2026 at 9:27 AM
One of Britain’s most acclaimed literary biographers asks: when little is private, what secrets remain for biographers to unveil?
Even if Benjamin Netanyahu loses today’s election, “the long-term prospects for a new relationship with the Palestinians... are not all that different,” writes Alona Ferber
Israel’s election: why Netanyahu is still in the race
In the weeks ahead of tomorrow’s vote, the prime minister’s leading Jewish rivals have been neck-and-neck with his bloc. Their failure to build a broa...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Even if Benjamin Netanyahu loses today’s election, “the long-term prospects for a new relationship with the Palestinians... are not all that different,” writes Alona Ferber