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observer.co.uk > culture > music > article > davis-and-coltrane-100-years-of-ice-and-fire

Davis and Coltrane: 100 years of ice and fire

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (288+ words) Thursday 10 September 2026 Miles Davis once said that the history of jazz could be summed up in four words: Louis Armstrong. Charlie Parker. Add to them the names of John Coltrane and Davis himself – perhaps with Duke Ellington, the music’s great…...

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observer.co.uk > news > the-sensemaker > article > it-may-be-time-to-take-ais-existential-risks-more-seriously

It may be time to take AI’s existential risks more seriously

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (720+ words) Thursday 10 September 2026 A safety researcher at Anthropic has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade. So what? For all the worries about mass unemployment, it is possible that the…...

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observer.co.uk > news > the-sensemaker > article > a-landmark-victory-for-the-far-right-afd-is-a-dangerous-moment-for-germany

A landmark victory for the far-right AfD is a dangerous m...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (602+ words) Tuesday 8 September 2026 Germany is reeling after Alternative für Deutschland won a landslide in a state election. So what? The result may put a far-right party in control of a German state for the first time since the end of the…...

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observer.co.uk > puzzles > the-puzzle-edit > article > the-puzzle-edit-do-geese-see-god

Do geese see god?

1+ week, 26+ min ago   (268+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Surprisingly, the palindromic sentence has an ancient history, dating back to the third century BC and the Greek poet Sotades, with some palindromes being called “Sotadics” in his honour. However, the first English-language palindrome is attributed to the…...

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observer.co.uk > news > columnists > article > the-joys-of-camping-are-yet-to-win-me-over-but-with-looney-tunes-im-all-in

The joys of camping are yet to win me over – but with Loo...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (54+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Rachel Sylvester on politics The Observer's political editor shares her exclusive insight into what's happening in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond. Parodies, pranks and poking fun: exhibition reveals Virginia Woolf’s lighter side Wendy Ide’s pick of the other films:…...

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observer.co.uk > opinion-and-ideas > letters > article > we-cant-end-homelessness-without-reducing-imprisonment

We can’t end homelessness without reducing imprisonment

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (690+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Patrick Kidd’s informative article on homelessness (“Burnham’s pledge to end homelessness raises concerns over early prison release and Manchester record”, 23 August) explains how, if the prime minister is serious about ending rough sleeping, he must tackle the problem…...

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observer.co.uk > culture > photography > article > the-grid-divine-contemplation

The grid: divine contemplation

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (91+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 “My desire to find clear and definite answers to big questions, or to find someone who leads a clear and definite life, has softened,” says Howell, reflecting on the project. “I don’t believe such clarity exists and, actually,…...

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observer.co.uk > news > business > article > british-b-corps-offer-perfect-rebuff-to-opponents-of-woke-capitalism

British B Corps offer perfect rebuff to opponents of ‘wok...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (769+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 The US-led attack in recent years on so-called “woke capitalism” has produced diverging responses from business. Many have stopped talking about, scaled back or given up on their social and environmental efforts, either not wanting to become a…...

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observer.co.uk > news > politics > article > six-explosive-reform-claims-fact-checked

Six explosive Reform claims fact-checked

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (415+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Claim. Nigel Farage, Reform leader: “The party has done nothing wrong… Reform has broken no law.” Reality. The Channel 4 News allegations concerning possible foreign donations may involve breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, according to…...

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observer.co.uk > news > international > article > palestinians-beaten-shot-and-robbed-of-their-land-while-settlers-smile-for-the-cameras

Palestinians beaten, shot and robbed of their land while...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (787+ words) Sunday 6 September 2026 Many of the images are of Ben-Baruch cooking healthy, natural food, sometimes in a pot inherited from her Uzbek grandmother, accompanied by exhortations to her 49,000 followers to follow the detailed recipes she shares with them. According to the…...