The d.c. brief

The land Down Under seems ready-made for soul-stirring adventures. Its 16,000 miles of coastline are one long playground, with vertiginous cliffs riddled with hiking trails and reefs ripe for diving. There’s ancient flora and unique wildlife hiding in the rainforests, and cities that offer every activity under the sun. So pick up your hiking boots, paddle or flippers and get outdoors

The actr ess Lupita Nyong’o paints a picture of her season of change as she pr epares to embr ace a new era

MISMATCHED FINANCES. OPPOSING IDEOLOGIES. CHANGING JOBS, LOVE LIVES, FAMILY STRUCTURES –THE LIST GOES ON… 2024 HAS BEEN AYEAR THAT TESTED OUR FRIENDSHIPS IN MANY WAYS. SO JUST HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE ARAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD WITH YOUR CLOSEST RELATIONSHIPS INTACT?

TLS contributors choose their favourites

Ruth Jones and James Corden are giddy with excitement when they arrive to talk with Big Issue. We are in St Katharine Docks, London, where they’re midway through the edit for the 90-minute Gavin & Sta

In 2023, US smaller companies delivered only two-thirds of the 27% return their larger counterparts managed, says Stephen Connolly. This year, up until the US election, their relative performance was