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The Weekend Edit: Shane MacGowan, Henry Kissinger and Christmas lunch in a box

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Enjoy this week's features and longer reads [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0StaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1sZ2lkMmMzOGN1OXEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Sunday, December 3, 2023   [The Weekend Edit](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD0yamd1MzJjMTBhZTEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [The Weekend Edit](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD13d3NjMGI1ZnEya2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Welcome to the Weekend Edit, where we highlight the best features, columns and reviews from The Independent, delivered straight to your inbox. This week’s highlights include [Dorian Lynskey’s wonderful tribute to hell-raising and hard drinking Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NoYW5lLW1hY2dvd2FuLXBvZ3Vlcy1kZWF0aC1iMjQ1Njc2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1uM2J2czdodmlpd2QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), [Jon Sopel on the Henry Kissinger he knew](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkL2FtZXJpY2FzL3VzLXBvbGl0aWNzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1qb24tc29wZWwtYjI0NTY4MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9d21jcXB1aTdlOWZ3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and [can a £215 chef Christmas lunch box really worth the money?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvY2hyaXN0bWFzLWx1bmNoLXRha2Vhd2F5LXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtY29zdC1iMjQ1NjMzMi5odG1sP2xpZD15OTNiNmMyNDg4M20mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Read on to find out… For unlimited access to Premium insight along with ad-free reading, the daily edition newspaper, exclusive newsletters and more, you can [subscribe for just £20 for 1 year](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD0wZmQxZDl1emJqdGgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~).~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD1lc3ppZHk4bjMwNmgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Gordon Thomson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9nb3Jkb25qdGhvbXNvbj9saWQ9NmQ1ejV4d2wxazc4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   ENTERTAINMENT [Shane MacGowan was a chaotic hellraiser and a natural storyteller who could give you a whole life in a handful of lines](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NoYW5lLW1hY2dvd2FuLXBvZ3Vlcy1kZWF0aC1iMjQ1Njc2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1heTRzMm50MGdpYWImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Dorian Lynskey on the chaos and contradictions that made The Pogues’ frontman one of the greatest songwriters of our time, with ‘a mouth like a war zone, a laugh like a poltergeist and a voice like a ragged flame’. [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NoYW5lLW1hY2dvd2FuLXBvZ3Vlcy1kZWF0aC1iMjQ1Njc2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1rODFlaXNlanVudWImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Shane McGowan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NoYW5lLW1hY2dvd2FuLXBvZ3Vlcy1kZWF0aC1iMjQ1Njc2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1xc3kweW12enZkNDMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Shane MacGowan in Barcelona during The Pogues’ heyday.   [Spielberg vs Malick: Tom Hanks in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and Woody Harrelson in ‘The Thin Red Line’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zYXZpbmctcHJpdmF0ZS1yeWFuLXRoZS10aGluLXJlZC1saW5lLWIyNDU1NDA2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWR2YnF0MTU3Y2Q2MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Saving Private Ryan got the praise – but The Thin Red Line wins the battle of the war films](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zYXZpbmctcHJpdmF0ZS1yeWFuLXRoZS10aGluLXJlZC1saW5lLWIyNDU1NDA2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTE0OTBxNmx3ZWVyeSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [Spielberg vs Malick: Tom Hanks in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and Woody Harrelson in ‘The Thin Red 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[Independent Premium]   [Pauses, pain and the Pulitzer: How Annie Baker became the world’s coolest living playwright](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2FubmllLWJha2VyLWludGVydmlldy1pbmZpbml0ZS1saWZlLWIyNDU0MzAzLmh0bWw_bGlkPTV1ZDdpb2Nic2FlOSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [From Mick Jagger to Warhol and Madonna – who is Mr Chow, the man who ran the ‘Studio 54’ of 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booze?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9ub24tYWxjb2hvbGljLWRyaW5rcy1leHBlbnNpdmUtYjI0NTYxNzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9aWJ6cTI4ZmVnenJnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) More Brits than ever are trading their gin and tonics for alcohol-free alternatives that look and taste almost identical. But if they contain none of the same alcoholic ingredients – and therefore aren’t subject to the same taxes – why are they so eye-wateringly expensive? [Kate Ng](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2thdGUtbmc_bGlkPW1icDZoYjNrNzBrdSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) speaks to manufacturers about the pricey truth behind drinking’s hottest new trend [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9ub24tYWxjb2hvbGljLWRyaW5rcy1leHBlbnNpdmUtYjI0NTYxNzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y2p2NWplbXc2eWY2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Non-alcoholic drinks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9ub24tYWxjb2hvbGljLWRyaW5rcy1leHBlbnNpdmUtYjI0NTYxNzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9emM2OTdvOThndWl5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Non-alcoholic cocktails still seem to be subject to mind-bogglingly high prices. Surely it’s in everybody’s best interest to make them more affordable?   [Harry Wallop tested the latest chef take-in boxes to see which gives the most festive feel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvY2hyaXN0bWFzLWx1bmNoLXRha2Vhd2F5LXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtY29zdC1iMjQ1NjMzMi5odG1sP2xpZD0zNWl6Zjg2ZDE5bGYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Is a £215 chef’s Christmas lunch in a box worth it?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvY2hyaXN0bWFzLWx1bmNoLXRha2Vhd2F5LXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtY29zdC1iMjQ1NjMzMi5odG1sP2xpZD1rN2s5MzBoZG5ycmwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [Harry Wallop tested the latest chef take-in boxes to see which gives the most festive feel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvY2hyaXN0bWFzLWx1bmNoLXRha2Vhd2F5LXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtY29zdC1iMjQ1NjMzMi5odG1sP2xpZD04djlhaWpydnEwMmcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Is a £215 chef’s Christmas lunch in a box worth it?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvY2hyaXN0bWFzLWx1bmNoLXRha2Vhd2F5LXJlc3RhdXJhbnQtY29zdC1iMjQ1NjMzMi5odG1sP2xpZD1zeTRhNjB4d2p5cXgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]   [A croqueta like no other – just don’t add paella and chorizo](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvbWFya3MtYW5kLXNwZW5jZXItY3JvcXVldGEtc3BhbmlzaC1mb29kLWIyNDU0ODc3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW12aHZ1YnFzejh1ciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Why the Spanish are calling bull on M&S’s chorizo paella croquetas](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvbWFya3MtYW5kLXNwZW5jZXItY3JvcXVldGEtc3BhbmlzaC1mb29kLWIyNDU0ODc3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPThueXF6YWN3dGxpcCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [A croqueta like no other – just don’t add paella and chorizo](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvbWFya3MtYW5kLXNwZW5jZXItY3JvcXVldGEtc3BhbmlzaC1mb29kLWIyNDU0ODc3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWZxM2s1Mjhlanp0MyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Why the Spanish are calling bull on M&S’s chorizo paella croquetas](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2xpZmUtc3R5bGUvZm9vZC1hbmQtZHJpbmsvZmVhdHVyZXMvbWFya3MtYW5kLXNwZW5jZXItY3JvcXVldGEtc3BhbmlzaC1mb29kLWIyNDU0ODc3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTJnMmMxaHN4MHl3byZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]     COMMENT [Henry Kissinger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkL2FtZXJpY2FzL3VzLXBvbGl0aWNzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1qb24tc29wZWwtYjI0NTY4MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9bXJ2b25veDJtcnZ4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [This is the Henry Kissinger that I knew and will remember](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkL2FtZXJpY2FzL3VzLXBvbGl0aWNzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1qb24tc29wZWwtYjI0NTY4MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9anZ3MWZuZDU0MnlsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Even up until his final moments, world leaders would seek Henry Kissinger’s counsel. His legacy may be complex, but his deep knowledge of the 20th century was simply unrivalled. His death is a huge loss, writes [Jon Sopel](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2pvbi1zb3BlbD9saWQ9bDE0bzZ1c2M5MHlvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3Mvd29ybGQvYW1lcmljYXMvaGVucnkta2lzc2luZ2VyLWRlYWQtYWdlLWNhdXNlLW9mLWRlYXRoLWNvbnRyb3ZlcnN5LWIyNDU1OTQxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXVndXRzenN2NGcydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkL2FtZXJpY2FzL3VzLXBvbGl0aWNzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1qb24tc29wZWwtYjI0NTY4MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZXJjemx0N2JtZ2luJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium] [Henry Kissinger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkL2FtZXJpY2FzL3VzLXBvbGl0aWNzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1qb24tc29wZWwtYjI0NTY4MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9cGZqZDB1dHNtMHg2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [This is the Henry Kissinger that I knew and will remember](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvbS9uZXdzL3dvcmxkL2FtZXJpY2FzL3VzLXBvbGl0aWNzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1qb24tc29wZWwtYjI0NTY4MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZmphbXllM242OHoxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Independent Premium]   [‘Antisemitism is a real and virulent problem,’ writes Jemima Khan. ‘Equally, Muslim hatred is also on the rise, and it affects many people I love – including my children’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2FudGktaGF0ZS12aWdpbC1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taXNsYW1hcGhvYmlhLXJhY2lzbS1qZW1pbWEta2hhbi1iMjQ1Njc0MS5odG1sP2xpZD1idXFnM3dyNTcxZHMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [I have Muslim and Jewish family – I want to talk about antisemitism AND Islamophobia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2FudGktaGF0ZS12aWdpbC1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taXNsYW1hcGhvYmlhLXJhY2lzbS1qZW1pbWEta2hhbi1iMjQ1Njc0MS5odG1sP2xpZD0zaGg2cHpyZWNneG8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) You can be horrified by Hamas’ massacre of Israelis and condemn Israel’s ongoing killing of thousands of innocent Palestinians, writes [Jemima Khan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2plbWltYS1raGFuP2xpZD02YXBycTAyeG02M2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). This conflict has rendered each side deaf and impervious to the other’s suffering and fear [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2FudGktaGF0ZS12aWdpbC1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taXNsYW1hcGhvYmlhLXJhY2lzbS1qZW1pbWEta2hhbi1iMjQ1Njc0MS5odG1sP2xpZD1ib2wxeDQxZTlsaDQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium] [‘Antisemitism is a real and virulent problem,’ writes Jemima Khan. ‘Equally, Muslim hatred is also on the rise, and it affects many people I love – including my children’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2FudGktaGF0ZS12aWdpbC1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taXNsYW1hcGhvYmlhLXJhY2lzbS1qZW1pbWEta2hhbi1iMjQ1Njc0MS5odG1sP2xpZD1nZm1wcGx0azN2bm4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [I have Muslim and Jewish family – I want to talk about antisemitism AND Islamophobia](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2FudGktaGF0ZS12aWdpbC1hbnRpc2VtaXRpc20taXNsYW1hcGhvYmlhLXJhY2lzbS1qZW1pbWEta2hhbi1iMjQ1Njc0MS5odG1sP2xpZD02MXBocnZ4bmRwdWwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Independent Premium]   [I had a busy weekend, attending the Palestine rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday and the antisemitism rally in Parliament Square on Sunday](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWJvbWJpbmctY2Vhc2VmaXJlLXBlYWNlLWIyNDU2OTM2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWZkNDNzaXFhaGtsdSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [I have deep feelings for Palestine and Israel – and had to march for both](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWJvbWJpbmctY2Vhc2VmaXJlLXBlYWNlLWIyNDU2OTM2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWt2MnpheWdqZjFtZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) I attended the pro-Palestine march and antisemitism rally on the same day to show solidarity with people who want to live in peace, writes the Reverend [Richard Coles](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3JpY2hhcmQtY29sZXM_bGlkPTg1bHhmMGU0a2x3cSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). The only solution to the current crisis is political – even if it is difficult not to see that as an impossible dream [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWJvbWJpbmctY2Vhc2VmaXJlLXBlYWNlLWIyNDU2OTM2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTlscnF0b2N2MWx3YyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [I had a busy weekend, attending the Palestine rally in Trafalgar Square on Saturday and the antisemitism rally in Parliament Square on Sunday](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWJvbWJpbmctY2Vhc2VmaXJlLXBlYWNlLWIyNDU2OTM2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWtub3A1dHBicHhqNCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [I have deep feelings for Palestine and Israel – and had to march for both](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLWhhbWFzLWJvbWJpbmctY2Vhc2VmaXJlLXBlYWNlLWIyNDU2OTM2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXRzNDk2ODYzYnM5YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [There are unspeakable horrors and atrocities on both sides of the conflict ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LXByb3BhZ2FuZGEtbW90YXotYXphaXphLWIyNDU2MzE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXFtbWdld2lyY3B5cSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [The images coming out of Gaza and Israel on social media are horrifying – but we mustn’t look away](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LXByb3BhZ2FuZGEtbW90YXotYXphaXphLWIyNDU2MzE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXplc2o2bW15bHJ0OCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Videos from the conflict are so harrowing I flinch to view them, writes [Alan Rusbridger](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2FsYW4tcnVzYnJpZGdlcj9saWQ9NWxndWhwNmJmaDBhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMDMtMTItMjAyMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZWpWRGxlOPtYVlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). But I’m glad someone is there to bear witness to the horrors, and while they risk their lives to capture these images, it’s the least I can do to confront them [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LXByb3BhZ2FuZGEtbW90YXotYXphaXphLWIyNDU2MzE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTRtdGc0MHk2ZmtlcCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium] [There are unspeakable horrors and atrocities on both sides of the conflict ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LXByb3BhZ2FuZGEtbW90YXotYXphaXphLWIyNDU2MzE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWJwNDN1dXo4aWU4dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [The images coming out of Gaza and Israel on social media are horrifying – but we mustn’t look away](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2dhemEtaXNyYWVsLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LXByb3BhZ2FuZGEtbW90YXotYXphaXphLWIyNDU2MzE4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTIzbnFra2s4Z29pcSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDAzLTEyLTIwMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmVqVkRsZTj7WFZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Independent Premium]   [Teddy Cottle (centre) should realise that these days, being a nerd is no badge of shame: just ask the likes of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Wednesday Addams or Elon Musk ](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnTslWP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbGlmZS1zdHlsZS9uZXJkLWVtb2ppLXRlZGR5LWNvdHRsZS1hcHBsZS1iMjQ1NjI2NS5odG1sP2xpZD1lbDIwZTEwbG55MDQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAwMy0xMi0yMDIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1QgplalZEbGU4-1hWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Who are you calling nerd? 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