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Beat legend, ‘boy lover’: how should we reckon with Allen Ginsberg’s complex legacy?Beat legend, ‘boy lover’: how should we reckon with Allen Ginsberg’s complex legacy?

As a series of star-studded events celebrates Ginsberg’s centennial, the keeper of his estate weighs the genius poetry – and provocative views – of the iconic writer In 1985 Allen Ginsberg sat his 17-year-old friend, an out gay man named Peter Hale, down and gave some advice: “Get a wife, ...

‘His legacy is cringe’: how Charlie Kirk became a punchline among the young – even his supporters‘His legacy is cringe’: how Charlie Kirk became a punchline among the young – even his supporters

Crude memes of the Maga luminary are exploding online – less than a year after conservatives were suppressing any slander against him Ten months since his assassination, Charlie Kirk’s name and likeness are still proliferating online. Just not the way the far-right activist would have wanted. Audio of the gunshot ...

Bonnie Tyler totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of popBonnie Tyler totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers, and created an astonishingly wide variety of pop

After hopping between country, disco and soft rock, Tyler found her groove with Jim Steinman-penned epics, shining through even the most overblown backing tracks • News: Bonnie Tyler, 80s pop legend known for Total Eclipse of the Heart and more, dies aged 75• From Swansea clubs to worldwide fame: Bonnie ...

Trump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights – Middle East crisis liveTrump says Iran truce is ‘over’ as US hits 170 targets over two nights – Middle East crisis live

Interim truce looks increasingly precarious as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar Massive crowds have begun marching through streets of Mashhad in north-east Iran where the slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will be buried later today. It follows a week of funeral processions ...

Graham Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing it in the midtermsGraham Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing it in the midterms

The meltdown in Maine’s Senate race risks the Democrats’ opportunity to turn Trump into a lame duck president. Two years ago Democrats had one job: stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House. It was the only thing that mattered, but with breathtaking political malpractice, they imploded. This November ...

In Britain, Europe, the USA, almost everywhere – maxxing the all-you-can-eat buffet is the people’s sport | Emma BrockesIn Britain, Europe, the USA, almost everywhere – maxxing the all-you-can-eat buffet is the people’s sport | Emma Brockes

As the all-inclusive holiday has a revival, I recall honing my buffet talents at the Pizza Hut salad bar in the 1980s. It’s skill and science: exhilarating School’s almost out and the holidays are here, which means for millions of Britons we have arrived at the start line for what ...