2. ‘This presidency is a brand-franchise’: Trump has taken the commercialization of politics to a new level
4. Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’
6. ‘If men couldn’t have sex with me, they didn’t know what to do with me’: Alanis Morissette on addiction, midlife liberation and the predatory 90s
17. Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now Dale Vince
18. Graydon Carter: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? A tense argument with Russell Crowe at an Oscar party’
21. When did ‘feminist critique’ of celebrities become nothing more than a snide telling-off? Jennifer Jasmine White
22. America is showing us football in its final dictator form – we can’t afford to look away Barney Ronay
35. Israel-Iran war live: fresh attacks exchanged as Israel says it has set back Tehran’s nuclear program by ‘at least two or three years’
39. Italian late nights, French discipline, German bed-sharing: five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans
42. Iran is the enemy Netanyahu has always wanted to destroy. Even from their bomb shelters, most Israelis support his war Aluf Benn
45. Ukraine war briefing: Putin’s claim that Ukraine is ‘ours’ is evidence of his disdain for peace efforts, says Kyiv
46. Israel and Iran launch new attacks as Tehran says it will not negotiate nuclear programme while under threat
52. Swimmers’ annual nude plunge into chilly Tasmanian river marks the winter solstice – and Dark Mofo’s revival
55. Accidental foraging, reasonable doubt and ‘lies upon lies’: Erin Patterson jury hears week of closing submissions in triple-murder trial
56. ‘I think you and I are at war’: the Australians suddenly united in grief over the Israel-Iran conflict
76. The Guardian view on Our Story With David Attenborough and The Herds: a new theatre of the Anthropocene Editorial
82. The Guide #196: How blockbusters, streaming and risk-averse studios shaped the last 25 years of cinema
95. ‘Youths everywhere were spitting over tinny beats playing off a Nokia’: great grime photographer Simon Wheatley
100. The internet’s nastiest gossipmonger has been exposed and guess what – he wants his privacy Marina Hyde
113. We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped Fawaz Gerges
120. What it’s really like … to know I’m going to miss my Harvard graduation because of Trump’s travel ban
121. From Street Fighter to Final Fantasy: Yoko Shimomura, the composer who put the classical in gaming’s classics
122. Helen Goh’s recipe for oat shortcakes with honey-roasted apricots and almond cream The sweet spot
124. UK grocery watchdog investigating Amazon over alleged supplier payment delays; company insolvencies jump – business live
125. Hey aliens, here’s our new album! How do you follow up a 50-year-old record that’s hurtling through space?
128. America made a catastrophic mistake with the Iraq war. Is it about to repeat it in Iran? Stephen Werthheim
130. Welcome to a new ‘gloomcycle’ of news. Here’s how to stop compulsive scrolling Margaret Sullivan
141. Duo Ruut: Ilmateade review – soft psych-folk channels hazy days and snowy rides Jude Rogers'' folk album of the month
146. From LA to Paris, the populist right hates cities – and it’s fuelled by a sense of bitter defeat Andy Beckett
147. Arson, sex shops, livestreamed funerals: Wednesday’s Karly Hartzman on the wild stories in her southern gothic rock
149. ‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet
164. LA protests: US court allows Trump to keep control of California national guard while lawsuit proceeds
167. The first rule is to forget your past life: Ukrainian marine tells of his three years of torment in Russian captivity
183. Israel’s attack has exposed Iran’s lack of firepower – but conflict could yet turn in Tehran’s favour
200. Woman, 66, held on suspicion of murder after death of Jennifer Abbott was found dead in London flat
209. Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ''rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy Mona Eltahawy
214. ‘Death is complicated and kaleidoscopically beautiful’: Jerskin Fendrix on his emotional new album – and life after Oscar success
232. New York mayoral candidate arrested by Ice: ‘Trump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear’
233. A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable Austin Sarat
238. The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’
239. If you went to state school, do you ever feel British life is rigged against you? Welcome to the 93% Club Alastair Campbell
240. Loyle Carner: Hopefully! review – rap sweetheart faces family, fear and the feels Album of the week
241. Harriet Tubman’s church in Canada was a crucial force in the abolitionist movement. It’s still standing today
245. ‘We’re all connected – but it’s not the connection I imagined’: Hideo Kojima on Death Stranding 2
249. Tories say they would support UK joining fight against Iran if Starmer deems it necessary – UK politics live
259. The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that Lanre Bakare
260. One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village
269. Bank of England expected to leave interest rates as Middle East conflict drives up oil price – business live
270. ‘He just told me lies to have sex with a teenage girl’: Natalie Fleet MP on grooming, statutory rape and fighting back
272. How to Lose Your Mother by Molly Jong-Fast review – Erica Jong’s daughter on the worst year of her life
274. ‘I dance the young people off the floor!’: joy and pain from the Windrush generation – in pictures
276. Israel-Iran conflict live: hospital in southern Israel hit in Iran missile strike, say Israeli officials
279. Easy regime change in Tehran is a nice idea. But look to history: it’s a near-impossible one Martin Kettle
282. Is this an artist – or a coffee pot? The great William Kentridge reveals the strange secret to a great self-portrait
283. Europe must stand without the US – but the latest war in the Middle East shows it has no idea how Nathalie Tocci
284. Rampaging raccoons: how the American mammals took over a German city – and are heading across Europe
290. Australia mushroom trial live: defence set to conclude closing address in murder trial of Erin Patterson