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Tristan Cross
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We're just going to go ahead and say it: being cold is actually bad
The hottest take about the cold weather you’ll read all year
Entertainment
“This is about as fertile ground as it's possible to get for a fascist”: James O’Brien on Britain in 2018
The Brexiteer-battling radio host on positive patriotism, the far right and what we should do next
Sport
How to make a billion-pound football video game
Inside the FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer and Football Manager triopoly
Entertainment
Was 'The Inbetweeners' ever truly acceptable?
Weeks after one of its star complained people would find the show too offensive today an anniversary reunion has been announced - but do we really want it?
Fireballs and exploding oceans: What happens if it keeps getting hotter?
A stomach-churning exploration of what will occur if we don't stop our planet's temperature from rising
TV
Predicting who will win 'The Apprentice' based on the candidates’ social media
We scoured the hopefuls' LinkedIn posts to predict where Lord Sugar's firing finger will land first
Sport
Sol Campbell is the David Lynch of social media
The compellingly bizarre online word of solmanofficial, who has forgotten how old he is on his own birthday
Sport
The case for: glory supporting
I'm the problem with modern football, and I don't care
Tech
Elon Musk is the least cool billionaire to ever live
He's worth the GDP of a small nation, wants to save the planet and is dating a pop star, so why is Elon Musk so uncool?
Tech
A curious deep dive into the Instagram of Dr Alex off of 'Love Island' and his quest to reinvent banter
The man's herculean commitment to anti-patter is changing the face of social media
Health & Fitness
Waking up during surgery
“They made the cut and it felt warm and stung. Then he pulled the eye flap back and I yelled “F*ck”
Entertainment
Why it’s time to address our unhealthy relationship with comedy
There's a big problem with self-deprecation
Gaming
We recreated this year's 'Love Island' using 'The Sims' and things got very weird
It all went a bit Lord of the Flies
The case for: Londoners not talking on public transport
Have you ever considered that it's friendlier not to say hello?
Sport
Why I desperately want to hate England's Jordan Pickford but actually I love him
Whether he's stopping shots on the international stage or running out of money in ASDA, the England keeper should be everyone's hero
Sport
Are England actually good now? A biased Welshman exhaustively inspects the evidence
An in-depth, back-and-forth, one-man debate to establish how good the English team really are
Sport
7 great football wonderkids that never quite made it
From Giovani dos Santos to Freddy Adu, what happened to the great footballing hopefuls of yesteryear
Sport
What does it feel like to be a national scapegoat? And how could it affect England's World Cup dreams?
Robert Green felt the ire of the British press after his error at World Cup 2010, but does their behaviour make mistakes more likely to happen?
Sport
'They're sensitive and easily upset': Why are we so worried about footballers being human?
It's 2018 and footballers are still being forced to hide their emotions, it's time to stop
TV
I pitched the absolute worst ideas for TV shows to Channel 5 and MTV
I discovered the foolproof formula for creating hit television... and now you can too!
Food And Drink
Jamie Oliver’s solution to childhood obesity is to starve the poor
The millionaire celebrity chef has helped to ban two-for-one pizza deals in Scotland
Sport
Why we shouldn't forget the hidden, human side of Arsene Wenger
As the great man exits the stage, a reminder that it wasn't just about the football
Sport
How Arsenal's feud with Man Utd became the defining rivalry of the Premier League era
"It was great, because both sides properly hated each other."
Sport
The joy of living through the style and beauty of the Wenger era: where football became art
Truly, this was the beautiful game
Films
Who is faster and more furious: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson or Vin Diesel?
A forensic investigation
Is there anything we can do to stop our governments killing us all?
As democratic countries start acting like autocrats, what can we can do to stay alive?
Sport
Why Ryan Giggs is a truly dreadful choice for Wales manager
The man is a jabroni of the worst order and I hope he gets fired on his first day
Tech
I made £1k on cryptocurrency in two weeks and I don’t even know what a bitcoin is
The secret of my success? Blind hope and wilful ignorance
Everyone in London needs to learn some damn spatial awareness, except me
Get out of my way
Sport
Why Big Neville Southall and his Twitter account are an example to us all
Inside his world of compassion, political activism and skeletons
TV
American Vandal is essential viewing in the era of voyeuristic true-crime docs
How the mockumentary perfectly skewers our unhealthy obsession with amateur whodunnits
Food And Drink
What it's like to hate food in the age of #foodporn
I can't find joy in eating, and no, your favourite restaurant won't change that
TV
9 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 fan theories - from someone who has watched one episode
I watched 'The Dragon and the Wolf', and now I have some predictions
Sport
Who would win in a fight between Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor and Hypno-Disc?
The question on everyone's lips
TV
Why 'Get a House for Free' is an unintentionally important watch
We can't solve the housing crisis by giving away flats on television
Gaming
'The Sims' is not escapism, it's the saddest game ever made
Want an escape from real life? Do anything but reinstall The Sims