Fintan O'Toole: DUP has foolishly trusted Johnson – who will always put Brexit over union: So the backstop has become the frontstop. British prime minister Boris Johnson and his allies will claim victory: the hated backstop has been ditched. Read more here.
Minority rights campaign visits Dublin in bid to save 'dying' languages: An umbrella organisation representing minorities across Europe was in Dublin on Thursday to present a package of legal proposals aimed at protecting minority languages and cultures in the EU. Read more here.
Donald Trump's sanity is not the question. The real issue is how he got into office: To reduce his presidency to a frail mind is to ignore the fact he's an emblem of free-market, white supremacist nationalism. Read more here.
Mystify: Michael Hutchence and the 'ridiculous' death-by-sex-game theory: The filmmaker Richard Lowenstein remembers the first time he met Michael Hutchence. It was 1984 and the director was, as he puts it, "a pale, lemon-sucking Melbourne punk" when he went to shoot his award-winning video for Burn For You with INXS. Read more here.
Bombshell: full trailer for Fox News sex scandal drama released: The full trailer for Bombshell has provided a more in-depth look at one of the season's most anticipated dramas, detailing the takedown of Fox News mogul Roger Ailes.Read more here.
An essay on near-death experiences by Tim Robinson: Last Wednesday, which is only a week ago, M and I strolled out from our flat in West Hampstead to a little second-hand bookshop half a mile away on Cricklewood Lane. Read more here.
Robert Pattinson: 'People are very angry about Twilight. I never understood it': When Robert Pattinson signed on to play the antagonistic dauphin of France in Netflix's medieval epic The King, he knew it was a juicy role that would give him the pleasure of taunting Timothée Chalamet. Read more here.
Is it time for a debate over online 'manners'? Freedom of expression is a fundamental principle on which democracy is based, writes Alison O'Brien. Read more here.
