If you are looking for something brilliant to read this weekend, here are six of our favorite pieces from the last seven days.
Sam Neill’s Final Interview
Following the announcement of the great New Zealand actor's death, this Q&A with Guardian readers hosted by Rich Pelley features Neill discussing working with Robin Williams, changing his name, and whether he would have turned down Bond.
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The Secret Lives of Flight Attendants
Cabin crew members open up to Zoe Williams about the horrors they have witnessed at altitude, ranging from lewd propositions and drunken tirades to groping and grubby behavior from passengers and colleagues.
‘People Are Picking the Dumbest Fights’: The Tortured History of America’s Culture Wars
In this interview by David Smith, author Isaac Butler discusses his new book that traces how an ascendant religious right pivoted from the Cold War in the late 1980s to wage a domestic battle over contemporary art.
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The Manchester Years: How Andy Burnham’s Rebirth as ‘King of the North’ Set Him on the Road to No 10
North of England editor Josh Halliday profiles Andy Burnham ahead of his move to 10 Downing Street, detailing how his stint as mayor of Greater Manchester reshaped him, alongside an earlier piece by Daniel Boffey tracing his early years from Cambridge to New Labour.
‘The Trash Does Not Stop’: Life Among the Garbage Mountains of the World’s Biggest City
Michael Neilson travels to Jakarta's largest landfill to report on the economy supporting thousands of waste pickers who now face imminent uncertainty as the government looks to close the site.
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The Dacre Dynasty: How Britain’s Rightwing Press Was Radicalised
Andy Beckett explores how Paul Dacre's angry right-wing perspective at the Daily Mail broke new ground and grew to dominate most of Fleet Street through his disciples.
