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Brigid Delaney

Brigid Delaney

The Guardian

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Hollywood’s idea of beauty once meant polished and slim, not altered and gaunt. This new look is unsettling

Hollywood’s idea of beauty once meant polished and slim, not altered and gaunt. This new look is unsettling

Once upon a time in Hollywood, if you were an actor preparing to walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards, you might have been fasting to fit into...

12.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

Conspiracy theorists feed on distrust in institutions – the Epstein files will embolden them

Not so long ago, if you said there was a shadowy cabal of elites who were involved in the sex trafficking of young women and girls and that some of...

20.02.2026 9

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

The ‘good life’ in Australia is about access to the beach. This week’s shark attacks feel like the natural world is striking back

23.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

Bondi beach’s golden light can never be extinguished. It has always returned from its darkest days

20.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

AI is filling the God void for many – but is ChatGPT really something to worship?

12.12.2025 20

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

Is climate change really something we need to stress about?

14.11.2025 5

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

Somebody to love: should AI relationships stay taboo or will they become the intelligent choice?

14.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney

Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects of being human, according to Stoicism. So why are we handing it over to a machine?

18.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Brigid Delaney