Emine Saner
Emine Saner is a feature writer for the Guardian
September 2024
‘It’s absolutely abhorrent’: Jon Sopel on Huw Edwards, chaos in Britain and quitting the BBC
He was the BBC’s North America editor, living in Washington DC for eight years before returning to a shockingly changed UK. He discusses social media, antisemitism, centrist dads and the sudden embrace of conspiracy theories
August 2024
‘The younger generation condemn us’: stars of Madwomen of the West hit back at cancel culture
Wokeness, gender fluidity, the audacity of ageing … Madwomen of the West is a play giving ‘women of a certain age’ a voice – and audiences are loving it. We meet two of its outspoken stars, Brooke Adams and Caroline Aaron
July 2024
Natalie Portman on love, divorce and Paul Mescal: ‘I’m very in awe of his talent’
She may have been on screen since she was 12, but with new drama Lady in the Lake, her TV career is only just beginning. The Oscar winner talks antisemitism, getting threatened on set – and the pictures that lit up the internet- How we surviveA noise like thunder – then my classroom went black. How I lost my brother, sister and stability to the Aberfan disasterIn 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed on a primary school in Wales. 144 people were killed, including 116 children. Gaynor Madgwick recalls waking up in the debris – and the horror and healing that followed
June 2024
‘Want to be a real artist? Keep going!’: Cyndi Lauper at 71 on self-doubt, success – and surviving sexual assault
She’s the subject of a new documentary, has just announced her farewell tour, and is about to play Glastonbury. The singer and songwriter discusses Trump, resilience and why she hated being pitted against Madonna