‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Portland B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’
The Guardianby Amelia Hill·27d ago
In one corner is bnb-side, a six-room bed and breakfast on the Isle of Portland – a tiny wedge of limestone tied by a narrow ribbon of shingle to the Dorset coast – that was created to help secure...
The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade
The Guardianby David Conn Investigations correspondent·27d ago
Enslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s...
The US right still paints Muslims as the ‘enemy’. But they are fighting for a brighter future for Americans | Nesrine Malik
The Guardianby Nesrine Malik·27d ago
Twenty-five years after 9/11, two pieces of journalism, describing two different phenomena in contemporary New York, tell us a great deal about a city, and indeed a world, caught between two eras.
Hot and sour, vegetarian mapo and in spicy sauce: Fuchsia Dunlop’s tofu recipes
The Guardianby Fuchsia Dunlop·27d ago
In the west, tofu is often viewed as a substitute for meat, which may explain why firmer types that can be cut into chunks and fried or grilled like meat have become so ubiquitous.
Prima Facie review – fiery one-woman play is flattened into a bland movie
The Guardianby Richard Lawson in Toronto·27d ago
Suzie Miller’s award-winning 2019 play Prima Facie employs a familiar narrative device: a hotshot London barrister finds herself on the other side of the bar, subject to the very legal tactics she...
Sydney Sweeney under fire for ‘sexualising women’s sport’ in sports prediction ad
The Guardianby Jo Khan·27d ago
Olympic athletes have come out in force to condemn a sports betting advert featuring actor Sydney Sweeney in various states of undress, while showcasing the real skill, strength and beauty of...
‘I’ve never been more terrified!’ Carly Rae Jepsen on motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever
The Guardianby Juan A Ramírez·27d ago
Carly Rae Jepsen is as bubbly as ever as she comes down for breakfast at Manhattan’s Hotel Chelsea.
The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity
The Guardianby Oliver Wainwright·27d ago
When you have a developer as US president, you might expect some zhooshing up of the capital. A few buildings renovated, maybe some parks replanted.
We greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism? | Brigid Delaney
The Guardianby Brigid Delaney·27d ago
To imagine the future as being almost entirely bleak has somehow crept into the collective this year. Last week I was having coffee with an old friend.
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd review – Amanda Seyfried compels in wrenching prison drama
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto·27d ago
There are troubling questions posed in Tim Blake Nelson’s effectively glum prison drama The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd, a film that will rank among the most overwhelmingly feel-awful...
Satellite images show extent of damage to major Saudi pipeline, amid global oil supply fears
The Guardianby Mark Saunokonoko and agencies·27d ago
Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for export if it doesn’t restart a drone-damaged major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to the loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil...
Love of Your Life review – Margaret Qualley eats, grieves and loves in Amazon’s transporting saga
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto·27d ago
There’s a jump scare about 30 minutes into the glossy romantic drama Love of Your Life that’s about as effective as anything you’ll see in a horror movie this year.
Onwards and Sideways review – Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney lift solid Parkinson’s drama
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto·27d ago
So far at this year’s Toronto film festival, I have seen three films involving someone with dementia and two featuring someone who has Aids.
Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA
The Guardianby Sian Cain and agencies·28d ago
Israel’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of NAZA, a documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, to be stripped of their citizenship...
Mary Gaudron, first female judge of Australia’s high court, dies aged 83
The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·28d ago
Mary Gaudron, the first woman appointed to the high court of Australia, has been honoured for her contributions to the legal landscape after her death at the age of 83.
Missing US hiker, 70, found injured on remote island after week-long search
The Guardianby Keely Aouga·28d ago
A 70-year-old hiker who had been missing for a week on a Michigan island was rescued on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard.
World’s top tennis players call truce in prize-money battle with grand slams
The Guardianby Matt Hughes·28d ago
The world’s leading tennis players have agreed a truce in their long-running battle with the grand slam tournaments over prize money, welfare and player consultation.
Researchers hope powerful new microscope will reveal ‘root cause’ of incurable bowel disease
The Guardianby Nicola Davis Science correspondent·28d ago
The number of young people living with debilitating and incurable bowel conditions worldwide is growing, but researchers now hope a one-of-a-kind microscope will help them understand such diseases...
Alexander Zverev claims first US Open after four-set battle with Ben Shelton
The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows·28d ago
For a passing moment at the end of a rugged third set, hope sprung anew for Ben Shelton. He had been outserved and outplayed for nearly three hours, but at 6-5 in the third set, one game from...
Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto·28d ago
It’s a question still casually and routinely asked to couples everywhere regardless of familiarity, one that many fear and some feel actively offended by: are you guys gonna have kids?
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