In the Hacks v Widow’s Bay Emmys battle, it’s us – the audience – who are the real winners | Rebecca Shaw
The Guardianby Rebecca Shaw·26d ago
There are three essential things to know about me: I love comedy, I love women and I love television. So as you can imagine, the centre of my world is women in TV comedies.
How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners
The Guardianby David Conn Investigations correspondent; Illustration by Palesa Monareng·26d ago
There is a British culture of celebrating the abolition of slavery without acknowledging that the country enslaved and trafficked millions of African people for centuries.
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
The Guardianby Bill McGuire·26d ago
If you think you have heard enough about the growing “super” El Niño, trust me, you are going to hear a lot more.
Rukmiini Iyer’s recipe for mozzarella in carozza – and the leftover crusts | Cook once, eat twice
The Guardianby Rukmini Iyer·26d ago
For an exceptionally luxe snack or kids’ tea, mozzarella in carrozza is your girl. It’s the love child of a cheese toastie and eggy bread – instead of toasting it, you dip the cheese sandwich in...
They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus?
The Guardianby Rebecca Ratcliffe·26d ago
Dawn has broken, and the air is cool and still. It’s at about this time that gibbons usually erupt into song, wa-oo-ing and wa-ing from the highest branches and filling the tree tops with rich...
I know why many east Germans vote AfD. And no, it’s not an inherited longing for dictatorship | Carolin Würfel
The Guardianby Carolin Würfel·26d ago
The fear that a fascist, far-right movement would rise to power again in Germany has been with me since my youth.
‘I believed the hype’: the white South Africans denied refugee status in the US
The Guardianby Rachel Savage in Johannesburg·26d ago
When Donald Trump announced in February 2025 that the US would accept Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, many white South Africans who believed that they were victims of racism in their...
Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech
The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·26d ago
Younger drinkers in England and Wales will be able to prove their age with a digital ID starting this week as new laws give pubs, off-licences, nightclubs and restaurants the right to use biometric...
The pirates arrived with AK-47s. They took us hostage – then the torture began
The Guardianby Rose George·26d ago
It was at noon on 8 May 2010 when the pirates came. Chirag Bahri remembers the exact time and date because it marked the start of the seven months and 20 days he was held hostage by a gang of...
The wilting rose emoji: what its rise and fall tells us about gen Alpha
The Guardianby Lucy Knight·26d ago
In the 2025 hit Netflix show Adolescence, DI Luke Bascombe’s 13-year-old son, Adam, has to explain to his father the way his generation use heart emojis.
Benedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’
The Guardianby Helena Horton·26d ago
Benedict Cumberbatch is dreading stepping outside. He’s speaking to me from his air-conditioned hotel room in Soho at the peak of the summer heat.
Emmys 2026: Widow’s Bay dominates as Matthew Rhys and Jean Smart land historic wins
The Guardianby Sian Cain·26d ago
Matthew Rhys has become the first actor in 78 years of Emmys history to win multiple lead actor awards for performances in different shows in the same year, for Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me.
Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens
The Guardianby Mark Saunokonoko with Agence France-Presse·26d ago
The Panama canal plans to again cut maritime traffic due to worsening drought caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon, further choking up one of the world’s most important shipping lanes.
‘This is seriously bold’: How China turned Taiwan tensions into a top-rating TV spy drama
The Guardianby Yu-chen Li in Taipei·26d ago
After shaking off the people trailing her through a crowded market and emerging from a bathroom in disguise, the double agent appears to have escaped.
Hyrox changes rules and apologises for allowing Australian athlete who soiled herself to continue
The Guardianby Ima Caldwell·26d ago
Organisers of the global indoor fitness competition, Hyrox, have apologised and pledged immediate rule changes after an Australian athlete was allowed to finish and win an event in Beijing despite...
One of Australia’s best kitchen gardens belongs to a primary school – with only seven students
The Guardianby Isabella Lee·26d ago
The garden at Springhurst primary school, in north-east regional Victoria, never stood a chance against the record-breaking heatwave at the beginning of this year.
Pre-Existing Condition review – Lupita Nyong’o is phenomenal in domestic abuse drama
The Guardianby Juan A Ramírez·26d ago
Paradoxically, the more stars step into the lead role in Pre-Existing Condition, the more the brilliance of Marin Ireland’s domestic abuse play takes center stage.
It’s a superfood but natto as we know it. Japan’s slimy fermented beans are coming your way
The Guardianby Justin McCurry in Tokyo·26d ago
It is smelly, slimy and contains bacteria – and a sizeable number of Japanese wouldn’t touch it with a pair of barge pole-length chopsticks.
Emmy awards 2026 live: the red carpet, the winners, the losers, the speeches
The Guardianby Adrian Horton, Sian Cain and Emma Joyce·26d ago
The Emmys don’t always get it right: Better Call Saul famously holds the record for the most primetime nominations (53) without bagging a single win over its six seasons.
Elsinore review – Andrew Scott is astonishing as Ian Charleson in devastating Aids drama
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto·26d ago
It was an endlessly parodied cliche that any queer film released during a certain period would be about one thing and one thing only: Aids.
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