The Guardian view on the 2026 Booker shortlist: what it takes to be a man | Editorial
The Guardianby Editorial·14d ago
Jarvis Cocker, one of the judges for this year’s Booker prize, has expressed surprise that the shortlist, announced this week, contains four male authors and only two female writers, because...
Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails
The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·14d ago
A spacecraft that was launched in July on a mission to rescue a decaying Nasa space observatory plunged back to Earth on Friday, concluding a failed mission that will be followed by the telescope’s...
Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League’s financial fair play rules
The Guardianby Matt Hughes, Paul MacInnes and Will Unwin·14d ago
Manchester City face substantial sanctions from the Premier League after an independent panel found they had acted in bad faith and broken numerous rules over financial fair play.
Our lives and identities have moved online – and it’s driving us insane | Brigid Delaney
The Guardianby Brigid Delaney·14d ago
Think of your online life as a garden. At first it’s just a few seeds here or there – a Facebook profile where you created entire albums from a night at the pub, or maybe a Tumblr or a Myspace page...
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve review – brilliant aerial combat game fulfils the Top Gun fantasy
The Guardianby Patrick Lum·14d ago
The core appeal of any Ace Combat game lies in the moment when the beautiful clouds part, the sunlight glints off your perfectly rendered state-of-the-art fighter jet, and guitar-shredding music...
Game, set … match? Can a dating coach help you win at love?
The Guardianby Louis Staples·14d ago
Modern dating is a hellscape. Just ask any single person, who will probably regale you with stories of endless swiping, ghosting, cringe Hinge dates and unfulfilling “situationships”.
Trump reportedly told Xi Jinping that China helping Iran is ‘unacceptable’ – live
The Guardianby Chris Hippensteel (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)·14d ago
Trump reportedly told Xi Jinping that China helping Iran is ‘unacceptable’ – live Xi is expected to depart Washington after touring the nation’s vault of records, where the Declaration of...
Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore review – flashes of humanity and bafflingly vindictive love songs
The Guardianby Laura Snapes·14d ago
One downside of turning your release strategies into scavenger hunts and layering clues within your work is that it invites enormous amounts of scrutiny about your potential motive.
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation
The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·14d ago
Ravinder Athwal, the economist who wrote Labour’s 2024 manifesto, is taking on a senior role as an adviser to John Healey, in a move likely to fuel speculation about an early general election.
‘Hope is a built-in characteristic’: Margaret Atwood on birds, conservation and optimism for the future
The Guardianby Words and photographs by Leyland Cecco in Pelee Island·14d ago
If she could be any bird, Margaret Atwood would transform into a raven. “They’re very smart. They’re social, playful and just a very successful bird,” she says while seated in a corner of a bird...
Socceroos denied famous win as late Brazil goal cancels out Irankunda stunner
The Guardianby Joey Lynch at Queensland Country Bank Stadium·14d ago
It was a Friday night in which the stars descended on Townsville. There was Bruno Guimarães, Raphinha and Vinícius Júnior in the Brazilian XI, with Endrick leading the line and Estêvão out on the...
‘In our deepest hearts we are voyeurs’: the paedophile-hunting show that inspired Robert Pattinson’s new film
The Guardianby David Smith in Washington·14d ago
A man from Long Beach, California, is here to have sex with someone he believes is a 13-year-old girl. When the journalist Chris Hansen walks in, the man’s stomach drops.
Phil Wang: Uh Oh review – how to achieve an eighth of an orgasm, and other millennial myths
The Guardianby Anya Ryan·14d ago
Lots has changed in the world of Phil Wang since his last tour. He has mastered the art of growing a moustache, for one.
It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here | Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein
The Guardianby Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein·14d ago
In recent weeks, concerns about AI have forged unlikely alliances in the tech and policy worlds. Tech moguls such as Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis joined Dario Amodei, Satya Nadella and...
The comedians turning AI anxiety into punchlines: ‘It’s so good, it’ll completely alter our grasp on reality’
The Guardianby Matthew Cantor in Los Angeles·14d ago
“Best case scenario, we never have to do any admin again,” says an AI CEO. “Worst case, we all die.” A young man struggles to the top of a beautiful mountain, words echoing in his ears: “AI will...
‘I’d strip for £100!’ Dominic West and Sienna Miller on nudity, narcissism and their juicy new show War
The Guardianby Emine Saner·14d ago
In a London hotel room, Dominic West is weighing up how much he would accept to strip to his socks.
MNEK on writing smash hits, battling self-doubt and his solo struggles: ‘I’m a fat Black gay man. Try selling that’
The Guardianby Alim Kheraj·14d ago
In a south-east London warehouse, Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike, more commonly known as MNEK, is sitting on a bench in a makeshift locker room surrounded by semi-naked men.
Meryl Streep’s casting as Aslan has angered the Christian right. Don’t they have more pressing issues?
The Guardianby Ben Child·14d ago
It is a confusing time to be alive, given how often these days Hollywood indulges in revisionism.
Playing video games with my 22-year-old son has brought me to tears | Dominik Diamond
The Guardianby Dominik Diamond·14d ago
I have spent the last three weeks living with my 22-year-old son in a two-bedroom flat he has dubbed the ”brotel”. We cook curries and watch Lanterns. We barbecue meat and analyse Tarantino movies.
‘You learn more from the losses and the draws’: Red Roses relishing clash with revitalised Black Ferns
The Guardianby Sarah Rendell·14d ago
A wounded animal is the most dangerous. The Red Roses might not have lost to Canada last Saturday but they did not win either, for the first time since 2022.
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