theguardian.comadded August 2026
The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley11d ago
In the mythical age of bohemia, the psychedelic decade between Mary Quant’s cheerful miniskirts and the first snarls of punk, Celia Birtwell and Ossie Clark were London’s most fashionable couple.
The Guardianby Hannah J Davies, Alexi Duggins and Phil Harrison11d ago
Pick of the week A Great Book With Barack Obama Barack Obama is now a podcast mainstay (good on him for not just defaulting to questionable lobbying).
The Guardianby Phuong Le11d ago
The central highlands of Kenya are renowned for their lush tea plantations, which stretch as far as the eye can see.
The Guardianby Antimony Deor11d ago
Every Friday I write a little essay about how great I am and send it off to a stranger. Sometimes I receive a generic rejection two or 12 weeks later, but usually they never reply.
The Guardianby Scott Antcliffe11d ago
There’s a saying in Cologne, repeated with the mild smugness of people who know they’re right: kölsch is the only culture you can drink.
The Guardianby Emily Whitney11d ago
On the slopes of Beinn Sciathan, a rocky outcrop in the Outer Hebrides, white and grey ponies roam freely. Eriskay ponies, one of the rarest native breeds in the world, are critically endangered.
The Guardianby Blake Morrison11d ago
In February 1965, the civil rights activist Malcolm X visited Smethwick, in the Midlands, where the Conservative-run council was planning to buy up houses to stop the area becoming a “coloured...
The Guardianby Jane Turner11d ago
The UK government is discussing the country’s biggest challenges at the Labour party conference. But amid the speeches, announcements and headlines, it should not forget one of the clearest...
The Guardianby Vicky Bennison11d ago
If I were to say “Italian rice”, you might well think “risotto” and “the Po Valley”. However, these two recipes come from Sardinia, mainly because I wanted to share a few easy, not-laden-with-rules...
The Guardianby Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor11d ago
Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they were right that Labour’s approach had not been enough, saying he was heeding the calls of millions of...
The Guardianby Joseph de Weck11d ago
Fascism rests on a two-part confidence trick. First, a leader claims to embody the will of the people. Then they argue that only by being granted sweeping powers can that be realised.
The Guardianby Miranda Bryant in Kiruna11d ago
From a detailed multi-perspectival drawing of reindeer to written accounts of belief systems and childbirth, Johan Turi’s work offers unparalleled insight into his life as a Sami person living in...
The Guardianby Helena Horton11d ago
In the rolling hills of Somerset, hundreds of thousands of cows placidly munch lush green grass to produce milk for cheddar. But six fields stand out.
The Guardianby Ryan Gilbey11d ago
Richard E Grant: Despite our vast combined vintage, our paths have never crossed before, have they? Christine Baranski: Regrettably not. We could have had some good fun a few decades ago.
The Guardianby Michael Hogan11d ago
Sharp eyes save lives. That’s the mantra of the police officers in Blue Lights, although the words sound a good deal more urgent when said in a throaty Belfast accent.
The Guardianby Alexandre Bagdassarian11d ago
The cells of the children were difficult places for me to photograph because they are impersonal and intimate at the same time.
The Guardianby Adrian Horton11d ago
Madonna and Taylor Swift triumphed at the 2026 MTV Video Music awards, with the former winning three trophies and the latter winning the night’s top honor, extending her run as the most-awarded...
The Guardianby Staff and agencies12d ago
Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.
The Guardianby Mark Lawson12d ago
Truman Capote’s core creative life was brief, peaking between the jolly novella Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1958) and the genre-influential “nonfiction-novel” In Cold Blood (1965).
The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo12d ago
A bear attack last weekend has left a California couple seriously injured and mourning the death of their French bulldog, who tried to protect them from the animal.
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