Job interviews are a weird business – but what’s the alternative? | Emma Beddington
The Guardianby Emma Beddington·11d ago
I was part of a job interview process recently, on the hiring side of the table for the first time in 15 years, and was instantly reminded how weird the whole business is.
Is your kid off to a sleepover? Don’t forget the secret codeword | Polly Hudson
The Guardianby Polly Hudson·11d ago
The second you have a baby, people begin offering you unsolicited advice. Friends, acquaintances and – most fun of all – complete strangers you definitely didn’t ask will inform you that your child...
AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades | Judith Levine
The Guardianby Judith Levine·11d ago
Over the past few weeks, many of us have struggled to concoct a mental image of brains in the cloud jumping their “sandbox”, sneaking onto the internet, recruiting “swarms” of other “agents” to...
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
The Guardianby Maanvi Singh, Will Craft, Andrew Witherspoon and Julius Constantine Motal·11d ago
Those who lived through it describe the ICE raids as a “siege” or an “occupation”. At the height of the raids last year, agents in armored military vehicles rolled through residential...
Crushed review – Steve Oram is priestly lead in harrowing Bangkok-set child-abduction thriller
The Guardianby Phil Hoad·11d ago
‘He’s American, a little bit overweight, sweaty, a little bit camp, creepy.” As far as descriptions of border-hopping paedophiles go, this seems a little on the nose.
The pet I’ll never forget: Dennis the terrier – who once farted on Jilly Cooper’s sofa
The Guardianby Sophia Money-Coutts·11d ago
In the spring of 2024, my boyfriend and I lay in bed scrolling through photos of puppies. What about this one? Or that one?
‘Oh gosh, that’s exciting’: rediscovered chalk drawing of child attributed to Manet
The Guardianby Dalya Alberge·11d ago
A red chalk drawing of a crouching child, spotted in a private Italian collection, has been attributed by an art historian to the French modernist painter Édouard Manet.
‘Should have garnered the actor an Oscar’: why Liar Liar is my feelgood movie
The Guardianby Rob LeDonne·11d ago
To be completely honest, whenever anybody asks what my favorite movies are, my list has some typical standbys: Goodfellas and It’s a Wonderful Life among them.
The hill I will die on: No music, quiz nights or bustling saloon bar – pubs should have no atmosphere | Maureen Younger
The Guardianby Maureen Younger·11d ago
I was out with a mate one evening when she asked where I’d like to go. My response was immediate: “A pub with no atmosphere.” I cannot think of anywhere better.
The one change that worked: Anxiety had me hiding from the world – then two magic questions set me free
The Guardianby Farryn Stock·11d ago
As with a lot of teenagers, social confidence was not my strong suit. Throughout my time at school in the early 2010s, I hated the prospect of new social situations and would often lie awake at...
‘Whose job is it to empty the dishwasher?’ Experts on the conversations every couple needs to have
The Guardianby Sarah Phillips·11d ago
Many households have an imbalance in domestic duties, and women often struggle from carrying the weight of the organisational side of life.
Pope Leo to address Europe’s role in world on final day of France visit – Europe live
The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·11d ago
Pope Leo is expected to deliver a major speech on Europe’s role in the world as he wraps up his four-day trip to France, which attracted hundreds of thousands of people in Paris and Lourdes over...
Range by Dorthe Nors review – an astrophysicist at odds with reality
The Guardianby Caleb Klaces·11d ago
When Gunn Haven, an eminent professor of astrophysics at an urban university, moves to rural Denmark, she tells a local newspaper: “It’s to do with the sky.” From the outset of Range, Danish author...
Exile has not broken young Rohingya people. But survival cost us more than our homes | Ajas Khan
The Guardianby Ajas Khan·11d ago
Nine years ago, I was forced to flee my home in Maungdaw township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. I was 13 years old.
Just Play Dead review – Samuel L Jackson and Eva Green punch up switchback crime caper
The Guardianby Phil Hoad·11d ago
Having shot five films since 2020, 82-year-old Martin Campbell is a certified member of the post-retirement director’s club that includes Ridley Scott, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen et al.
OK, now it’s time for the Patriots to panic about Drake Maye
The Guardianby Melissa Jacobs·11d ago
After the Patriots pulled out a win in Week 2 over the Steelers, despite another uninspiring performance from Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel avoided answering questions about his quarterback.
Forget the famous names. Here is who actually deserves this year’s Nobel peace prize | Haakon Gjerløw
The Guardianby Haakon Gjerløw·11d ago
The Nobel peace prize is not a contest determined by fame. Yet the betting markets consistently gravitate towards the biggest names in global politics – among them this year, Donald Trump and...
Data shows England made inroads against Spain but they must be more clinical | Andrew Beasley
The Guardianby Andrew Beasley·11d ago
England dominated Spain to an extent very few teams have in recent years. Sadly for them, not in terms of goals. Nor possession.
Arsène Wenger and Arsenal: 30 years on from appointment that changed English football
The Guardianby Rob Draper·11d ago
As feedback goes, even a character as relentlessly optimistic as David Dein might have considered the reaction to his bold managerial appointment suboptimal.
‘I’ve never watched a whole episode of Peep Show’: Matt King on surviving a stroke and reviving Super Hans
The Guardianby Rich Pelley·11d ago
Super Hans is back! What’s he been up to since we last saw him? Splitting up with Molly, the twins, the moped-rental business in Macedonia … Well, Super Hans finds a legal loophole in the marriage...
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