Blue Giant by Jordan Prosser review – would life be better on Mars?
The Guardianby Catriona Menzies-Pike·8h ago
Do you have what it takes to survive on Mars? Abby Horne, the protagonist of Jordan Prosser’s second novel, Blue Giant, is certain that she has the chops.
59%plop scoreFat people cannot win, regardless of what we do. And I’ve had enough
The Guardianby Rebecca Shaw·8h ago
As you might know if you read my columns, see me a mile away, or talk to me for five seconds, I am a card-carrying lifelong member of the Fat Lesbian Club.
56%plop score‘Rival courts’: Prince Harry’s surprise UK return may provoke royal spot of bother
The Guardianby Caroline Davies·8h ago
Just as the departure of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ from the UK six years ago came as a complete surprise, so too is their shock announcement they now intend to return.
59%plop scoreDestruction in Kyiv, monsoon flooding and a pink lake: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardianby Matt Fidler·8h ago
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, says equalities minister
The Guardianby Kiran Stacey Policy editor·9h ago
Racism and sexism have become normalised in Britain, the equalities minister has said, as she warned that young men were being sucked into violent misogyny by the “cesspit” of social media.
59%plop score‘I need to think like a CEO’: Weezer on the shifting sands of success, ugly feelings and the joy of spreadsheets
The Guardianby Stevie Chick·9h ago
The first song Rivers Cuomo wrote for Weezer’s new album, their 20th, blatantly mimics the US rockers’ 1994 debut single, Undone (The Sweater Song).
61%plop scoreAigul Akhmetshina: Mujer Fatal album review – classy and sensual in music from Bizet to Britten and Bernstein
The Guardianby Clive Paget·9h ago
Acclaimed for embodying opera’s femme fatales such as Carmen and Dalia, Aigul Akhmetshina explores womanhood more broadly on her second album, Mujer Fatal.
Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
The Guardianby Alexandra Talty in Cape Cod, Massachusetts·9h ago
For many in the US region of New England, the lobster roll is synonymous with summertime. Loaded into a toasted bun, chunks of the sweet meat are served hot and soaked in butter, or chilled and...
60%plop scoreLittle Animals review – Motherland milquetoast creates a clever climate plea
The Guardianby Mark Fisher·9h ago
Nobody does self-effacement as well as Paul Ready. The Motherland/Ann Droid actor excels at playing the kind of man who apologises for his own existence, well-meaning, but insecure – often...
57%plop scoreThe best books to read in August: new paperbacks from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Salman Rushdie and Werner Herzog
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·10h ago
Fiction Fiction Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Dream Count is billed as “a publishing event 10 years in the making”.
59%plop scoreAmy Lee of Evanescence: ‘I could happily do an entire album of nothing but Portishead covers’
The Guardianby As told to Dave Simpson·10h ago
You wrote Bring Me to Life when you were 19. When you perform it now, how do you relate to the younger you?
58%plop score‘Why would you want to retire me?’: Novak Djokovic is still driven by doubt
The Guardianby Richard Deitsch·10h ago
The moment comes roughly 20 minutes into the thoughtfully done Prime Video documentary, Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, where Djokovic, winner of 24 grand slam titles and owner of the most-ever...
58%plop scoreTice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism
The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·10h ago
Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying internal disagreements should be kept “behind closed doors”.
57%plop scoreBoohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts
The Guardianby Sarah Butler·11h ago
The British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog for deceptive practices such as offering fake discounts.
53%plop scoreIsrael’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians
The Guardianby Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent·11h ago
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terror offences – but not Jewish...
55%plop scoreFrank Beard obituary
The Guardianby Adam Sweeting·11h ago
Renowned for being the only member of the Texan trio ZZ Top not to wear an outlandishly luxuriant beard, in spite of his surname, Frank Beard, who has died aged 77, spent more than 55 years as the...
61%plop scoreIt's finally raining, but the drought's not over
The Guardianby Presented by Madeleine Finlay , produced by Madeleine Finlay, Joshan Chana and Jacob Liebenberg . The executive producer was Ellie Bury·11h ago
It's finally raining, but the drought's not over After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon.
There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon
The Guardianby Gina Rippon·11h ago
When Channel 4 announced that it would air a documentary titled The Great ADHD Myth?, an outpouring of fury followed.
59%plop scoreHazy sunshine, factor-50 smiles and Cliff Richard at the wheel: the 20 best summer holiday movies – ranked!
The Guardianby Xan Brooks·11h ago
20. American Graffiti (1973) Let’s begin at the end. 2 September 1962: the final night of the summer vacation; one last big blowout before adult life intervenes.
62%plop scoreFounder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud
The Guardianby Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent·11h ago
The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.
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