An underground network of privacy activists is disabling or destroying the ubiquitous surveillance devices sprouting up across the US The first time that “NoMark” tried to knock out a Flock camera feed, he waited an hour for the perfect moment – pacing in and out of bushes that towered over ...
‘People who commit heinous crimes can be victims’: Michael Mann on the provocative power of Manhunter at 40‘People who commit heinous crimes can be victims’: Michael Mann on the provocative power of Manhunter at 40
As a stunning 4K restoration arrives in theaters, the director and cast reflect on creating the disturbing descent into a criminal underworld Michael Mann has shown time and again in films like Thief, Heat, Miami Vice and Public Enemies that he is one of American film’s greatest explorers of the ...
Revealed: history of Spain’s fearless 1970s trans-rights political collectiveRevealed: history of Spain’s fearless 1970s trans-rights political collective
Pioneering activists risked arrest and imprisonment amid lingering persecution after Franco dictatorship New research has shed light on Spain’s first transgender political organisation, a trailblazing collective that was launched in 1978 as its members grappled with the lingering persecution of the country’s four-decade dictatorship. Founded in Barcelona, the Colectivo de ...
Santa in shorts? How Christmas in July became a weird, whimsical summer traditionSanta in shorts? How Christmas in July became a weird, whimsical summer tradition
More people celebrate the made-up holiday than you’d expect, from ‘favorite things’ parties to watching Hallmark Channel’s Christmas programming The smartest time to do holiday shopping is in July. Here are the best, earliest deals Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things ...
‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites
Officials have long lobbied for peak that rises 2,918 metres above sea level to be given coveted designation More than four decades have elapsed since Evangelos Geroliolios made his first ascent to the home of the ancient gods. At the top of Mount Olympus, on the rocky peak of Greece’s ...
Police investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UKPolice investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK
Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election. ...
More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and SpainMore than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain
Spain’s PM warns of “complex hours” ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control. ...
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalateIran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia as regional tensions escalate
Saudi air defences intercept ballistic missiles as Iran reports first night without US strikes in two weeks Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on the southern Saudi city of Jizan on Saturday, after vowing retaliation against the kingdom for attacks this week. Iran, meanwhile, reported no strikes overnight ...
Treasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefactsTreasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts
Jewellery made from BC Iran worn at Odyssey photocall throws spotlight on the trade of rare archeological finds The Odyssey has stormed cinemas, but while its take on the Homeric epic has created ripples among western classicists, it is an actor’s earrings that have made waves further afield. Zendaya, who ...
Scientists Uncover Lost ‘Golden Age’ of Languages That Ended 1,000 Years AgoScientists Uncover Lost ‘Golden Age’ of Languages That Ended 1,000 Years Ago
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that spoke in tongues, sought forbidden love, orbited an orbiter, and performed ritual magic. First, scientists have uncovered a “golden age” of languages that flourished for millennia before fading into our dark age of linguistic extinction. Then, Alan Turing’s ...