Shatterproof wine glasses, Jellycat plushies, ‘yoga paws’ and more delightful gifts handpicked by our experts The best personalized gift ideas Nothing says holiday cheer quite like panic-browsing websites in pursuit of the perfect gift, toggling between 47 open tabs, eyes straining against your screen’s harsh blue light. But finding an ...
‘Don’t lie to me to get free stuff’: how small businesses are fighting back against influencers‘Don’t lie to me to get free stuff’: how small businesses are fighting back against influencers
From diva-like behaviour to freebie requests that never result in a review, ‘entitled’ content creators are a growing blight on small-business owners. Now entrepreneurs are calling them out Nicole Flanagin remembers exactly the moment an influencer came after her business. It was the early hours of a March morning and the ...
James Blunt: ‘Do I have a nickname? Yes, it rhymes with blunt’James Blunt: ‘Do I have a nickname? Yes, it rhymes with blunt’
The singer on his love for Ibiza, the weirdest thing he’s done in the name of romance, and being signed up for Celebrity Traitors against his will You were a punching bag for such a long time after You’re Beautiful became a massive hit, but your consistent good humour is ...
Power creates wars; wars create power. But these compelling acts of storytelling are breaking the loop | Charlotte HigginsPower creates wars; wars create power. But these compelling acts of storytelling are breaking the loop | Charlotte Higgins
Artists’ acts of remembrance about destruction and violence defy the dominant narratives of heroism and sacrifice The way stories are told about wars really matters. It is a point powerfully made by the classical scholar Alice König who, in her work on ancient and modern warfare, points out that the ...
I felt nothing but numbness at my dad’s death – but then I read the book he gave me on my wedding dayI felt nothing but numbness at my dad’s death – but then I read the book he gave me on my wedding day
Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood reminded me of my dad’s decency and mischief. I laughed as I cried, and realised there’s no right way to go through the grieving process I expected to break. But I felt nothing. I did not cry, nor struggle to sleep. I seldom thought of ...
US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky saysUS has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
The US has not confirmed the Ukrainian president’s comments which follow meetings US envoys had with him and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. ...
Scientists Made Monkeys Watch Minions to Study Their BrainsScientists Made Monkeys Watch Minions to Study Their Brains
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that watched movies, made sacrifices, got crafty, and aged backwards. First, scientists learn how primates make meaning out of visuals by peeking into the brains of monkeys as they watch Despicable Me. Then: human sacrifice as climate “crisis rituals,” ...
Copper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary saysCopper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary says
The US government is trying to find out whether the chaos was caused by “incompetence” or faulty equipment. ...
Eisenkot condemns Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab citizensEisenkot condemns Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Israel’s Arab citizens
Prime ministerial hopeful calls Arab minority ‘an integral part of the Israeli story’ as he seeks to form government Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Gadi Eisenkot condemned a “racist and aggressive campaign of delegitimisation” against the country’s Arab citizens, after the caretaker prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused Arab parties of electoral ...
Will Trump’s lame duck presidency push him further beyond constraints of the law?Will Trump’s lame duck presidency push him further beyond constraints of the law?
Midterm elections have defanged the US president – leaving critics to worry about his next move in his ‘fat Elvis’ stage It was just before 3am when Donald Trump entered a crowded Manhattan ballroom, greeted by chants of “USA! USA” and theme music from the Hollywood film Air Force One. ...