The News With the Supreme Court shattering the district lines that created majority-Black seats in the American South and legislators scrambling to stay in office, the Congressional Black Caucus is wrestling over its identity. The Supreme Court’s evisceration of the Voting Rights Act in its decision leaves the Black Caucus, ...
Month: June 2026
The human in excelsis: why Victor Wembanyama is unlike anyone basketball has ever seenThe human in excelsis: why Victor Wembanyama is unlike anyone basketball has ever seen
For years the NBA has wondered what would happen if it had a giant who could do everything. The San Antonio Spurs star has given us an answer The NBA season began with serious questions about Victor Wembanyama’s ability to last the distance in the playoffs. Could this brilliant ectomorph, ...
I know what it’s like to be 80. We have reason to worry about Trump’s health | Robert ReichI know what it’s like to be 80. We have reason to worry about Trump’s health | Robert Reich
Physical and mental health aren’t easily separated, especially at our age. And the president is showing many concerning signs I do not wish Trump ill. While he hasn’t shown a shred of compassion for anyone other than himself, this doesn’t justify any of us lacking compassion for him. It’s also ...
‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?
In HBO docuseries Bring Me the Beauties, a lesser-known, image-obsessed cult from the 80s is put under the spotlight Documentary film-maker Chris Smith made the seminal 1999 film American Movie, about an indie director’s struggle to complete a horror film, which he hopes will then finance the completion of his ...
‘Our democracy is run by two private clubs’: can a pro-hunting Democrat lead a blue wave in Iowa?‘Our democracy is run by two private clubs’: can a pro-hunting Democrat lead a blue wave in Iowa?
As Trump’s approval ratings dip and gas prices rise, Democrats see an opening with Rob Sand Rob Sand, the best-known Democrat in Iowa, appears on podcasts to discuss his love of hunting, begins rallies by having the audience sing America the Beautiful and has a tendency to criticize the country’s ...
To die with dignity: my young husband’s final wish came with a $65,000 price tagTo die with dignity: my young husband’s final wish came with a $65,000 price tag
My husband, Craig, didn’t want to spend his last days in the hospital. His fight with bladder cancer then became a battle to get him hospice care at home “This isn’t where I want to die,” my husband, Craig, whispered to me. We were in a shared room on the ...
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack as Trump claims war will ‘all work out well’Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack as Trump claims war will ‘all work out well’
Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country as US president hits out at ‘chirping’ critics and says they should ‘sit back and relax’ European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran reflects the fragility of the current ceasefire, which ...
Netanyahu orders Israeli bombing of southern BeirutNetanyahu orders Israeli bombing of southern Beirut
Thousands leave homes after Israeli military instructed to strike ‘terrorist targets’ in largest escalation of war since ceasefire • Middle East crisis – live updates Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli military to bomb the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation of Israel’s war in Lebanon since a ...
‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett
‘Brash, disingenuous, lethal’: that’s how the 67-year-old actor describes his younger self. He lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences, betrayed his friends. Has this indiscreet, unreliable heartbreaker finally grown up and settled down? Rupert Everett is struggling with the heatwave. It reminds him of the summer of 1976, when ...
AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine MalikAI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine Malik
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines Here is a nightmare scenario for you. You are writing a book about how AI reshapes reality. You start using it as a research partner, ...