Shannon LaNier, Jefferson’s sixth great-grandson, reflects on his lineage and the role of African Americans in the nation’s founding When the US turns 250 years old on Saturday, Shannon LaNier will be reckoning with a fundamental contradiction in its origin story – and his own. LaNier is the sixth great-grandson ...
Day: July 1, 2026
‘It’s like being close to home’: World Cup vibes immaculate in richly diverse New York‘It’s like being close to home’: World Cup vibes immaculate in richly diverse New York
Fans of all stripes pack the bars to sing, cheer and commiserate in city where more than 3m people were born outside US Almost 200,000 Ecuadorians and Ecuadorian Americans live in New York City, and last week quite a lot of them were in a Brooklyn restaurant called El Encebollado ...
Apple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email AddressesApple ‘Hide My Email’ Vulnerability Reveals Peoples’ Real Email Addresses
A vulnerability in Apple’s “Hide My Email” tool lets almost anyone discover a person’s real email address that is supposed to be hidden by the feature, and Apple has failed to fix it for more than a year, according to a security researcher and 404 Media’s own tests. 404 Media ...
‘I thought of her as a volcano’: the triumphant art and very troubling death of Ana Mendieta‘I thought of her as a volcano’: the triumphant art and very troubling death of Ana Mendieta
Her shocking performances and stunning images made Mendieta the talk of the art world in the 1970s and 80s. Then she fell from a New York apartment block in 1985 – and her husband was charged with murder. As a major exhibition comes to London, her friends discuss her genius ...
Mexico end World Cup knockout drought with last-32 win over Ecuador in Azteca cauldronMexico end World Cup knockout drought with last-32 win over Ecuador in Azteca cauldron
They were held up by an electric storm but, after the skies had cleared, Mexico kept the lightning bolts coming. This was a climactic night that utterly engulfed the senses and its ramifications will be far reaching. El Tri have broken a hex that had nagged and gnawed at the ...
Bennet loses bid for Colorado governor as progressives keep momentumBennet loses bid for Colorado governor as progressives keep momentum
Colorado Democrats rejected Sen. Michael Bennet’s bid for governor, nominating Attorney General Phil Weiser in the latest sign of voters’ frustration with their party in DC. There were few ideological differences between the candidates, but Weiser’s record of suing the Trump administration helped him beat the senator, whom he attacked ...
Women behind the lens: ‘My grandma dressed like a celebrity, even matching the colour of her cigarettes to her outfits’Women behind the lens: ‘My grandma dressed like a celebrity, even matching the colour of her cigarettes to her outfits’
Egyptian photographer and curator Farida Mahdy was inspired to document her grandmother’s style after finding a collection of her photos This image is a portrait of me and my grandmother, Ehsan Ouf, in her flat in Cairo. It is part of a project Grandma and the Fur Coat that I ...
‘Get away from there – run!’ The stunning film about love blossoming amid the carnage of Aleppo‘Get away from there – run!’ The stunning film about love blossoming amid the carnage of Aleppo
Birds of War is an award-winning docudrama in which its own directors fall in love while reporting the horrors in Syria. They explain why they needed a psychotherapist to complete it The air is thick with smoke and dust, the ground littered with the twisted remains of burning vehicles. Children ...
Superdry co-founder was my boss when he raped meSuperdry co-founder was my boss when he raped me
The woman raped by James Holder exclusively reveals she worked for him and had to face him days after he attacked her. ...
Chris Mason: Starmer’s defence plan leaves crunching trade‑offs for Burnham to confrontChris Mason: Starmer’s defence plan leaves crunching trade‑offs for Burnham to confront
The BBC’s political editor Chris Mason reflects on the fallout from the Defence Investment Plan. ...