Pope Leo had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. ...
Day: October 13, 2026
‘A misunderstood masterpiece’‘A misunderstood masterpiece’
, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Ignore the myriad stories about the film being a box-office flop (though it is looking to be one of historic proportions). Go watch it anyway, because, The Guardian’s Sian Cain writes, “it is a misunderstood masterpiece.” The film’s producers have implored audiences not to ...
Saudi attacks shake the confidence of foreign investorsSaudi attacks shake the confidence of foreign investors
Oil prices ticked down on Tuesday as Saudi oil executives sought to reassure the market following a major attack on the capital’s airport. International energy bosses were largely absent from this week’s World Petroleum Council Energy Congress, held in Riyadh for the first time, after the Houthi attack. The CEOs ...
Trump’s Russian energy strategy could backfireTrump’s Russian energy strategy could backfire
Tim’s view The contradictory tangle of energy policy actions taken by US President Donald Trump toward Russia over the weekend risks repeating mistakes that he and his allies often slammed his predecessor for. On Friday, Trump announced the US would waive sanctions on Russian diesel exports until the spring and ...
A pioneering Jeddah schoolhouse show reaches Frieze Masters in London 58 years laterA pioneering Jeddah schoolhouse show reaches Frieze Masters in London 58 years later
It took 58 years for a pioneering Jeddah schoolhouse show to reach Frieze Masters in London. In 1968, two female artists hung their paintings at a school in Jeddah called Dar Al-Tarbia Al-Hadetha, in one of the first exhibitions women had ever held in Saudi Arabia. One of them, Mounirah ...
How the Houthis’ Zaydi heritage influences their strikes in IranHow the Houthis’ Zaydi heritage influences their strikes in Iran
The Houthis firing missiles at Riyadh are not just Iranian proxies — they’re heirs to a 1,000-year-old Zaydi imamate that ruled northern Yemen on and off until the modern state was established in 1962. Zaydism holds that power belongs to the Prophet’s descendants, not elected officials. In an explainer video, ...
Saudi Arabia strikes strategic oil depots near Yemen capitalSaudi Arabia strikes strategic oil depots near Yemen capital
Civilians warned to evacuate outskirts of Sana’a ahead of biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure Saudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, in a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi ...
Loves Trump, lies and conspiracies: Katie Zacharia is the perfect presidential press secretary | Arwa MahdawiLoves Trump, lies and conspiracies: Katie Zacharia is the perfect presidential press secretary | Arwa Mahdawi
The Maga member believes the 2020 election was stolen and seemingly her new boss is saving the world from a cabal of satanic paedophiles. She’ll fit right in then Poor Donald Trump. His (third) wife seemingly can’t bear to be near him and his (fifth) press secretary recently abandoned him ...
Dubstep and BookTok, a perfect match?Dubstep and BookTok, a perfect match?
Sorry for the late newsletter today, we’re still a little sleepy. To ease you into this afternoon, I have an interview with the guy who coined the term “smutstep,” and has become a sensation among a very specific section of dark romance BookTok — as well as a lot of ...
The Creator of ‘Smutstep’ Wants You to ‘Let Your Freak Flag Fly’The Creator of ‘Smutstep’ Wants You to ‘Let Your Freak Flag Fly’
Last week, a video came across my feed of a man saying horny lines over a dubstep beat. “On your knees,” he snarled. As the beat dropped, he growled, “Mmm, now look at me.” “Instagram reels just showed me a guy who makes ‘smutstep’ for the booktok crowd and it ...