Month: October 2026

Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George MonbiotStrongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot

If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor However grim the trajectory might seem, I’ve always believed that sense will ultimately prevail. As the great perils of dismantling the living world become increasingly obvious, ...

‘I’d consider replacing one of my children’: Taika Waititi on robot kids, his cheese-o-meter and Klara and the Sun‘I’d consider replacing one of my children’: Taika Waititi on robot kids, his cheese-o-meter and Klara and the Sun

The director has turned Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel about an ailing adolescent and her glitchy robot friend into a thought-provoking film. What do the pair think this story says about tech, love and grief? In the wings of the London film festival, a group of young influencers are discussing their ...