The Oscar-nominated 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s high school horror remains heartbreaking and horrifying in equal measure Often when a pop culture figure, whether real or fictional or somewhere in between, is described as an eternal teenager, it refers to an image of youthful vitality. Carrie White, the wallflowery, telekinetic, ...
Day: November 3, 2026
Trump’s midterm campaign has distilled his vile message | Sidney BlumenthalTrump’s midterm campaign has distilled his vile message | Sidney Blumenthal
The president has spewed vulgar and hateful rhetoric even as he reveals his disdain for his followers Far from veering off his track, Trump in his ceaselessly vile midterm campaign statements has attained an optimal level of Trumpism. He has distilled the raw elements of misogyny, racism and nativism to ...
‘I perfected deception’: My secret life as a relapsed alcoholic | Meghan O’Gieblyn‘I perfected deception’: My secret life as a relapsed alcoholic | Meghan O’Gieblyn
Everyone knew about my years of addiction, the dangers I had put myself in. The second time around, after 11 years sober, not even my husband knew I am finding it very hard to write about my return to drinking. This is unexpected, given that I spent more than 10 ...
‘We’re all on constantly shifting sands’: the play capturing life during the US midterm elections‘We’re all on constantly shifting sands’: the play capturing life during the US midterm elections
Playwright Richard Nelson’s acclaimed Rhinebeck Panorama series returns for another timely look at the fictional Apple family living in a divided America Richard Nelson learned a great lesson, cliched as it is, late in his writing career: the thing you toss off without overthinking can end up being some of ...
From the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics | John HarrisFrom the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics | John Harris
Around the world, virtues such as compassion and kindness are gathering dust, like old hymn books in a long-deserted church Towards the end of the summer, the Tory-Reform defector Robert Jenrick authored an op-ed piece for the Daily Telegraph about the seemingly impossible economics of rising benefits bills because of ...
Vibe Coded AO3 Clone Site Down After Fanfic Authors Buried It With 2,000 Takedown Notices in a Single DayVibe Coded AO3 Clone Site Down After Fanfic Authors Buried It With 2,000 Takedown Notices in a Single Day
A vibe-coded site that scraped Archive of Our Own (AO3) fanfiction works, reuploaded them and charged for audiobook versions is down now after the creator said they received over 2,000 takedown requests from authors in the single day it was up. ao3.life, a website that sprung up following last week’s ...
US strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm electionsUS strikes Iranian island ahead of midterm elections
US officials described the attacks on Qeshm Island as limited and defensive, according to CBS, the BBC’s US partner. ...
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to stop California counting disputed votesSupreme Court rejects Trump’s request to stop California counting disputed votes
The ruling, which comes on the eve of the midterm elections, essentially ends the Trump administration’s bid to disqualify the ballots in the state. ...
Spanish footballer dies after collision with goalkeeper during matchSpanish footballer dies after collision with goalkeeper during match
Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after the 30-year-old suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match. ...
MI5 will not face contempt of court charges despite admitting its evidence was a lieMI5 will not face contempt of court charges despite admitting its evidence was a lie
MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum welcomed the court’s decision and says its judgment “underlines MI5’s serious failures in this case”. ...