Reading Festival There’s not much time to dig into her deep catalogue of future-facing pop, but she satisfies the hardcore “Time itself is a circle,” as the rock’n’roll philosopher Nietzsche once said, accurately foreshadowing Charli xcx’s only UK festival appearance this summer. Like her performance on Glastonbury’s Other Stage last ...
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‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better Britain‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better Britain
The former UK prime minister is still shaping politics (even if he doesn’t want to interfere). He talks about keeping his temper, staying fit – and why he won’t pay £90 for a Scotland football shirt It’s a Monday in August and as England burns in dystopian heat, Gordon Brown ...
Hilarity, unease and relief: games show China is not over the finish line in humanoid robot raceHilarity, unease and relief: games show China is not over the finish line in humanoid robot race
World Humanoid Robot Games showcased leaps Beijing has made in the tech, but also highlighted limitations as US rivals prepare their own launches With exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped ...
Blind date: ‘She’s one of the easiest people to talk to that I’ve ever met’Blind date: ‘She’s one of the easiest people to talk to that I’ve ever met’
Mike, 37, a scientific editor, meets Caterina, 35, a teacher What were you hoping for? Good company, nice food and an interesting evening with someone new. I got everything I hoped for. Continue reading… ...
This US city only has one supermarket for 45,000 people. New legislation seeks to fix thatThis US city only has one supermarket for 45,000 people. New legislation seeks to fix that
Big grocery can use anti-competitive clauses to block other stores from entering a market. Rhode Island is the second state to ban that practice Jeannine Johansen remembers the halcyon days of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, when so many of its steep streets were punctuated by grocery stores: Almacs, A&P, Piggly Wiggly ...
Dolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert ReichDolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert Reich
Terrified of being seen as a loser, Donald Trump is nonsensically lashing out – even against our old friend Canada I’m still grieving Dolly Parton. I never met her and always wanted to. She was almost exactly my age and my height and had values I deeply admired. Her death ...
Shaky Sabalenka and wide-open men’s draw set stage for US Open dramaShaky Sabalenka and wide-open men’s draw set stage for US Open drama
Defending champion arrives at Flushing Meadows in poor form and with a host of challengers looking to usurp her Under any normal circumstances Aryna Sabalenka would not have lost her third-round match at the Cincinnati Open last week. For all of her unforced errors, indecisiveness and the obvious tension surrounding ...
Trump’s midterm campaign theme is unrequited love | Sidney BlumenthalTrump’s midterm campaign theme is unrequited love | Sidney Blumenthal
The president senses a crisis in his cult of personality. He believes the path to victory is through unwavering devotion Donald Trump has framed his theme for the midterm elections. It has come to him as naturally and inevitably as staring into the mirror, beyond any logic or argument, his ...
An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon | Jonathan FreedlandAn $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon | Jonathan Freedland
Those who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to come Follow the money. If you want to know how the tech giant Meta really feels about the $18bn it agreed to ...
I tested 18 tools for removing cat hair. These are the 9 best to keep your home fur-freeI tested 18 tools for removing cat hair. These are the 9 best to keep your home fur-free
I put a bevy of hair removal solutions to the test and found the best options for keeping your home fur-free ‘Can’t imagine a cat not having this toy’: Your indoor cat is bored. Here’s how to fix it Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to ...