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‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood

His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The Goonies at just 13. Now, he has followed in his mother’s footsteps again as a union leader. He talks Stranger Things, AI and why playing Samwise Gamgee cost him his house Sean ...

‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China

Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay Anderson as director There has always been something surreal about Wham!’s 1985 trip to China. George Michael and ...

He’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars | Nesrine MalikHe’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars | Nesrine Malik

New tariffs, gas price rises, the deaths of thousands, insecurity … We’re living at the whim of one capricious, vain, easily bored man and his gang of stooges You would be forgiven, as the US and Iran traded strikes over the past few days, for thinking that it was only ...

US pauses Iran attacks for second night after Trump advised to halt bombingUS pauses Iran attacks for second night after Trump advised to halt bombing

Top military officials say campaign has reached its limit of effectiveness and warn of dwindling stocks of munitions The US has paused strikes on Iran for a second night as top military officials advised Donald Trump to halt his bombing campaign, and diplomatic negotiations have continued to avoid a return ...

The Guardian view on a US-Saudi nuclear agreement: an offer that further erodes international safeguards | EditorialThe Guardian view on a US-Saudi nuclear agreement: an offer that further erodes international safeguards | Editorial

Even if no reactors are built, Donald Trump’s announcement of a double-standards deal with Riyadh has wrought further damage in a new era of proliferation Even as he threatened to escalate an unlawful war sold in part as preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, Donald Trump opened the door ...

A chef shares her best tips and kitchen must-haves for throwing a maximalist summer dinner party: ‘have nice soap and towels’A chef shares her best tips and kitchen must-haves for throwing a maximalist summer dinner party: ‘have nice soap and towels’

Chef Mariana Velásquez, author of Revel and Colombiana, shares how to pull together a last-minute soiree that feels thoughtful 13 Mexican cooking staples in the drop-dead gorgeous kitchen of ‘Salsa Daddy’ Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Mariana Velasquez has learned ...

‘It’s not rocket science’: a day in the life of a Nasa behavioral health scientist‘It’s not rocket science’: a day in the life of a Nasa behavioral health scientist

Dr Suzanne Bell helps astronauts perform in a high-stress environment. To do that, she wakes up at 5am – without an alarm Tell us: what impact have GLP-1s had on your relationships? Dr Suzanne Bell, an organizational psychologist, leads the Behavioral Health and Performance Laboratory at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center. ...

Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie TysonWhy does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson

Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation Do you want to have a good time? You know, really enjoy yourself? Click here, and tell us your desires. Maybe it’s a new outfit, or some exotic cuisine delivered anonymously and steaming hot ...