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Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca SolnitTrump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit

Public lands belong to all of us. Noone should plunder those lands for profit Do people still say a car was “sold for parts”? Because the US is being sold for parts or just handed over to the oligarchy. It’s a fire sale, a bankruptcy auction, it’s a planned dismantling ...

‘Sometimes you just need a good cry’: why Little Women is my feelgood movie‘Sometimes you just need a good cry’: why Little Women is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort films is an ode to the teary 1994 adaptation of the classic novel I have an ongoing argument with some friends about how I refuse to watch Interstellar again, despite considering it a beautiful and well-crafted film. It’s just ...

Iran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis liveIran hostilities flare after US strike in strait of Hormuz; supertanker hits mines and catches fire – Middle East crisis live

US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in the region US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacks The UAE’s defence ministry said in a social media post published two hours ago that ...

Daisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heatDaisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heat

Great Park, Irvine, CaliforniaPerformances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave Shortly after singing the closing notes of her indie pop gem LES Artistes on Saturday afternoon, Santigold gazes out at the sweat-laced crowd at the ...

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensionsUS strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions

Attack was response to Islamic ⁠Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait, US claims US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island, a US official said, marking the ⁠first known American strikes since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces ...

‘It’s therapy by stealth’: the adult fans helping Lego build its billions in sales‘It’s therapy by stealth’: the adult fans helping Lego build its billions in sales

A growing number of people are rediscovering their love of plastic bricks in later life and boosting the Danish company’s bottom line In a cosy cafe in Kingston upon Thames on the outskirts of London, nine people gather in the early evening to drink and talk. To the casual observer ...

Tom Cruise, Olivia Colman and the return of Rocky: the best films of autumn 2026Tom Cruise, Olivia Colman and the return of Rocky: the best films of autumn 2026

Old favourites Shaun the Sheep, Dune, Jane Austen and Godzilla join Charles de Gaulle, the Peasants’ Revolt and queer identity in Spain • See all of our unmissable autumn arts recommendations here• Big tech goes to Hollywood: is Silicon Valley ready for a silver-screen reckoning? All release dates are UK ...

The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against Big Tech billionairesThe datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against Big Tech billionaires

The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that impact our lives Bryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more than a decade. The lead organizer with Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), a consumer ...