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Seven last-minute Mother’s Day gifts that arrive by Sunday – and look like you planned aheadSeven last-minute Mother’s Day gifts that arrive by Sunday – and look like you planned ahead

Plus one of our favorite whiskeys makes headlines, and a very good deal on an adjustable sleep mask This story was originally published in the Filter US newsletter on buying fewer, better things. Sign up here to get early access to it Each week the Filter newsletter cuts through the ...

Female nudity and art that stinks: key takeaways from Venice Biennale 2026Female nudity and art that stinks: key takeaways from Venice Biennale 2026

Despite a call for calm, a combustible mix of politics and protest punctuated the preview week across the pavilions Every two years the art world assembles in Venice for a sprawling celebration of visual arts at which countries “compete” against one another for the prize of best national pavilion. It ...

‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US

Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think Maia Kobabe wrote Gender Queer as a tender attempt to explain non-binary identity and the journey of sexual discovery to immediate family. “I tried to make it as sensitive and thoughtful as possible, especially ...

Grisly injuries, a murder and a disappeared hero: the forgotten stories of US World Cup history | Jonathan WilsonGrisly injuries, a murder and a disappeared hero: the forgotten stories of US World Cup history | Jonathan Wilson

As soccer fans turn their attention to the future of the sport in the States, we revisit four oft-overlooked moments – and one famous kick – that shaped its past This was originally published in the newsletter The World Behind the Cup. Sign up for it here. The last time ...

‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time? The Earth is getting hotter. Conflicts are ...

‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance

Israeli PM says he has ‘full coordination’ with US president amid reports that Washington no longer consults him Benjamin Netanyahu interrupted an uncharacteristically long silence over the Iran conflict this week with a video commentary insisting he had “full coordination” with Donald Trump, with whom he spoke “almost daily”. The ...