At least one person was killed and several others were wounded as Iranian strikes hit Kuwait international airport on Wednesday. Flights were temporarily suspended as fires burned and smoke filled the air at the airport. Tensions in the Middle East have continued with the US and Iran exchanging fresh missile ...
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What the Hellenic! Why is Christopher Nolan’s new Greek epic entirely devoid of Greeks?What the Hellenic! Why is Christopher Nolan’s new Greek epic entirely devoid of Greeks?
Set to be this year’s biggest blockbuster, The Odyssey’s cast has been selected to ‘represent the world’. Fair enough – except that one key country seems to have gone completely unrepresented … There are the American accents, gleaming body suits and a muddy Dunkirk palette. And then there is Lupita ...
The 12 makeup products I swear by after turning 50, from hydrating lip gloss to the perfect mirrorThe 12 makeup products I swear by after turning 50, from hydrating lip gloss to the perfect mirror
Keep experimenting with different products and don’t be misled by social media: these standout tints, blushes and eyeliners are my new go-tos Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I’ve always been a fan of wearing makeup. Not only is it a ...
James Ellroy: ‘It’s satanic to me, the dependency people have on computers’James Ellroy: ‘It’s satanic to me, the dependency people have on computers’
The outspoken crime novelist talks his provocative new book, his hatred of technology and why the film adaptation of LA Confidential is a ‘turkey’ James Ellroy does not own a computer, his publicist explains, so will a phone interview be OK? When the self-proclaimed “mad dog of American crime fiction” ...
Thank God for Pope Leo. He’s the leader our world desperately needs | Arwa MahdawiThank God for Pope Leo. He’s the leader our world desperately needs | Arwa Mahdawi
Even for nonbelievers like me, the pope has become a reassuring – and all too rare – voice of moral clarity Do you remember the early 2000s, when Silicon Valley buzzed with idealism and tech bros told us they were going to save the world? “Don’t be evil” was Google’s ...
What happened when a tiny school district refused to ‘bend the knee’ to Trump and ICEWhat happened when a tiny school district refused to ‘bend the knee’ to Trump and ICE
In Winooski, Vermont, where more than a third of children are English learners, a school superintendent is taking a stand to protect immigrant students On an April morning at Winooski high school, the day started with a writing prompt: Do you feel safe in school? Why or why not? The ...
Far-right praise for shah’s secret police puts Reza Pahlavi on the spotFar-right praise for shah’s secret police puts Reza Pahlavi on the spot
Son of deposed shah forced to distance himself from once-dreaded Savak as some of his ‘fascistic’ supporters glorify it For decades, the Savak was seen as the most hated symbol of repression that kept Iran’s last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in power – and a main driving force behind the ...
‘The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.’ Is Dreams of Violets AI slop – or the future of film-making?‘The CGI would have cost millions. I spent $2,000.’ Is Dreams of Violets AI slop – or the future of film-making?
It should have taken years, but Ash Koosha made a drama about Iran’s anti-government protests in weeks – and now it’s the first AI-made movie to screen at a major film festival. It could transform indie film-making, claims the director Next week a breakthrough 75-minute drama about the brutal crackdown ...
‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons
Testimonies from political prisoners and journalists arrested in crackdowns since the war have started to emerge as regime’s internet blackout lifts Iranian writer Hamid Asefi wasn’t home on the afternoon of 5 March when armed intelligence agents stormed his Tehran apartment, breaking down the door with a sledgehammer and axe. ...
‘You can be made a laughing stock to millions’: can gen Z escape the fear of being cringe?‘You can be made a laughing stock to millions’: can gen Z escape the fear of being cringe?
With the constant risk of being recorded, many young people are afraid of showing enthusiasm – let alone doing something so potentially embarrassing as dancing in public. Is there a way to set themselves free? In a video posted to TikTok, where Katie Whitney has 2.5 million followers, she says ...