For those who are burned out, perimenopausal, or both, dancing all night can be a panacea. It’s great exercise, lowers stress, boosts energy and provides connection. No wonder so many are doing it It’s 4am and I’m in a club – the first time I’ve done this in years. I’m ...
‘Everything I know about evil I learned in that small town’: John Carpenter on terrifying the world with Halloween, The Thing and The Fog‘Everything I know about evil I learned in that small town’: John Carpenter on terrifying the world with Halloween, The Thing and The Fog
At 78, the king of horror and sci-fi movies is as much of a rebel as ever. He talks about creativity, compromise (he’s not a fan) and how he became addicted to moviemaking In 2024, John Carpenter had a dream that sounds like one of his movies: it involved a ...
Changing face of the Peloponnese: backdrop to The Odyssey braces for tourism surgeChanging face of the Peloponnese: backdrop to The Odyssey braces for tourism surge
Tracing a journey across the Peloponnese, taking as its starting point the locations of Christopher Nolan’s new film. As the region faces mounting tourism and development pressures, the environment is becoming ever more fragile under the strain of recurring wildfires and demand for natural resources, particularly water Voidokilia Bay, in ...
‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining‘It’s total devastation’: inside the Amazonian war against illegal gold mining
The Guardian goes on the ground with Brazilian forces fighting to eradicate mining that has destroyed protected areas of Indigenous land The jerry-built bordello at the foot of Vila Cururu, an illegal gold-mining settlement at the heart of Brazil’s most desecrated Indigenous territory, was a hive of depravity until just ...
‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says Extreme heat is pushing some of India’s poorest workers further into poverty, with income losses of up to 9% for outdoor workers, new research has found. Analysis done by the International Institute for Environment ...
A Sudden Flicker of Light by David Thomson review – a brilliantly eccentric history of the moviesA Sudden Flicker of Light by David Thomson review – a brilliantly eccentric history of the movies
From the golden age of Hollywood to harder times today, this is a rapturous account of more than a century of cinema Film critic, historian and author of more than 40 books, David Thomson is back with another three-hour free jazz solo on the subject of the movies, though it’s ...
Chris Mason: Burnham is fifth PM in four years – now he’ll try to buck the trendChris Mason: Burnham is fifth PM in four years – now he’ll try to buck the trend
Determined to hit the ground running, the former mayor hopes to maintain the leadership style he adopted in Manchester. ...
Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World CupVictory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup
It might seem like a trite cliche, but you won’t find many neutrals disagreeing with that verdict on the World Cup final. ...
Moment fans in Madrid celebrate World Cup winMoment fans in Madrid celebrate World Cup win
Thousands of spectators watched Spain’s victory in central Madrid on late Sunday night. ...
US soldier killed and one injured after Iranian attack in IraqUS soldier killed and one injured after Iranian attack in Iraq
The US military reports another death a day after two of its soldiers were killed in Jordan. ...