Texas man sentenced to 20 years in prison over death of teen in 1980s
The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas and agencies·4 Sept 2026
A man found guilty in the death of teenager Laura Miller, whose body was recovered in 1986 in the notorious so-called “Texas Killing Fields”, was given a 20-year prison sentence on Thursday.
As AI madness encroaches, we need human connection more than ever. But we’ll have to fight for it | Van Badham
The Guardianby Van Badham·4 Sept 2026
I have a cherished memory of a family trip to the movies. In the Australian tradition, we bought choc-top ice-creams, chattered through pre-show trailers and a hush fell on the full house as the...
15/18 A Place to Heal review – heartfelt docu-realist study of a French teen psychiatric facility
The Guardianby Peter Bradshaw·4 Sept 2026
Veteran French director Cédric Kahn brings us a movie in a classic French vein: a docu-realist study of an institution, in this case a state psychiatric facility for teenagers between 15 and 18...
Pakistan cricket chaos prompts stand-in to seek swift reset after royal appointment
The Guardianby Ali Martin·4 Sept 2026
Mike Hesson was only in the UK this week to meet King Charles. But now the New Zealander finds himself interim head coach of a Pakistan Test side that have sent seven players and his predecessor...
‘Like a tired boxer, battered by applause’: as Andrew Scott’s biopic premieres, Richard Eyre remembers Ian Charleson’s superb, near-death Hamlet
The Guardianby Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent·4 Sept 2026
Ian Charleson was one of the finest actors of his generation and an important figure in the fight for gay rights.
Chat to strangers and let your kids be bored: how to embrace a ‘slow September’ – and enjoy life more
The Guardianby Rebecca Cope·4 Sept 2026
It is a hangover from our school days that September can feel like a time for getting back to the grind.
Wide-legged trousers for men are having a moment. Just ask Gary Neville
The Guardianby Priya Elan·4 Sept 2026
From Kylian Mbappé’s World Cup style to Erling Haaland’s hair tie, football has had many viral fashion moments in 2026.
Nigel Farage meeting a 'shadowy foreign donor'? It can only be another establishment stitch-up | Marina Hyde
The Guardianby Marina Hyde·4 Sept 2026
How many sarcastic air quotes is too many for quoting Nigel Farage’s suggestion that Reform have been ““““““““hoaxed”””””””” by some undercover investigators into appearing to seek to get round...
For Gloria Steinem, fashion was about much more than aesthetics
The Guardianby Morwenna Ferrier·4 Sept 2026
When people wanted to dismiss Gloria Steinem, they spoke about how she looked. Talking about the pioneering activist and journalist who turned feminism into a major civil rights movement, it might...
‘I’m used to doing the impossible’: George Lucas unveils new LA museum – what’s its story?
The Guardianby Matthew Cantor in Los Angeles·4 Sept 2026
“I’m used to doing the impossible,” George Lucas said on Wednesday. But “this one almost broke my will”.
Queer Edward II review – funny, touching time capsule of Derek Jarman at work
The Guardianby Peter Bradshaw in Venice·4 Sept 2026
There could hardly be a more vivid time-capsule film about the publicly funded British arts scene in the early 1990s than this engrossing fly-on-the-wall documentary about Derek Jarman and his...
‘I didn’t know if I’d ever have sex again’: inside Sharon Horgan’s excruciating post-divorce comedy
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·4 Sept 2026
When Sharon Horgan walked into HBO to pitch her new series, Youth, she basically just said “sandwich generation” to them.
Tennessee is about to execute its first woman since 1819. Her case raises troubling questions | Austin Sarat
The Guardianby Austin Sarat·4 Sept 2026
On 30 September, the state of Tennessee plans to put Christa Pike to death. She would be the third person brought to the death chamber in the Volunteer state this year, one of which was stopped...
‘Men calling us woke need our show more than most’: punks Piss on finding strength in visceral confrontations of sexual violence
The Guardianby Emma Garland·4 Sept 2026
You’d be hard pressed to find a band with fewer airs and graces than Piss. First, there’s the unavoidable matter of their name, which they style in all caps, no nonsense; a word that scans as...
A storm destroyed her tea factory. One Canadian friend kept the business alive 2,300 miles away
The Guardianby Aimee Rawlins·4 Sept 2026
When Jessie Dean and Alexandra Sangster met in the summer of 2024, they made a pact. The two women both ran tea companies – Dean’s Asheville Tea Company in North Carolina and Sangster’s Sarjesa...
‘Many of us in Israel live in a state of shock at the savagery’: veteran director Amos Gitai returns to Gaza
The Guardianby Xan Brooks at the Venice film festival·4 Sept 2026
The Palestinian village of Khan al-Ahmar sits off dust-blown Highway-1, between Jerusalem and Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Weather tracker: Hurricanes in the Pacific, but none yet this season in the Atlantic
The Guardianby Joe Williams and Alice Nightingale-Smith·4 Sept 2026
There are currently two category 4 hurricanes and one category 1 hurricane in the Pacific at the same time.
Katseye review – petulant hyperpop bops from a girl group in crisis
The Guardianby Michael Cragg·4 Sept 2026
It takes a certain amount of resilience to be a Katseye fan. Since debuting three years ago via the boot camp meets reality TV show The Debut: Dream Academy, the multinational K-pop hybrid girl...
Wallace’s dog Gromit was nearly a cat, reveals creator as Aardman turns 50
The Guardianby Jamie Grierson and Steven Morris·4 Sept 2026
The creator of Wallace and Gromit has revealed that the world’s most famous stop-motion animated dog was nearly a cat.
The best recent poetry – review roundup
The Guardianby Oluwaseun Olayiwola·4 Sept 2026
Fetch by Colin Bramwell (And Other Stories, £14.99) Bramwell’s translation of Fernando Pessoa’s work into Scots won him considerable recognition: it took the Oxford Weidenfeld Translation prize and...
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