Jonathan Franzen: ‘It’s still mysterious to me that I was angry for so long’
The Guardianby Sophie McBain·26d ago
When HBO dropped its plan to adapt Jonathan Franzen’s bestselling novel The Corrections in 2012, the author was so relieved he says he performed his first and last cartwheel on the lawn of his home...
Heat is on Carrick but Wilcox must share blame for Manchester United’s woes
The Guardianby Will Unwin·26d ago
There was a mix of boos and apathy as Manchester United slumped out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday in their latest depressing act in domestic cup competitions.
After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver
The Guardianby Jamie Oliver·26d ago
More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners, I couldn’t believe that we had standards for dog food but no standards for the food we fed our children at school.
Pact with Saudi Arabia threatens to draw Pakistan into Middle East conflict
The Guardianby Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad·26d ago
As he stood in Riyadh last September, the world looked like a very different place for Pakistan’s most powerful man, Gen Asim Munir.
‘He’s simply astonishing’: will Andrew Scott become the first out gay man to win the best actor Oscar?
The Guardianby Catherine Shoard·26d ago
This Sunday, the curtain falls on the Toronto film festival, the last of the three big autumn showcases – alongside Venice and Telluride – that are launchpads for award campaigns.
Harrods seeks to recover abuse compensation costs from Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate
The Guardianby David Batty·26d ago
Harrods is seeking to recover the cost of the compensation paid to hundreds of women allegedly sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed from his estate, the Guardian understands.
Youth: Sharon Horgan’s comedy about dating at 50 is utterly hilarious
The Guardianby Rhik Samadder·26d ago
Ageing has changed, hasn’t it? There’s a generation of middle-aged and perimenopausal elder millennials and xennials who refuse to do it.
Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude
The Guardianby Nolethu Ndude·26d ago
When I heard the authorities advising women in and around Kempton Park, the site of a recent spate of femicides, not to walk or run alone, to avoid isolated places and to “remain vigilant”, my...
Tim Dowling: could the new dog’s tricks make her into a star?
The Guardianby Tim Dowling·26d ago
It’s a Saturday morning and I’m walking the dog on a vast bit of scrubland. The path in front of me is parched and deserted.
Meditating by the Dnipro: I’m an artist in Ukraine, searching for peace and a life between the missiles | Anna Ivanenko
The Guardianby Anna Ivanenko·26d ago
Sometimes, where I live in Kyiv, I hear people say: “This feels pre-war.” It refers to situations that remind us of what life was like before. You could call it a “sense of normalcy”.
Deep cuts: how one Londoner’s fake vinyl empire sheds light on ‘industrial scale’ fraud
The Guardianby John Harris·26d ago
From 2017 onwards, Rehan Ahmed styled himself as a savvy business owner. But behind the facade of a successful entrepreneur lurked one stark fact: his empire was built on fakery.
Alex de Minaur roars back to life to fire Australia to early Davis Cup lead over Poland
The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·26d ago
Alex de Minaur has taken his frustrations out in a Davis Cup thumping to put Australia up 1-0 in their must-win Brisbane tie against Poland.
European education powerhouses rocked by falling scores in global study
The Guardianby Jon Henley, Deborah Cole in Berlin, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent·26d ago
France’s were its worst ever. Germany’s, too. In the Netherlands, results also tumbled to all-time lows.
‘We’ve been on a good run lately. We’ve not had a row for weeks!’: Coleen and Wayne Rooney on marriage, mistakes and making reality TV
The Guardianby Simon Hattenstone·26d ago
“If you’d said to me 10 years ago, ‘You’re going to be doing a TV show about the family’, I would have said, ‘No chance’,” Wayne Rooney says. Few would have disagreed.
From Beabadoobee to 70 Up: the week in rave reviews
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·26d ago
TV If you only watch one, make it … England ’Til I Die Channel 4; available now Summed up in a sentence A horrifying documentary that follows Sussex man Liam Tomsett’s journey into the far right...
Henry Harris’ recipe for tomatoes, creme fraiche and herbs
The Guardianby Henry Harris·26d ago
Forty years ago, an antiquarian bookseller recommended to me Edouard de Pomiane’s La cuisine en dix minutes, a selection of recipes that could be cooked at home in less than 10 minutes.
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor·26d ago
It was, according to the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the “summer of truth”.
Here’s how Germany can defend its democracy – banning the AfD isn’t the answer | Timothy Garton Ash
The Guardianby Timothy Garton Ash·26d ago
Far-right nationalist populist parties are making the running everywhere from Washington to Warsaw.
Blind date: ‘We talked about how I don’t like Clapham gays – guess where he lives?’
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·26d ago
Dec on Dave What were you hoping for? A sweet-hearted madman who would make me belly laugh. First impressions? Looked like a David.
From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary
The Guardianby Peter Beaumont·26d ago
First there was a moment of stunned silence. Then, in the Sala Grande, the main screening hall of the Venice film festival within the Palazzo del Cinema, the audience stood almost as one and turned...
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