From the ridicule of Trump to the rise of Jack Welch: how the 1980s shaped and changed America
The Guardianby Martin Pengelly·24d ago
Donald Trump is “so much a creature of the 80s but even in the 80s, everyone made fun of him,” Jonathan Kaufman said.
Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’
The Guardianby Matthew Ponsford·24d ago
Vaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies are among 14 tax-funded projects from the UK’s “invention agency” aiming to accelerate nature’s ability to...
The Houthis’ offensive is the latest spillover from Trump’s Iran disaster | Mohamad Bazzi
The Guardianby Mohamad Bazzi·24d ago
When the US and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran in late February, Tehran’s allies in the Middle East jumped into the fray.
The pet I’ll never forget: Bud, the parrot with a crisp addiction who was too fat to fly
The Guardianby Chloe Shorten, as told to Jayni Makwana·24d ago
Bud came into my life at the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020. I work at RSPCA Norwich as head of animal welfare and, when we all had to work from home, I offered to foster Bud, a blue-fronted...
McQueen comes home to happy, dark place at London fashion week
The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley·24d ago
Back when a young Lee McQueen was showing at London fashion week, there was Dante, the show in a Hawksmoor church with a skeleton in the front row and a blaring soundtrack of organ music and...
Heart of the action: why organ couriers are cinema’s new heroes
The Guardianby Jonathan Wells·24d ago
Hollywood loves a ticking clock – especially when there’s a delivery involved. For decades, dangerous cargo has been entrusted to certain types of action hero: spies, soldiers, hitmen, Jason...
Baby girls’ greater interest in faces offers clue to nature v nurture debate
The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·24d ago
The question dates back to the first man and woman: how does the world shape the behaviour of the sexes, and what differences, if any, are present at birth?
‘Still feel a jolt of joy’: why Dirty Dancing is my feelgood movie
The Guardianby Hannah Marriott·24d ago
There is probably a Swedish word for the emotional state engendered in me by Dirty Dancing. A kind of turbo-nostalgia which blends solace, joy and a sense of continuity with a yearning so acute I...
Babies ‘will face almost twice as much’ extreme fire weather in Europe than great-grandparents
The Guardianby Ajit Niranjan·24d ago
European babies will face almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their great-grandparents if climate action does not ramp up quickly, a study has found.
Roman Sands RE:Build review – marooned in a crumbling vaporwave dream
The Guardianby Diego Nicolás Argüello·24d ago
Fetch the chair from storage. Deliver a message that causes disgust. Clean vomit in the afternoon and pour another glass in the evening.
The Recovery House by Derek Owusu review – a uniquely honest view of mental health
The Guardianby Emma Loffhagen·24d ago
“What’s in your head?” Dolores O’Riordan’s raw, plaintive refrain loops through the Cranberries’ 1994 hit Zombie.
Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
The Guardianby Mark Sweney·24d ago
The boss of the chipmaker Nvidia has said AI will not develop to a point that will lead to the extinction of the human race within a few years, rejecting such assertions as overblown “doomsday...
‘Our culture is rich and we need our own space’: the fight to build a permanent centre for Deaf people
The Guardianby Alice Fisher·24d ago
Meeting outdoors became second nature for most of us over this long, hot summer, but Amanprit Arnold doesn’t get the luxury of choice.
All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now | Larry Elliott
The Guardianby Larry Elliott·24d ago
Bad stuff happens in September. For some reason, it is a month that has had more than its fair share of financial crises, perhaps because problems that have been bubbling away come into sharper...
Asian shares rise amid optimism around US-Chinese talks on trade and AI; oil prices fall – business live
The Guardianby Julia Kollewe·24d ago
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.
Three countries, one hike: an Alpine adventure in Austria, Slovenia and Italy
The Guardianby Sarah Baxter·24d ago
‘Achtung! Staatsgrenze!” OK, the signpost marking the “state border” didn’t have exclamation marks but, with its no-nonsense Prussian font, it did feel quite shouty.
The American Way of Killing by Malcolm Gladwell review – wide of the mark
The Guardianby Gary Younge·24d ago
Once, while having a steak dinner with Republicans in a small town in Indiana, the man sitting opposite me asked: “How do you cope in London, when Muslims elected that mayor and you have all that...
Coco Khan and Nish Kumar take on England flags: best podcasts of the week
The Guardianby Hannah J Davies·24d ago
Pick of the week The Good Immigrant: The Official Podcast Launching alongside a 10th-anniversary edition of the essay collection by writers of colour, this podcast sees its editor, Nikesh Shukla...
Legend of the White Dragon review – Power Rangers alumni back for more in low-budget superhero retread
The Guardianby Phil Hoad·24d ago
Despite featuring a clutch of Power Rangers graduates, including Jason David Frank, who died in 2022, this crowdfunded effort is beholden to a more recent action tradition.
Exhausted by optimisation, I’m seeking solace in the past. As Sibelius’s swans soar skywards, so do my spirits | Joseph Earp
The Guardianby Joseph Earp·24d ago
At this fundamentally exhausting moment in human history, we find ourselves slap bang in the middle of a progress arms race, where everything – literally everything – is posed as perfectable.
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