Heresy review – feminist folk horror summons something scary in the woods with supply of fresh blood
The Guardianby Phil Hoad·23d ago
Before fertility tourism, the only option for your average medieval serf struggling to conceive was heading to the nearest foreboding woods and summoning weird, antlered dryads.
‘Our job was not to attack’: how do you make a documentary about America’s culture wars?
The Guardianby Adrian Horton·23d ago
Like many teenage best friends, Evi and Vanessa have a penchant for finishing each other’s sentences.
AI is generating a new wave of US populism. It could be a tipping point | Robert Reich
The Guardianby Robert Reich·23d ago
Last week, the unlikely duo of Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon both spoke before a Washington group demanding a stop to AI and its datacenters.
As president of Botswana, I know how we can make malaria a memory in Africa | Duma Gideon Boko
The Guardianby Duma Gideon Boko·23d ago
Botswana nearly defeated malaria. In 2024, we recorded just 290 cases and one death. Through our elimination efforts, many of our districts had seen no local malaria cases since 2010.
EU deadlocked on changes to Russia sanctions ahead of key Ukraine, Greenland talks - Europe live
The Guardianby Jakub Krupa·23d ago
Global leaders are gathering in New York this week for the 81st UN general assembly and given the state of the world, it’s likely to be a lively one.
‘Have some humanity’: Diogo Jota chants at Rúben Neves a wake-up call for Saudi Arabia
The Guardianby John Duerden·23d ago
The good thing about Cristiano Ronaldo playing in your league is that he is one of the most famous footballers ever and when he scores a great goal or reaches 1,000 (just 21 to go), many people...
Trump still thinks Iranians will ‘rise up’ against the regime. In Tehran I see a different story | Hossein Hamdieh
The Guardianby Hossein Hamdieh·23d ago
The US president, Donald Trump, asked recently on one of his Truth Social rants: “When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” So frenetic and all-over-the-place are Trump’s statements...
Control Resonant review – save New York from paranormal phenomena
The Guardianby Phil Iwaniuk·23d ago
This is an arthouse action game from Finnish developer Remedy, masters of exactly this type of thing.
Nimesh Patel on stand-up, Palestine and politics: ‘The way that religion’s been weaponized is ugly’
The Guardianby Radheyan Simonpillai·23d ago
There is a single minute in Buy the Dip, Nimesh Patel’s new Netflix comedy special, in which the comedian nimbly and hilariously goes from describing his wife in labour with their first child to...
The truth about UK prisons and organised crime: ‘They’re your good lads. Respectful. Keep their noses clean’
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·23d ago
Pia Sinha has led the Prison Reform Trust since 2023. In that time, she has seen a Conservative government finally admit to an overcrowding crisis that had tipped over the edge.
Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to evade Taliban wins Asian Games silver
The Guardianby Agence France Presse·23d ago
An Afghan cyclist who disguised herself as a man to pursue her sporting dreams won an Asian Games silver medal on Tuesday, hoping it inspires other women in a country where Taliban authorities have...
Autumn by Kate Mosse review – tender reflections on time and place
The Guardianby Ruth Padel·23d ago
Kate Mosse’s new book is a love-song to West Sussex, part of a series designed to bring out its authors’ personal connections to a home landscape.
Shadows of Beirut review – chaos and crisis as woman goes back to birth city in fractured Covid-era drama
The Guardianby Leslie Felperin·23d ago
This somewhat overwrought drama was apparently shot during the Covid-19 pandemic, partly in the city of the title and partly on sets in a Bulgarian studio.
Many Americans live in the UK – but few vote back home. This year, that must change | Kathryn Sikkink
The Guardianby Kathryn Sikkink·23d ago
The UK hosts the second largest population of voting-age US citizens outside the United States, but Americans living in the UK vote at very low levels in US elections.
There is a racism and cohesion crisis in Britain, and someone needs to lead us out of it. His name is Andy Burnham | Polly Toynbee
The Guardianby Polly Toynbee·23d ago
“The speech” may have been in the making a long while, maybe for a lifetime, but Andy Burnham has only a week left for revision before his first conference as Labour leader.
Meet Barbie Pig: new documentary reveals the wonders of life on the Pacific seabed
The Guardianby Karen McVeigh·23d ago
A magical film that explores the wonders of the deep sea through the eyes of a team of scientists and an underwater robot called Isis will be shown in selected cinemas across the UK next month.
‘What we have is unique’: the Indian craftsmanship behind global luxury fashion
The Guardianby Niha Masih·23d ago
The zardozi embroidery on a Dior dress, the T-strap leather sandals at a Prada show, the mirror-work technique used on a Fendi bag – for decades, the skill of Indian artisans has been an invisible...
Babystar review – a new arrival upends camera-ready life in disturbing family influencer satire
The Guardianby Cath Clarke·23d ago
When teenager Luca (Maja Bons) wants to watch the film of her birth, she finds it on YouTube. Same with the sweet, thoughtful chat her mum gave her about periods when she was nine or 10; it was...
Doom Painting by AK Blakemore review – a dazzling epic of the Peasants’ Revolt
The Guardianby Sandra Newman·23d ago
AK Blakemore’s third novel tells the story of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, when commoners of all classes – not only peasants, but merchants, servants, smugglers, and some local lords and officials...
My son has left home – and I feel full of complicated joy | Zoe Williams
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·23d ago
When kids are small, and their expectations of an event diverge from yours in some important way, you feel terrible about it.
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