‘It’s radical to release a film called Girls Like Girls in this climate’: hitmaker turned director Hayley Kiyoko on sexuality, safety and becoming ‘Lesbian Jesus’
The Guardianby Lucy Knight·11d ago
A lot of Hayley Kiyoko’s teenage summers were spent waiting, bored and pining, as she sat at the computer willing her crush to message her back on AOL instant messenger.
The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped
The Guardianby Chris Stein, Alex Clark, Andrew Witherspoon and Ashley Kirk·11d ago
A turning point in Donald Trump’s second term will soon arrive. On 3 November, voters across the US will decide whether to keep the president’s Republican allies in control of Congress, or return...
Hochul to address Cornell University case after appointing Leticia James to investigate alleged gang-rape – US politics live
The Guardianby Taz Ali·11d ago
Hochul to address Cornell University case after appointing Leticia James to investigate alleged gang-rape – US politics live Kathy Hochul said she no longer has faith in the local district...
Polanski says he doesn’t need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader
The Guardianby Aletha Adu Political correspondent·11d ago
Zack Polanski has insisted his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales does not depend on winning next week’s Holborn and St Pancras byelection, amid suggestions that the...
How Bassam Tariq pivoted from stalled Blade reboot to new Mahershala Ali thriller: ‘I’m happier I made this movie’
The Guardianby Radheyan Simonpillai·11d ago
Mahershala Ali is swinging around a blade in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. That’s not a nod to Ali’s previous attachment to Marvel’s Blade.
The best recent poetry – review roundup
The Guardianby Jennifer Lee Tsai·11d ago
Have It by John Cooper Clarke (Picador, £16.99) The latest collection from the original “people’s poet” displays his characteristic swagger, delivered with a distinctively northern humour.
‘Starchitects go home’: what’s the truth behind Albania’s astonishing building boom?
The Guardianby Oliver Wainwright·11d ago
Last autumn, I was sitting with a prominent architect in New York, when their phone wouldn’t stop buzzing. They finally checked the messages and chuckled.
While I dream of garden greenhouses, a coldframe will do me just fine
The Guardianby Alice Vincent·11d ago
I thought I would have had a new coldframe by now, but the only new thing in the garden is a fox hole.
AI weapons systems are already here. Algorithms must not decide who lives and dies | Kenneth Roth
The Guardianby Kenneth Roth·11d ago
As tech leaders warn about the threats of artificial intelligence, most conjure up images of AI agents running amok, such as hacking systems used to run our critical infrastructure, banks or even...
‘It’s rational to fear the music industry’: Grouper’s Liz Harris on virality, streaming scammers and her ‘restorative’ dream-pop trio
The Guardianby Jenn Pelly·11d ago
In mid-September, I watched as Liz Harris soundchecked to 1,500 empty seats at midtown Manhattan’s historic Town Hall theatre.
It's true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs | Marina Hyde
The Guardianby Marina Hyde·11d ago
Journalism 101 – a course I have yet to complete – dictates that if you have something salient to say you should get there fast.
A new Skywalker trilogy for Star Wars? Going back to the same family-saga well is a waste of time
The Guardianby Ben Child·11d ago
The Skywalkers: who are they exactly? A family that has moulded the entire Star Wars galaxy in their image, to the extent that nobody can really imagine the long-running space opera without them.
Kinky dating app Feeld pays founders record £3.8m after sales jump
The Guardianby Rob Davies·11d ago
Feeld, a UK-based dating app aimed at non-monogamous, queer and kinky users, has reported strong sales growth and paid its founders their largest-ever dividend as it attracts users from more...
Horror films like Obsession are shut out of the Golden Globes – unless they pretend to be comedies
The Guardianby Tom Beasley·11d ago
What do this year’s wish-gone-wrong tale Obsession, gross-out transformation bloodbath The Substance, and Jordan Peele’s generational masterpiece Get Out have in common?
Manchester City verdict has significant implications for game’s integrity, warns FA
The Guardianby Matt Hughes·11d ago
The Football Association has confirmed it has powers to take disciplinary action against Manchester City and key individuals at the club in the governing body’s first comment since City were found...
UK is not facing diesel shortage despite fears of Trump export ban, minister says
The Guardianby Mark Sweney·11d ago
The government has moved to avert panic at the pumps, insisting that the UK is not facing a diesel shortage after Donald Trump threatened to cut off US supplies of the fuel.
The ICE documentary as chilling as a horror movie: ‘We’re trying to put the audience in a position of terror’
The Guardianby Andrew Lawrence·11d ago
Get Out. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Purge. All three films build on an august tradition of using horror as a Trojan horse to comment on the social, political and racial anxieties of their...
For too long, only the right has expanded the boundaries of what governments can do. Can Burnham change that? | Andy Beckett
The Guardianby Andy Beckett·11d ago
How much can a Labour government change the country? According to many voters, journalists and politicians, including plenty in the party itself, the answer to that stubbornly recurring question...
Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again | Austin Sarat
The Guardianby Austin Sarat·11d ago
Botched executions are nothing new in US history. In the era when hangings were common, some condemned people were decapitated.
Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike
The Guardianby Ed Pilkington·11d ago
Top lawyers, doctors and members of the faith community are calling for a moratorium on the US death penalty after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Pike left the prisoner alive but in...
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