California
'60 Minutes' opens its new season under Bari Weiss with the L.A. Rams
Jon Wertheim's Rams profile leads the Sept. 13 season premiere of "60 Minutes" — the first since Bari Weiss' purge of the CBS News newsmagazine.
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Markets
7% mortgage rates are already here, some buyers and mortgage experts say
Mortgage rates ticked up to a new high for the year, delivering more bad news for home buyers.
Culture
A Brazilian documentary taught me the healing power of music
Favela Rising showed me how a grassroots movement can change the lives of young people. Its ethos is baked into the youth charity I work for – and where two of Ezra Collective met • ‘Like painting with light’: photographer Temi Adegbayibi on capturing the energy of music I grew up in Great Yarmouth listening to classical music, learning piano and violin, playing in an orchestra and singing the Beatles in choir. Music was something that was arranged and formal, a privilege handed to me. At 18 I moved to London to study it at university. But outside my small town, I quickly realised that I didn’t have what it took to make it as a performer. There were, however, two course units that really resonated with me: music therapy and music in cultural industries. They weren’t about being a musician but about using music in the wider world. And so, as graduation approached,
Technology
A Day at the Minnesota State Fair With Dôen’s Jenny Olson
Jenny Olson walks us through a typical day behind the Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar booth at the Minnesota State Fair.
Technology
A Long Winter review – hope, desire and subversion in Andrew Haigh’s beautiful winter western
Telluride film festival In a remote Colorado farmstead, a family with a mother gone missing finds a strange buoyancy and freedom as they wait for the snows to melt Andrew Haigh’s mysterious and beautiful new film is adapted by him from the 2006 story by Colm Tóibín , transplanting the action from the 1930s Spanish Pyrenees to the wintry, vertiginous landscapes of Colorado about the time of the Korean war. It is a poignant, subversive study of grief and desire, and the terrible, infantilised loneliness of men without women; it is fiercely acted, and wonderfully shot by cinematographer André Turpin. Lester, played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is a grizzled, hardened farmsteader in the remote hills whose family has a certain sufficiency from their livestock; he makes a precarious living breeding rabbits for their meat and fur. One son, Tommy (Kit Connor) is leaving for military service, leaving b
News
A golf course for ‘the people’ faces a presidential makeover
President Donald Trump wants to transform East Potomac Park's golf course in Washington, D.C., into a world-class venue
California
A playful reworking of Shakespeare's 'Pericles' at Boston Court Pasadena succeeds until the end
Ellen McLaughlin's modern verse translation of Shakespeare's 'Pericles' has its West Coast premiere at Boston Court Pasadena.
Technology
Abel: Two ways Berkshire hopes to cash in on AI
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel tells CNBC the company is pursuing AI opportunities on two paths.
Technology
Aflac Taps Affleck for Commercials to Keep Insurance Customers Quacking
It seems as simple as moving a few letters around, but a new collaboration between Aflac, the provider of supplemental insurance and Ben Affleck, the actor and director, has been years in the making. Pairing Aflac, which has thrived with commercials featuring an anthropomorphic duck squawking out its name, and Affleck. the star of “Good […]
Technology
Al Pacino Sends Video Message to Venice After Missing Press Conference for ‘Father Joe’: ‘I Wish I Was There, I Really Do’
Al Pacino didn’t travel to the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of “Father Joe,” but he sent a video message with well wishes to his collaborators on the movie. “I wish I was there with all of you in Venice, which is great and lovely. I’ve had films there. I’ve been there. I’ve experienced […]
Technology
Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?
A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major parties Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man clad in a balaclava and brandishing a machete terrorises a worker at a petrol station before firebombing the building on the way out. A woman gives birth on the side of the road, unable to reach a hospital due to ambulance ramping and crater-like potholes, which also stop a fire truck in its tracks. Continue reading...
Culture
Amal Clooney Isn’t Letting Go of Boho Just Yet
The Clooneys departed Venice Film Festival—but not without turning one last look. Of course, Amal Clooney opted for a summer staple.
Technology
Amanda Seyfried Dons Miu Miu from Head to Heel Attending Miu Miu Women’s Tales at Venice Film Festival 2026
The actress was one of many in attendance at the Miu Miu event held during the film festival.
Technology
Amelia Dimoldenberg Goes Full ‘Office Siren’ in Miu Miu Spectacles at Miu Miu Event During Venice Film Festival 2026
After announcing the end of her popular series "Chicken Shop Date," Dimoldenberg graced the red carpet at the film festival.
Technology
Andrew Scott Has Waited His Whole Career for a Role Like ‘Elsinore.’ Can Focus and the Bard Anoint Him With an Oscar?
Andrew Scott is the prince of Telluride. There are performances that feel like a reckoning, and performances that feel like a resurrection. Andrew Scott’s work in “Elsinore,” which had its world premiere Friday night at the Telluride Film Festival, is somehow both — a great actor playing a great actor as the curtain starts to […]
California
Andrew Scott knows a little about ghosts. His 'Elsinore' just swept into the Oscar race
The 'Ripley' and 'All of Us Strangers' star steps up in a performance of depth as Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who took on Hamlet at the end of his life.
Technology
As Swiss Films Expand International Reach, English-language Works Are on the Rise
Swiss cinema is resonating domestically and abroad as homegrown films and international co-productions continue to entice local audiences and festival goers around the globe. At Venice this year, Swiss titles and co-productions boasting high-profile talent unspool throughout the festival. Switzerland is also a country of focus at the Venice Production Bridge industry strand with seven […]
Culture
At Venice Film Festival, Amal Clooney and Emma Corrin Joined a Star-Studded Toast to the Cartier Cinema Club
The stars—including Chloé Zhao, Kate Mara, and Orlando Bloom—stepped out to celebrate Cartier’s fifth year as the main sponsor of the Venice Film Festival at the Gritti Palace last night.
Global
At least two dead in blast at Bolivia military barracks
Authorities fear the death toll in Viacha will rise and warn people to stay away from the barracks due to a risk of further explosions.
Global
Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
Technology
Bad Bunny ‘Super Bowl Halftime Show,’ ‘Muppets’ and ‘Traitors’ Win Night 1 Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Bad Bunny’s “Super Bowl Halftime Show” and “The Traitors” dominated night one of the Creative Arts Emmys with seven and six wins, respectively. Comedian Wanda Sykes provided opening remarks. “Television isn’t made by a handful of people. It’s made by thousands of talented people solving impossible problems together to create something great,” she said. “So, […]
Culture
Beauty Marks: The Best Beauty Looks of the Week
From Mary Beth Barone at Venice Film Festival to Doechii at Daisy Chain Fields Festival, these are the best beauty looks of the week.
Culture
Beyoncé Gives the Studio Museum in Harlem a $2 M. Gift on Her Birthday
The entertainer turned 45 on September 4, and apparently was feeling generous.
Science
Burning Man Attendee Dies After Suffering ‘Medical Emergency’ at Nevada Festival
The death comes one year after Burning Man's first reported homicide.
Technology
CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales exploded in the first half of 2026. A new report from the organization says 17.5 million CDs were sold in the first six months of the year, up from just 12 million during the same period in 2025. That's a jump of 45.7 percent, […] There’s some real gems in there. | Photo: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales exploded in the first half of 2026. A new report from the organization says 17.5 million CDs were sold in the first six months of the year, up from just 12 million during the same period in 2025. That's a jump of 45.7 percent, and 58.6 percent in dollars, which reached $171.1 million. What makes this all the more shocking is that CD sales actually shrank 22 percent from 2024 to 2025. The RIAA isn't the only one to notice the boom in CD
California
CNN Films revisits a forgotten 9/11 casualty — the restaurant at the 'Top of the World'
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen revisit Windows on the World, the World Trade Center restaurant where 79 workers and 91 guests died on 9/11.
California
California could be first in the nation to create smoke-damage standards
When a home is left standing after a wildfire, survivors and insurers battle over testing and cleanup. California lawmakers passed two bills that aim to change that.
Technology
Captain calamity: Pete Hegseth under fire for ‘inept’ leadership of US military
The US defense secretary faces internal dissent and discord at the Pentagon, accused of focusing on culture war issues and his own political ambitions as the Iran war drags on In a different Washington, under a different president, a return to the well-worn playbook of all-out sanctions to counter Iran might have been the signal for a publicity-hungry US secretary of defense to adopt a lower profile. But these are no ordinary times. And Pete Hegseth is no ordinary defense secretary. Continue reading...
Science
Chimpanzees used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care
Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia
Global
Chris Mason: Reform UK winded by donations row as insiders call for shift in approach
Nigel Farage's admirers in the party are calling for a stronger operation as the party aims for power.
California
Commentary: 'Primetime' and Chris Hansen deserve each other
A24's sweeps-ploitation drama may deflate the TV host's ego, but it's so in love with its protagonist it can't see he's the least compelling character in the movie.
California
Commentary: Trump's vanity arch is coming and it's no triumph for taxpayers
Building will soon be underway for Trump's Triumphant Arch
Global
Competitors dig deep in Hungarian grave-digging contest
A grave-digging contest in a Hungarian cemetery showcases the skills of the trade and aims to shake off death-related taboos
Culture
Consciously Coupled: Owen Thiele and Jared Ellner on Working Side by Side and Being Gemini-for-Scorpio
The “Adults” star and his stylist partner—who’s dressed everyone from Sabrina Carpenter to Olivia Rodrigo to Thiele himself—have been dating since college.
Technology
Content creators drop the ball
During Naomi Osaka's match against Anastasia Zakharova at this year's US Open earlier this week, a gaggle of ring light-wielding influencers who were packed in a luxury suite became enough of a distraction that the umpire paused the match and repeatedly asked them to quiet down. Elsewhere in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis […] The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. | Getty Images During Naomi Osaka's match against Anastasia Zakharova at this year's US Open earlier this week, a gaggle of ring light-wielding influencers who were packed in a luxury suite became enough of a distraction that the umpire paused the match and repeatedly asked them to quiet down. Elsewhere in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, other creators could be seen asking US Open staffers to take full-flash photos of them while Osaka and Zakharova were playing. Last month, United S
Technology
Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash
Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the tech Growing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with a president pushing an unwaveringly pro-tech agenda. The bipartisan backlash against Flock Safety cameras resembles nationwide rage toward the construction of large datacenters that power artificial intelligence. Polling shows roughly 75% of Americans oppose new datacenter construction in their areas. Continue reading...
Technology
Diddy Can Sue NewsNation Over Drug-Laced Baby Oil Claims, Judge Rules
The disgraced music mogul can move forward with his defamation lawsuit against the cable network.
Global
Disruption at Port of Dover as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
The government says it condemns "the behaviour in Dover" and the hours-long disruption it caused.
Technology
DoorDash Taps Into Football Fandom With Saturday Savings All Fall Long
The DoorDash Streaks campaign arrives on the heels of its World Cup-centered summer promotion.
Global
Drone attack blamed on guerrillas kills at least three soldiers in Colombia
Officials accuse National Liberation Army of launching strike followed by clash inside military compound An attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in north-eastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia’s army said on Saturday. Local authorities blamed the attack – which took place late on Friday – on the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN). Continue reading...
Culture
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Gives First Interview After Tupac Shakur Murder Conviction
The Compton, California, native was found guilty of first-degree murder on Sept. 1.
Technology
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Says ‘I’m Innocent’ in First Interview Since Tupac Murder Conviction
"Man, they lied about me so much. I don’t even know where to begin. All those cops in there was lying like a motherfucker," Davis says of witness testimony
Global
Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime
Sarah Khalifa, 39, charged with forming organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffick drugs An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday. The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for her programme Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime. Continue reading...
Science
Endometriosis can elude diagnosis for years. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it
Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge
Technology
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say
Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties Defence planners working with Nato fear that if war broke out with Russia, Europe could not currently sustain a prolonged war of attrition owing to a public lack of war readiness, a conference on the future of European military coordination heard this week. The pessimism reflects concern that Russia may be winning a so-called hybrid war with Europe, weakening the options available to Nato war planners in the event of military conflict. Continue reading...
Culture
Every Guest Ye Brought Out During Night 2 of His Star-Studded Homecoming Show in Chicago
From Travis Scott to Kid Cudi and Rick Ross, 15 guests in total touched the global stage.
Technology
Explore the globe in field recordings
I love field recordings. I love making them. I love them when they're incorporated into my ambient music. They're great background noise for working or sleeping. But they're also great for active listening, focusing in on the fine nuances of burbling brooks or urban chaos. Earth Garden gives you a globe to explore with real […] Around the world in 80 WAVs. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I love field recordings. I love making them. I love them when they're incorporated into my ambient music . They're great background noise for working or sleeping. But they're also great for active listening, focusing in on the fine nuances of burbling brooks or urban chaos. Earth Garden gives you a globe to explore with real field recordings taken from various locations. Earth Garden is inspired by Radio Garden (which you should also check out) except, instead of exploring the world via
Technology
Fake job recruiters are getting smarter about scamming job seekers. AI is making it even worse.
Scammers are spamming job candidates with emails and LinkedIn messages with offers that are too good to be true.
Global
Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations
Preservationists worry board may seize on incident ‘to make the point that the whole thing needs to be shut down’ Falling debris from a ceiling in the grand foyer of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts may have complicated a battle over renovations of the Washington DC arts center that could result in the building being demolished. A portion of the ceiling collapsed on Friday evening after heavy rain swept through the area, prompting officials to temporarily close the Edward Durell Stone-designed building. No one was injured by the debris. Continue reading...
Technology
Fantasy Footballers’ Andy Holloway is a dedicated zero-inbox kinda guy
Andy Holloway cohosts the Fantasy Footballers podcast with his friends Jason Moore and Mike Wright. The show is one of the premier fantasy sports podcasts, netting over 2 million monthly listeners and numerous awards, including Best Sports Podcast from iHeartRadio and People's Choice at the Podcast Awards four years in a row. Holloway's goal has […] Andy Holloway cohosts the Fantasy Footballers podcast with his friends Jason Moore and Mike Wright. The show is one of the premier fantasy sports podcasts, netting over 2 million monthly listeners and numerous awards, including Best Sports Podcast from iHeartRadio and People's Choice at the Podcast Awards four years in a row. Holloway's goal has always been about bringing fantasy football to a wider audience, not just hardcore nerds. With the NFL season starting next week and fantasy drafts in full swing, now seemed like a great time to
Technology
Fashion, form and the beach: the photography of Max Dupain – in pictures
Photographer Max Dupain’s diverse and creative output helped shape Australia’s visual identity in the mid- to late 20th century. A major retrospective, Definitive Dupain, runs at the State Library of NSW until July 2027 Continue reading...
Technology
Federal judge extends block on Trump order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms
A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states begin sending out mail ballots.
Culture
Flight price rises due to 'foolish leaders' starting wars, Virgin's Branson says
Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation of oil, causing a surge in the price of car and jet fuels.
Technology
Flock cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power
Although police say the cameras are an invaluable crime-fighting tool, some critics say their pervasiveness amounts to unconstitutional warrantless mass surveillance.
Global
Flock says its cameras make US safer - so why are they being sabotaged?
The AI-powered cameras have been vandalised across the US, as citizens object to the growing surveillance network.
Technology
Food delivery riders call on platforms to open up AI ‘black box’ they say has cut pay
Workers who blame algorithms for lowering their earnings are getting help from academics to find out how the system works Gig economy workers are urging delivery platforms to open up the “black box” of computer-driven algorithms that determine the jobs they are offered and how much they are paid, blaming increased use of AI for lowering wages. A group of food delivery riders in Edinburgh say their rates of pay have fallen and their working conditions have deteriorated at the same time as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat, the three dominant gig economy platforms in the UK and Ireland, have increased their use of automation. Continue reading...
Culture
For feminists, the deaths of Parton and Steinem days apart deliver a double dose of grief
The deaths of Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton just days apart have delivered a double dose of grief for feminists
Culture
For feminists, the deaths of Parton and Steinem days apart deliver a double dose of grief
Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton's deaths eight days apart sent a double dose of grief around the world and across generations as many women (and some men!) asked who would take their places at the forefront of women's rights.
California
Former ABC News employee drops CBS correspondent Matt Gutman's name from lawsuit
Gutman is no longer a part of a wrongful termination suit filed against ABC that claimed he used inappropriate language in the workplace.
Markets
Former Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith is sued by investor over wind farm project
NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith is being sued by a Native American investment company over claims that the former Dallas Cowboys running back and his business partners misappropriated a $2.5 million loan that was supposed to fund a wind farm pro...
Technology
From Nish Kumar to the Bayeux tapestry: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Our premier political comedian heads out on tour, while the 70-metre-long woven story of 1066 arrows its way to Britain for the first time Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Out now Widely popularised by an episode of Friends in which Ross makes an ass of himself with Isabella Rossellini, the notion of the “celebrity sex pass” completes some sort of cultural loop here as another Friends star, Jennifer Aniston, comes full circle to play a version of herself, the subject of Tom’s (Michael Cassidy) get-out-of-jail lust freebie. A romcom from David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer). Continue reading...
Technology
From Trump’s takeover threats to a ‘northern neighborhood,’ why the EU chief is going to Greenland
The visit comes as Trump renews his push for greater U.S. control of the self-governing Danish territory.
Technology
From the Archive: Tennis GOATs Who Defined Original Center Court Style
From Arthur Ashe to Billie Jean King, WWD revisits the tennis legends whose talent and style helped change the game.
Technology
From ‘mystery vacations’ to hostels, budget travelers get thrifty as prices rise
Despite rising prices and the travel industry focusing on the luxury segment, budget-minded vacationers are still finding ways to get away.
Technology
GM vs. Ford: U.S. defense, energy sectors add to automakers' century-old rivalry
General Motors and Ford are looking for new potential growth areas, including by seeking military contracts and getting into energy storage businesses.
Technology
Gallagher Brothers Skip Venice Press Conference for Concert Doc
'Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger' captures the brothers’ blockbuster Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour, their first live performances after their infamous falling out back in 2009.
Technology
Georgina Rodriguez Pairs Gucci Horsebit Pumps with Custom Gucci Suit at Venice Film Festival 2026
The socialite graced the red carpet for a screening of "Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?"
California
Global warming is ruining their way of life. These Colorado ranchers demand accountability
Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
California
Gloria Steinem hopped in a bunny suit so other female writers could leap
Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy bunny to expose the working conditions of women. She paid a hefty price, but in the end, women benefited because of Steinem's risk.
Technology
Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire
A Greek air force jet has crashed at an aerial show north of Athens
Global
Greeks promised tax relief, wage hikes as protesters take to the streets over cost of living crunch
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised more than 2 billion euros or $2.3 billion in tax cuts, salary increases and other support measures before Greece’s general election next year
Global
Here's a look at 'reach' election races where Democrats hope to pull off House upsets
The party in power traditionally suffers losses during midterm elections. Democrats managed to avoid a predicted 2022 "red wave," but they saw Republicans flip both chambers when President Donald Trump was reelected last cycle.
Technology
Hey, Oscars: No Sympathy Required to Give Mike Leigh’s ‘Tender Loving Care’ the Consideration It Deserves
Let’s dispense with the suspense. Mike Leigh has been nominated for an Academy Award seven times and has won it zero times. That seems wrong. He has a Palme d’Or, a Golden Lion, five decades of films that taught generations of actors what unglamorous truth looks like and one of the most distinctive bodies of […]
Global
How much can Canada fight back in its trade war with the US?
The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight.
Culture
How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America - and ultimately fell apart
A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against the US mother after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
Markets
How these Gen Z workers managed to buy homes in their early 20s
Despite typical first-time buyers navigating a challenging housing market in recent history, a growing number of young adults have been able to become homeowners.
Markets
How to invest in a booming stock market that’s way cheaper than the S&P 500
Poland’s reclassification as a developed economy from an emerging market opens it up for investment by many more investors.
Technology
Humanoid robots could upend life as we know it — if only they had better brains
Humanoids need to get better at retaining information and learning from their mistakes. Memory technology will be key to future breakthroughs.
Global
ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent Federal immigration officials quietly received permission from a judge in recent weeks to force-feed a detained Cuban hunger striker inside a Texas detention center, including with the use of a rare, nonconsensual surgical procedure, court records reveal. The man is likely the 19th hunger striker in Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) detention where the agency has had an application approved to conduct “involuntary medical procedures” since January 2025. The rising number of cases under the second Trump administration has alarmed advocates amid wide-ranging accusations of mistreatment inside facilities nationwide. Continue reading...
Technology
Icons Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem never officially retired—why that's a choice for some and requirement for others
The idea of never retiring sounds awful to some, but inspiring to others who want to pursue their passions long after they've left full-time work.
Technology
Impact of War in Iran Set to Feature in Two Venice Film Festival Dramas
With war still ravaging Iran — six months after the country was attacked by U.S. and Israeli forces — the Venice Film Festival is set to launch two Iranian films that will provide viewers vivid on-the-ground insight on the conflict’s societal impact as the country contends with bombs and its repressive regime. Ali Asgari, who […]
Technology
In 'Primetime,' Robert Pattinson takes on the 'irresistible' role of Chris Hansen
Robert Pattinson didn't plan to play Chris Hansen in “Primetime,” which debuted Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, but it became irresistible
Global
Iran accuses the US of targeting a tanker near Kharg Island, and other key Mideast developments
Iran has accused the U.S. of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf
Technology
Italy's Meloni just hit a major political milestone. Former leaders say economic reform must follow
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government became the country's longest-serving cabinet since World War II on Friday.
Global
Jaguar Land Rover confirms planned job cuts
The firm says it needs to save about £1.7bn over the next two years.
Culture
Jay-Z Kicks Off London Shows With Beyoncé Birthday Tribute, Fugees Reunion
The rapper's first UK headline set in over a decade brought out DJ Khaled, Giggs, and a surprise Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean performance.
Technology
Jeff Zucker on His Venice Film Festival Debut for A24’s ‘Primetime’: “This Is Very Surreal”
The former NBC Entertainment chief turned up on the Lido to support his film debut (playing himself!) opposite Robert Pattinson in Lance Oppenheim's dissection of 'To Catch a Predator.'
Culture
Jennifer Lawrence Debuts Butterfly Bangs Just in Time for Fall
Presenting at the LVMH Prize ceremony in Paris yesterday, Jennifer Lawrence proved once again the power of a seasonal hair switch-up.
Markets
Jobs and Iran add to Trump’s midterm headaches. Why that’s good for bonds and bad for energy stocks.
The president needs lower gasoline prices and mortgage rates — fast.
Technology
John Malkovich Returning to Israel With ‘The Music Critic’
The two-time Oscar nominee will return to Tel Aviv in April to star in the satirical theatrical-musical production.
Technology
Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood on “Getting Whipped Naked” and “Embracing the Madness” of Their Deranged Literary Biopic
'The Idiot(s),' which premiered Friday night in Telluride, is unlike anything else on the fall circuit: “There'd be days where they would say…‘Today you're going to be shitting on your landlady's doorstep.’”
Technology
Judge indicates Trump pressure campaign could permanently sink Reflecting Pool case
The judge asked whether prosecutors were still investigating Hearn's conduct -- and prosecutors said they were not.
Global
Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists
Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outlet A federal judge has declined to stop the Pentagon from firing journalists who say they were illegally punished for speaking out about the need for the Stars and Stripes publication to maintain its editorial independence. The ruling by US district judge Trevor McFadden allows the Pentagon to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over the historically independent military news outlet. Continue reading...
Culture
Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts For decades shapewear has been used to compress and cinch. But now there is a sub-genre emerging. Rather than shrinking a silhouette, it aims to add inches. This week M&S launched a bodysuit that features exaggerated padding at the hip allowing the wearer to create an hourglass shape, or at least the illusion of one. Continue reading...
Technology
Kate and Rooney Mara Talk ‘Bucking Fastard,’ Synchronized Sisterhood and Werner Herzog Life Lessons: “He Doesn’t Give a S***”
The real-life sisters play Irish siblings who speak, love and dream in unison in the new drama from the director of 'Grizzly Man' and 'Fritzcaraldo,' which premiered in competition in Venice.
Culture
Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center's grand foyer collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center's vice president for public relations.
Technology
Kid Cudi Defends Kanye West After Ending Feud: Kanye ‘Apologized and It Was Sincere’ After Antisemitic Outbursts
After feuding for the past few years, Kanye West and Kid Cudi have made up and reunited during West’s Chicago concert on Friday night. West performed the past two nights in his hometown of Chicago to promote his latest album, “Bully,” and welcomed several surprise guests to the stage. Cudi joined his longtime collaborator for […]
Technology
Kim Gordon and Suzanne Lindon on Film, Friendship, and Collaborating With Claire Denis for Miu Miu Women’s Tales
The actor and musician are premiering the latest chapter in Miu Miu’s ongoing short film series at Venice Film Festival—and shared the story behind the film with Vogue.
Technology
Lainey Wilson Set to Host 2026 CMA Awards
The announcement was made live on ESPN's College GameDay.
Technology
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef and Giggs among surprise guests at Jay-Z's long-awaited UK show
The US rapper rolled back the years for more than two hours at the first of his two shows in London.
Technology
Lav Diaz Preps False Prophets Film and Jose Rizal’s ‘Noli Me Tangere’ Adaptation, Unpacks Venice Title ‘Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Lav Diaz is developing a film about false prophets and a screen adaptation of José Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere,” the Filipino auteur reveals, alongside details on “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors” (“Makikiraan Po”), his Spanish colonization drama premiering in the Venice Open section of the Venice Film Festival. Diaz tells Variety, “Right now, I’m working […]
Technology
LeBron James teases partnership with Polymarket
LeBron James on Saturday teased an upcoming partnership with the prediction markets platform Polymarket in a social media post.
Technology
Liam and Noel Gallagher Raise Fists and Electrify Venice as Oasis Doc Gets 8-Minute Standing Ovation
Oasis mania hit Venice Film Festival on Saturday night as Liam and Noel Gallagher presented the world premiere of their highly anticipated documentary “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” The rock doc received an eight-minute standing ovation as the once-estranged brothers held hands and raised them triumphantly. Earlier on the red carpet, Italian fans donned their […]
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Liam and Noel Gallagher Skip Oasis Documentary Press Conference at Venice Film Festival
In news that might not surprise anyone, Liam and Noel Gallagher skipped the Venice Film Festival press conference for their upcoming Disney+ documentary “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” on Saturday. The two brothers — who reunited last year for their massive “Live ’25” tour after a 15-year feud — arrived on the Lido in […]
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Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in dramatic deadlock – what comes next?
District attorney must decide whether to retry case after jury’s failure to reach verdict despite hours of deliberation Lindsay Clancy, prosecutors, defense lawyers, the judge and millions watching on are back where they started after her five-week trial over the murder of her three children ended in a mistrial. America’s saddest case has ceased for the moment, but the legal wrangling is not over, and a second trial could now be on the horizon, prolonging and repeating an agonizing spectacle that has gripped America and the world. Continue reading...
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Lindsay Clancy murder trial has divided US on whether she's victim or criminal
Some say the case shed light on the mental health struggles of mothers, while others argue it's no excuse for murder.
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Lindsay Clancy trial puts spotlight on defense attorney, prosecutors
The trial ended in a mistrial after over five weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberations.
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Louis Garrel Jokes About ‘Moretti Method’ Acting at Press Conference for Nanni Moretti’s ‘It Will Happen Tonight’
Veteran auteur Nanni Moretti – who has had nine movies in competition at Cannes — is back in Venice after 37 years with “It Will Happen Tonight,” a romantic drama toplining French star Louis Garrel and Italian A-lister Jasmine Trinca (“La Storia,” “Supersex”). “Years ago I had coined this slightly stupid phrase that I used to […]
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Low-income patients at UCLA Health scramble to find new doctors as contract ends
Thousands of low-income patients, some desperately ill, are scrambling to find new doctors as they lose access to UCLA Health physicians after an eight-year Medi-Cal contract was not renewed.
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Mad Solutions and Haitham Dabbour’s Irth Platform Announce Strategic Pan-Arab Content Partnership in Venice
Pan-Arab distributor Mad Solutions and Egyptian multihyphenate Haitham Dabbour’s Irth platform dedicated to supporting standout writers across the Arab world announced a strategic partnership on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival that aims to boost quality content output from the region. Under the pact, Mad Solutions and Irth will jointly “develop, package and support film, television and […]
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Maggie Gyllenhaal Was Asked to Use AI to Recreate Marilyn Monroe. But it Flopped Compared to Dakota Johnson
The Venice Film Festival jury president said her AI experiment "fundamentally did not work. All the reasons we decided to make this project to begin with were killed off in the AI version."
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Major disruption as grass fire halts all trains to Heathrow Airport
Severe delays and cancellations are set to continue, with no trains between central London and the airport.
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Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
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Mandy Moore on Hilary Duff’s Musical Comeback and Playing an ‘Absolute Bitch’ in Dan Fogelman’s NFL Family Drama ‘The Land’: It’s ‘”Friday Night Lights” and “Succession” All Rolled Into One’
Mandy Moore knows how to travel with her kids. She hands them a tablet for some screen time. Not that the children have carte blanche on what they could watch. Instead, Moore uses ABCmouse, a childhood education app that she says keeps the kiddos occupied while teaching them how to read. It also offers lessons […]
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Many truckers don't feel like the rest of America about AI data centers as business booms
Sprawling data center components from HVAC systems to tubing, wiring and semiconductors arrive primarily by truck, a boon for a business hit hard by trade wars.
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Mariacarla Boscono on Wearing Chanel to Venice Film Festival: “I Feel Like Matthieu’s Princess”
Supermodel Mariacarla Boscono marked her fifth time on the lido wearing the newspaper print gown from the Chanel resort 2027 collection.
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Marion Cotillard Praises Venice Biennale College Cinema Workshop: ‘Not all Films Are Destined to Draw Millions of Viewers and Turn a Profit’
Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) is at the Venice Film Festival in a new guise, as tutor of Biennale College Cinema, the workshop allowing emerging filmmakers to develop and produce micro-budget feature-length films, which is sponsored by Chanel. Biennale College Cinemas was conceived 15 years ago by Venice chief Alberto Barbera in tandem […]
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Masked men block traffic to UK's port of Dover, site of past anti-immigrant protests
Masked men have blocked the entrance to Britain’s busiest ferry port, Dover
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Meet the CISO: A new front line star in the AI cybersecurity war
The OpenAI-Hugging Face agent hack sent shockwaves through the business world and helped put the chief information security officer into the spotlight.
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Michael Jordan’s Classic Air Jordan 6 Is Coming Back in a Rare Colorway With Original Details for the First Time Ever
The Air Jordan 6 Retro OG Sport Blue returns with Nike Air branding in 2027.
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Michael Owen doesn't tell his children he loves them - how big a deal is that?
His comments sparked discussions around parenting, gender and culture, and just how important those three simple words are.
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Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms
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Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon
In recent weeks, Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel's military. Hezbollah has repeatedly attacked Israeli forces in the area with drones.
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More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican
Latest data from Gallup, showing 49% leaning Democrat and 39% Republican, marks sharp reversal from 2024 More voters are identifying as Democrats and shying away from calling themselves Republican, according to the latest quarterly data published by Gallup . Some 49%of voters surveyed leaned Democrat, including independent voters asked to pick one party or the other. Only 39% of respondents leaned Republican. Continue reading...
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Moto Guzzi's renovated Lake Como headquarters welcomes a pilgrimage of motorcycle-bound aficionados
Moto Guzzi enthusiasts now have a new reason to visit the iconic Italian motorcycle's headquarters
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Mudslide kills 1 and leaves 11 missing in China after heavy rain from tropical storm
A mudslide in eastern China has killed one person and left 11 others missing
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NBA 2K27 Introduces New Brands, Sneakers and First-ever Co-ed City Mode
The latest installment of the hit basketball video game franchise is available now.
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Natalie Portman Welcomes Third Child, First With Partner Tanguy Destable
The 45-year-old actress is now a mom of three after welcoming her new baby last month in Paris, according to People.
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Nazi-looted painting must be returned to Jewish art dealer’s heir, Argentina court rules
Portrait of a Lady had been missing since 1940 before being photographed in 2025 in Argentinian home of Nazi officer’s daughter Argentina must return to the rightful owner’s heir an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, a judge has ruled. Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed in 2025 hanging in the home of the daughter of a senior Nazi officer who had fled to Argentina after the second world war. Continue reading...
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Nearly 2,000 people fall ill in suspected food poisoning in Indonesia
Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, have fallen ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals program between Sept. 1 and Sept. 3
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New Hampshire's GOP primary features two familiar names from the past, and voters are fine with that
While voters elsewhere have embraced a decidedly anti-establishment sentiment this campaign season, New Hampshire Republican voters appear content with their choices and are poised to pick a familiar name over a fresh face on Tuesday.
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New Hampshire's GOP primary features two familiar names from the past, and voters are fine with that
New Hampshire’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is a back-to-the-future moment, featuring two older former senators who last held office many years ago
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Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover
The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.
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Nirosta Steel Issues Apology for Following AI Accounts
“I did not realize that a few of the accounts contained highly toxic content, so I deleted my profile.”
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Oasis reunion tour documentary rocks Venice Film Festival
The Gallagher brothers bring rock star energy to the Venice Film Festival with their documentary “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.”
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Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger review – mammoth tour movie brings the joy and poignancy of reunion
The Gallagher brothers’ comeback concerts are given the full fan-worship treatment, but it’s impossible to begrudge the euphoria they have created “Hello … hello … It’s good to be back.” With these words – and the unfortunate possibility of a royalty payment to a certain disgraced ex-pop star – this highly enjoyable fan-worship documentary revives the memory of last year’s staggering and already mythic Oasis reunion tour . It also recollects how effortlessly funny the Gallagher brothers are, like a great comic double act. There’s a big laugh in the tense scene in the rehearsal room, when Liam finally shows up after Noel and everyone else had been there for hours – and the very first thing that comes out of his mouth is a fierce and magnificently sullen objection to the baffles on the drum kit: “They’re giving me the hump.” Yet to the surprise of many who did not believe, and these biblic
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On Hulu’s ‘Furious’ and the Potent Fantasy of Revenge
“Furious” imagines a world in which the powerful can be made physically afraid of someone they once regarded as disposable. Its popularity may tell us less about women’s appetite for brutality than about our collapsing faith in systems of justice.
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On’s Most Stylish Sneaker Yet Arrives With Second FP Movement Collaboration — Shop Here
The floral-bedecked Cloudmonster 3 is joined by a more subtle take on the all-new Cloud X Tempo for strength and cardio workouts.
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OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’
OpenAI says it needs to overhaul how and when it reports instances of AI models attacking real-world targets. The acknowledgement comes as the company manages the fallout from reports that a swarm of its out-of-control agents hijacked a German wiki site. Regarding the "'wiki incident,' where our agents wrote to several internet sites," OpenAI wrote […] OpenAI says it needs to overhaul how and when it reports instances of AI models attacking real-world targets. The acknowledgement comes as the company manages the fallout from reports that a swarm of its out-of-control agents hijacked a German wiki site . Regarding the "'wiki incident,' where our agents wrote to several internet sites," OpenAI wrote in a post on X on Saturday morning, "it's past time for us to define standards for when and how we share misalignment incidents, not just misalignment properties of our models." OpenAI sa
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Opinion: What STAT readers think about M.D. vs. D.O., AI in medicine, surrogacy, and more
“A click, signature, or brief review should not magically transfer responsibility from an AI developer or platform to a physician,” a reader tells STAT.
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Original ‘Practical Magic’ Star Alexandra Artrip Addresses ‘Negativity’ Over Recasting in Sequel: They ‘Did What They Thought Was Best to Be Successful’
Alexandra Artrip, who played the youngest daughter of Sandra Bullock’s character Sally Owens in 1998’s “Practical Magic,” has weighed in on the sequel’s decision to recast her and fellow original actor Evan Rachel Wood in the upcoming sequel. Artrip played Antonia Owens alongside Wood as her older sister Kylie, but their roles were given to […]
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Phoebe Bridgers Talks ‘Super Intimidating’ Acting Debut at ‘Primetime’ Venice Premiere
“She’s unbelievable,” Robert Pattinson said of his musician co-star. "Even on the first day, she was so relaxed"
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Plastic surgery is booming with boomers. Here’s how to cash in on the antiaging craze.
Americans age 65 and older are suddenly the fastest-growing customers for cosmetic surgery.
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Prince William to attend King Harald's funeral in Norway
The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the funeral of Harald V in Oslo next week.
Technology
Princess the boa constrictor nails audition for the opera at the Met
The Metropolitan Opera in New York requires auditions for everyone on stage
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Putin begins talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on ending war with Ukraine
Moscow and Kyiv vow not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during negotiations Russian president Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine in the Kremlin Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv expected on Sunday. Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during the negotiations, as Washington tries to revive US-led talks to end Europe’s worst conflict since the second world war. Continue reading...
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Putin meets with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine
The envoys' trip comes as both sides escalate aerial attacks, some 4 1/2 years after the Kremlin's invasion of its neighbor.
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Putin orders 72-hour pause in Kyiv strikes as US envoys visit
U.S. envoys are trying to revive a stalled push to end Russia's invasion.
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Recipe for success - the Chicken Shop Date moments that created a YouTube star
After more than 10 years, Amelia Dimoldenberg announced Chicken Shop Date was shutting up shop.
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Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000
The party says the tax cut will be paid for by reducing public spending by £80bn.
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Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster
Chinese man at Trishuli hydropower project and Nepali woman in Nuwakot found 10 days into rescue operation Emergency responders have rescued a Chinese man and a Nepali woman in two separate operations as authorities continued to search for thousands of people missing 10 days after massive floods hit Nepal. The Nepali military said on Saturday a joint team comprising personnel from its army and South Korean disaster experts rescued the man from a 225-metre (740ft) tunnel in the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project, and that he was undergoing a health assessment. Pictures showed him being evacuated by helicopter after being carried out of the tunnel. Continue reading...
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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country
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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
A man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country's prime minister's office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project.
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces rematch with Helena Foulkes amid turmoil over Washington Bridge
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee faces a tough primary rematch against Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive
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Robert Pattinson Wants Chris Hansen to Like ‘Primetime’ Despite His Criticisms: ‘I Hope the Inspiration His Character Has Given Is Some Kind of Compliment’
Robert Pattinson thinks Chris Hansen could come around on “Primetime,” a tense thriller about the television journalist and “To Catch a Predator” host, which premieres on Saturday afternoon at the Venice Film Festival. The real-life Hansen has been vocal in his skepticism of the movie, which he said he hasn’t seen because he declined to […]
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Robert Pattinson on Chris Hansen’s Objections to ‘Primetime’: “I Hope He Likes the Movie”
The actor touched down on the Lido this weekend for the Venice Film Festival world premiere of Lance Oppenheim's film, in which he stars as 'To Catch a Predator' host Chris Hansen.
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Robert Pattinson says he had ‘twice as much time’ after birth of first child
Actor says of busy 2026 in which he has had several big roles: ‘Once you start spinning plates, it gets quite addictive’ Robert Pattinson has talked about the “addictive” nature of working on several films simultaneously, having starred in several of this year’s most highly anticipated productions, despite recently becoming a father for the first time. “Once you get the momentum going, it’s strangely not that hard,” said Pattinson at the Venice film festival. “Once you start spinning plates, it gets quite addictive.” Continue reading...
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Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime’ Unveiled at Venice Film Festival to Nearly 8-Minute Standing Ovation
Lance Oppenheim's A24 film — co-starring Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers and Jeff Zucker playing himself — debuted with an electric screening inside Sala Grande Saturday night.
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Robin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Gloria Steinem, dies at 85
Morgan was a wholesome child star who grew up to become an all-American radical.
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Robotaxis enter their villain era
It's Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo. A new short film imagines a San Francisco car chase where the other driver isn't human - and the car may be trying to kill you. That a robotaxi can now be cast as the villain with almost no explanation says something about the present moment. Autonomous cars have […] It's Bullitt meets Christine meets Waymo. A new short film imagines a San Francisco car chase where the other driver isn't human - and the car may be trying to kill you. That a robotaxi can now be cast as the villain with almost no explanation says something about the present moment. Autonomous cars have gone from sci-fi curiosities to fixtures in some American cities, where they've become stand-ins for anxieties about AI job displacement, Big Tech surveillance, and machines making decisions once left to humans. Road Rage , the planned short film awaiting $40,000 on Kickstarter
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Serbia's ruling populists propose President Vucic switch to prime minister after election
Serbia’s governing party has proposed President Aleksandar Vucic as prime minister if they win an early parliamentary election
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Serena Williams’ Custom Nike Jacket Reminds Fans About Her Decades of U.S. Open Dominance
The tennis legend reunited with sister Venus to play doubles on Friday night.
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Severe weather to impact parts of US over Labor Day weekend
Severe thunderstorms are targeting parts of the Southeast on Saturday afternoon, with portions of Virginia and the Carolinas on alert.
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Spain’s Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Co-Production and Sales Opportunities (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish indie studio Impulse Cinema and Italy’s Fandango have forged a strategic partnership to boost Spanish and Italian productions through co-production, financing, distribution and global sales. The agreement was announced on Saturday at the Venice Production Bridge, the Venice Film Festival’s market focused on film production. Impulse Cinema, which is headed by Andrés Sánchez Pajares […]
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Street Style Rewind: What the Fashion Set Wore to the Shows in 2017
Ahead of the spring 2027 season, we’re throwing it back a decade to see what was all the rage in the streets.
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Suki Waterhouse Dons Romantic Moss Green Saint Laurent Dress for ‘Primetime’ Screening at Venice Film Festival 2026
The singer graced the red carpet alongside her fiancé, Robert Pattinson.
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Taylor Swift Says She Tried to Channel Randy Newman on ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’
The singer-songwriter discussed her Toy Story 5 song in rare appearance across three country radio stations
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Telluride Awards Analysis: Andrew Scott Leaps Into Top Tier of Best Actor Oscar Race for ‘Elsinore’
Never has an out gay actor or actress won an Oscar. Scott could become the first.
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Telluride Toasts Andrew Haigh as ‘A Long Winter’ Hands Fred Hechinger and Caitríona Balfe Awards-Worthy Roles
Andrew Haigh has built a career watching people at the precise moment their lives come apart — and finding, in the wreckage, something close to grace. At the 53rd Telluride Film Festival, the British writer-director received the Silver Medallion, the festival’s career tribute, alongside Sandra Hüller and John Malkovich. The honor recognizes a sensibility built […]
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Telluride: Danny Boyle, Jack O’Connell and James Graham on ‘Ink,’ Rupert Murdoch and MAGA (Exclusive)
"We couldn't raise the money," the film's Oscar-winning director reveals. "A lot of people thought theater plays don't really work in film, and they were all frightened of Murdoch and legal problems."
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Tender Loving Care review – Mike Leigh’s tender and elusive study of love and mortality
Telluride film festival Alice Bailey Johnson and Kate O’Flynn lead a complicated, quietly heartbreaking drama about friendship, ageing parents and the sadness of lives moving inexorably on Mike Leigh’s new film – perhaps his last – is a poignant, intergenerational drama of happy-sad acceptance that life goes on, until it doesn’t go on. And then you have to come to terms with the mortality of your elderly parents and by that same token, with the end that is waiting for you too. The decency and clarity of the film are a tonic. It is a movie with one of Leigh’s overtly positive and even sugary titles, like Life Is Sweet (1990) or Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), as distinct from his darker ones: Secrets & Lies (1996) or Hard Truths (2024). But his sweet titles are not simply satirical and intended to mean the opposite: it is more complicated and elusive, and even the contrast here between the two
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The Best Skinny Jeans to Wear in 2026
The Y2K-era denim favorite is back in the game, but these aren’t the same skinnies you’ve seen before. Shop the best skinny jeans here.
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The Grand Tour's new presenters: 'I hope we prove the critics wrong'
A new trio has taken the wheel of the motoring TV show from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
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The US attorney general is fretting about a ‘pandemic’ of gender transitions in schools | Arwa Mahdawi
Todd Blanche’s remarks are part of a totally-not-invented moral panic that stretches the limits of the imagination Being a public school teacher in the US these days is tough. You’ve got to pay for a lot of your own supplies, deal with smartphone-addicted children, and perform gender reassignment surgeries in your lunch break. Luckily our intrepid attorney general, Todd Blanche, is on the case. Blanche appeared on Fox News this week to decry a “pandemic” of gender transitions in schools across the US. “There’s not a parent in America, no matter where you live, that would want their school to change and call their child by a different name and not expect to be told about that. We partnered with the Department of Education recently to combat this very trend and, really, pandemic that’s happening in some school districts around the country,” Blanche said. He seemed more concerned with name
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The moment I knew: I’d lost his number and was about to switch off my old phone for good – then a text pinged
When Karen Bleakley locked eyes with Matt on the dancefloor, it was a sign of a new beginning. But when she lost his number, she thought she’d never see him again Find more stories from the moment I knew series In 2002 I was in the midst of a messy breakup, so my friend Clare did what friends do – she took me out, fed me shots and showed me a good time. We were at Route 66, a cheesy nightclub in Portsmouth on the southern coast of the UK, that was blasting 80s tunes. Then on the dancefloor I saw him: a young, hunky Ryan Phillippe lookalike, if Ryan Phillippe had spent the summer windsurfing. Matt, a Portsmouth local, was all blond curls, tanned skin and bright blue eyes that caught mine as I stared at him. Continue reading...
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The rise of south-east Asia’s girl bands: ‘The talent and popularity were always here’
Girl bands from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are going global with their fusion of traditional and modern sounds “We all know that music is a universal language,” says Maloi Ricalde from Filipina girl band BINI, which mixes tropical pop with traditional songs, English with Tagalog, and silver knee highs with pastel colours. “Incorporating Filipino language, Filipino culture, Filipino sound, into our music, it really gives identity and meaning to our music,” Ricalde tells the Guardian. Continue reading...
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The weird and wonderful headphones of CanJam 2026
I've been reviewing headphones for a long time, and I've listened to everything from the barely serviceable to multi-thousand-dollar open-back headphones. But recently I've been uninspired by the state of mainstream options. Most are perfectly good - great, even - but they lack a distinct character. Something to remind me why I fell in love […] A collection of headphone manufacturers and fans come together for their love of great sound. | Image: CanJam Global I've been reviewing headphones for a long time, and I've listened to everything from the barely serviceable to multi-thousand-dollar open-back headphones. But recently I've been uninspired by the state of mainstream options. Most are perfectly good - great, even - but they lack a distinct character. Something to remind me why I fell in love with headphones to begin with, landing me in this crazy career. I needed some revitaliz
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This Artist Bride’s Hand-Painted Danielle Frankel Dress Shaped the Aesthetic of Her Carmel Valley Wedding
Artist Mackenzie Cantor married entrepreneur Benjamin Taft in a garden wedding at the Carmel Valley Ranch, with the cream and pastel blue hues of the bride’s gown defining the palette of the wedding.
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This enhanced geothermal project aims to unlock gigawatts of power to fuel the data center boom
Power demand in the U.S. is rising. Fervo Energy bets that its project in Utah will prove that enhanced geothermal can be part of the power mix going forward.
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This off-brand camp stove is better than a Jetboil for hot coffee in the great outdoors
When temps drop, there’s nothing better than a steaming hot beverage especially when camping and the Camp Chef Stryker outperforms JetBoil every time Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I have trudged through camping without a lot of things: clean socks, dry shoes, a headlamp. But in temperatures when you can see your breath in the morning, skipping hot coffee is a hair too far. So when my Jetboil Flash stove sputtered out of gas on a car-camping trip years ago, it was worth the hour-long drive into the nearest town for more. Or would have been, if I had found any. While every gas station and general store I stopped in carried the cheap, ubiquitous green bottles of propane, the Jetboil’s fussy isobutane canisters were nowhere to be found. Continue reading...
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Three Films, and a Second Oscar? How Penélope Cruz Could Dominate Awards Season With ‘La Bola Negra,’ ‘The Invite’ and ‘Bunker’
Penélope Cruz became an Oscar winner when 2008’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” made her the first Spanish actress to win an acting Oscar. Seventeen years later, she is not chasing a second statuette so much as choosing which vehicle to ride to the ceremony — because this season she has three. The biggest of the three […]
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Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
President Donald Trump has been promising an economic boom, but Friday's positive jobs report left him frustrated
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Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
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Trump turns up the heat on Warsh as Fed rate hike looms
Ten days ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt a rate hike in its tracks.
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Trump's first major midterm money move: A $10 million Texas Senate ad blitz
This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA, Inc., and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in Texas may be viable for Democrats with the candidacy of James Talarico.
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Trumpism's shadow looms over German election as far right eyes historic power
Leaders of an extremist, far-right party in Germany have quietly borrowed pages from President Trump's playbook to cast doubt on the integrity of absentee voting — alleging without evidence that residents of nursing homes have had their ballots manipulated and calling for an end to postal voting.
Technology
Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with his unprecedented Venezuela deal
The deal comes eight months after Washington ousted former President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid.
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Tupac’s Murderer Claims He’s Innocent: “I’m Not No F***ing Killer” (Exclusive Interview)
Our man in Vegas sat down with convicted Tupac Shakur slayer Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who tells THR that he isn't the least bit worried about spending the rest of his natural life in prison. "I'm a good man. I'm a good person."
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Turning Point is laying the groundwork to shape Republican presidential primary in 2028
Turning Point Action activists made waves at the Iowa State Fair by heckling Democratic politicians
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U.S. attacks 3 Iranian oil tankers after missiles target Navy warships
Three Iranian crude oil carriers were hit by U.S. forces on Saturday near Iran's key oil export hub, Kharg Island, in the Gulf, U.S. Central Command reported.
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U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles
The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as "small potatoes" — keep up a new tilt back toward fighting after six months of on-again, off-again war.
Global
U.S.-Venezuela oil deal won't reduce domestic gasoline prices anytime soon, experts say
Oil experts told PolitiFact gains for consumers will not materialize any time soon, and would likely take years — long after November's midterm elections.
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UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately
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US Open tennis: Gauff and Swiatek go through; Cobolli, Fritz and Keys tumble out – live
Potopova sends Anisimova out at Flushing Meadows You can mail Katy and follow us on TikTok and Bluesky Last night Serena and Venus Williams – with their combined age of 456 - blew a five-point lead in the deciding tie-break as their return to the grand slam doubles stage ended in defeat , 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (7) against Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint. Serena must be sick of the sight of Joint – given her singles comeback was also halted by the Australian in the Wimbledon first round this summer – but having come so close to victory in both matches, she may well be encouraged enough to continue. Serena and Venus chose not to do a post-match media conference last night – so it’s not clear what their next plans are. A big cheer on Grandstand – despite the fact Zheng is facing an American – as she holds at the start of the second set. Anisimova is still a break down, 3-2, against Potapova, whil
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US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares
The US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers, while Iran says it targeted three US-linked ships.
Technology
US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine talks
Footage shows Vladimir Putin greeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, before saying the current situation "is not so easy".
Technology
US judge extends block on Trump order to restrict mail-in voting
Indira Talwani’s ruling presents major setback for president as first states begin to send out mail ballots for midterms A federal judge on Friday again blocked Donald Trump’s executive order to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting, the latest in a legal back-and-forth playing out less than two months before election day. US district court judge Indira Talwani initially placed a temporary order blocking the president’s mandate and has now extended that prohibition with a stronger preliminary injunction. The ruling comes hours after North Carolina became the first state to start sending out mail-in ballots for the 3 November midterm elections. Continue reading...
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US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles
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US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack
Officials said US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided attacks before three Iranian tankers were struck by the US The US military said Saturday it struck three Iranian oil tankers after US navy warships came under missile attack, further escalating tensions in the region and warning it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet”. According to the military, a US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” while patrolling the region. No US personnel were injured. Continue reading...
Science
US phases out $45M annual support for Namibia HIV program
The United States plans to phase out financial support for Namibia's HIV response programs
Technology
Venice Immersive Celebrates 10 Years of XR Evolution and the Growth of Location-Based Entertainment
Ten editions in, Venice Immersive has plenty to celebrate — just don’t expect the new-media showcase to spend much time looking back. “We’re not planning any retrospectives,” Venice Immersive counselor Michel Reilhac says of this year’s landmark edition. “Instead, we want to focus on what’s happening next. This really feels like the beginning of a […]
Technology
Venice: ‘My Undesirable Friends’ Director on Epic Documentary About Death of Press Freedom in Russia, How Putin’s Crackdown Is Warning for U.S.
If her epic, Oscar-shortlisted documentary “My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air In Moscow” pulled off an astonishing feat, chronicling the last gasps of press freedom in Vladimir Putin’s Russia in real time, docmaker Julia Loktev somehow manages to raise the stakes in the film’s arresting sequel. Premiering out of competition in the Venice Open strand […]
Technology
Victor Miller, ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86
"He was almost always the smartest, funniest person in whatever room he was in. He inspired in me, and many others, a love of photography, music, and storytelling," his son, Ian, wrote on Instagram.
Technology
Vietnam Veterans File Restraining Order to Block Progress on Trump’s 250-Foot Triumphal Arch
The administration calls it all a “misunderstanding,” and says it is just complying with legal statutes.
Global
WATCH: Dog tries to grab the bacon
GMA showcases a viral TikTok of 11-month-old pup Monty being mischievous in the kitchen.
Markets
Wall Street week ahead: The market focuses on key inflation updates
Wall Street will get several important updates about inflation this week
Global
What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong
As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.
Global
What does Met’s U-turn on John Galliano augur for him, the gala and Anna Wintour?
NYC’s elite figures, led by Julie Menin, made Wintour blink, and the designer who in 2011 had gone on a drunken antisemitic rant, bowed out of industry’s biggest event Did Anna Wintour, Vogue’s long-serving fashion titan and ringmaster of the annual Met Gala, meet her match in Julie Menin, the speaker of New York’s city council? The museum is the crown jewel of the wealthy neighborhood and some residents hold significant sway at the institution, financially and in terms of the art they plan to bequeath to it. So when it was announced late in July on a Friday afternoon that Galliano would be the focus of the Met Gala next year, it left many stunned. Continue reading...
Technology
When and Where to Watch F1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza
How to livestream the action at Italy's iconic high speed circuit.
Culture
Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives
So far this year, Zacatecas has recorded 23 attacks involving explosives, including six involving cars or motorcycles packed with explosives, state Attorney General Cristian Paul Camacho said.
Technology
Why Walmart is moving in on DoorDash, Uber Eats delivery action, starting with donuts, coffee and sandwiches
Walmart's deal to deliver for Dunkin' follows one earlier this year for Subway sandwiches, as the nation's largest retailer targets Uber Eats and DoorDash.
Global
Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
Markets
Why does almost nobody want to befriend older people like me — except scammers?
“I’d rather leave my estate to people who spent time with me because they genuinely valued my company.”
Technology
Why the USS Lincoln turned up in Thailand looking so rusty
When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in.
Markets
Why the jobs report will actually be good for bonds
Based on the chatter on Wall Street, you’d think labor has never had it so good. Sadly for working Americans, this isn’t actually the case.
Technology
With HSAs, employers are turning to the 401(k) playbook
More employers are automatically enrolling workers into health savings accounts and paying contributions like a "match."
Culture
Ye’s Chicago Homecoming: The 7 Best Moments From Night 2
It was one for the history books at Soldier Field.
Technology
iPhone Handoff will seamlessly share one number between two phones
When iOS 27 lands later this month, it will have a feature called iPhone Handoff that lets you switch between two phones using the same number. It was briefly mentioned during the WWDC keynote back in June, but there were no details at the time. Now there's a demo clip showing how to set up […] When iOS 27 lands later this month, it will have a feature called iPhone Handoff that lets you switch between two phones using the same number. It was briefly mentioned during the WWDC keynote back in June, but there were no details at the time. Now there's a demo clip showing how to set up the feature running in Xcode 27's Device Hub. It lets you pair two iPhones, using one as your main device and the other as its " companion ." Launching the feature now makes sense with the expected launch of the foldable iPhone Ultra right around the corner . People might not always want to take a chunky
Technology
‘A Long Winter’ Review: Fred Hechinger and Ebon Moss-Bachrach Shine as Family Thrust Into Uneasy Isolation in Andrew Haigh’s Fine-Grained Drama
Also featuring Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor and D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, the film — adapted from Colm Tóibín's novella — measures the after-effects of a disappearance in the Rocky Mountains in the 1950s.
Technology
‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott Is Powerfully Moving as Ian Charleson, the ‘Chariots of Fire’ Star Who Played Hamlet While Ravaged by AIDS
The tender power of "Elsinore" is the way Scott’s performance takes us right inside Ian’s state-of-mind — his belief that what’s left of his life needs to mean something, and that playing Hamlet will give it that meaning.
Technology
‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott Is Shattering as British Actor Ian Charleson, Throwing Himself Into Playing Hamlet While Succumbing to AIDS
Simon Stone’s drama about the sustaining power of art is a time capsule of late 1980s London, also starring Olivia Colman, Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn.
Technology
‘Guilt by association’: why seven international aid workers were killed in Israeli airstrike
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals targeting of World Central Kitchen convoy was result of widely used military tactic • Death on the road to Rafah: the night the IDF targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers Seven aid workers killed in an airstrike in Gaza were marked as targets under an Israeli military practice of establishing guilt by association, a Guardian investigation shows. A top Israeli military prosecutor announced last month that he would not pursue criminal proceedings for the April 2024 incident in which drones fired missiles at three clearly marked World Central Kitchen (WCK) cars soon after they had escorted a food aid delivery to Gaza. Three British humanitarian workers along with an Australian, a Palestinian, a Pole and a dual US-Canadian national were killed. Continue reading...
Culture
‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Is on Its Way. Here’s Everything We Know So Far
Here’s everything we know so far about the second outing of everyone’s favorite gay hockey show—including its expected air date.
Culture
‘I don’t like the term neurodivergence – it sounds like political correctness’: Werner Herzog on fans, fanaticism and baby foxes
The Bavarian auteur talks directing Kate and Rooney Mara in Bucking Fastard and his popularity on Instagram In outsider visionaries such as Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo or Timothy Treadwell, renegade German director Werner Herzog has created some of cinema’s most memorable monomaniacs – characters singularly obsessed with finding mythical cities made of gold, with building opera houses in the middle of the rainforest, or with befriending wild grizzly bears. But suggestions that they could be role models for the modern-day neurodiversity movement send this famously fearless film-maker running for the hills. “I don’t like the term neurodivergence and ADHD, or whatever – it sounds like political correctness, which scares me under the table,” Herzog said at the Venice film festival. Continue reading...
Technology
‘It Will Happen Tonight’ Review: Italian Auteur Nanni Moretti’s Searing and See-Sawing Romance Is Passionate to a Fault
Louis Garrel and Jasmine Trinca play a pair of star-crossed lovers who keep putting off their affair until the coincidences (and hormones) take over.
Global
‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup
Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency The far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned the heads of the armed forces to a meeting. The defence minister, Gen Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira, took out a document from a plastic folder and handed copies to the commanders of the navy, army and air force. Continue reading...
Culture
‘It struck me as a minimalist tableau’: Henk Stam’s best phone picture
The Dutch photographer was pleased to capture this suitably orange scene in some toilets in Rotterdam ‘I must admit I was very sceptical of phone photography at first,” Henk Stam says. Sixty years ago, he received his first camera for his 11th birthday. The advent of a newer technology initially stumped him. “My first portable phone, that we used to call ‘a brick’, had a terrible camera that took fuzzy pictures. But like everyone, I noticed the steady improvements,” he says. This photo was taken in Portlantis, a visitors’ centre in the Port of Rotterdam that opened in spring 2025. Stam spent his working life in Canada but was born in the Netherlands and returned there on retirement. With a friend from his photo club, he went to visit Portlantis on a Monday, but found it closed. “As we were leaving, we noticed a large tour bus arriving filled with teenagers,” he says. “We s
Technology
‘Mr Nelson, Did You Kill People?’ Review: An Assaultive Yet Turgid and Outdated Vietnam PTSD Drama
If Shinya Tsukamoto’s “Mr Nelson, Did You Kill People?” were the first, or even the 51st, movie to litigate the atrocities committed by U.S. troops during the Vietnam War, perhaps on a purely informational level some justification would exist for its crudely simplistic approach. Nuance is often a casualty of war, especially when that war […]
Technology
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: A Rich and Poignant Celebration of a Beloved Band’s Glorious and Improbable Return
The brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher bring us along on their 2025 reunion tour in this concert documentary premiering in Venice before its debut on Disney+.
Technology
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Review: An Uncharacteristically Polite and Sentimental Portrait of a Raucous Band and Phenomenon
The 2016 documentary “Supersonic,” focused on Oasis’ beginnings and incredibly fast rise to superstardom, made no mention of what was then the most salient fact about the Gallagher brothers: that from 2009, they were no longer on speaking terms. Ten years after that Asif Kapadia-produced doc, the concert film “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger” […]
Technology
‘Our Share of Sand’ Review: A Brooding Indian Social Drama Told Through the Eyes of a Young Girl
A keenly observed class drama shown through the eyes of a child, Shalini Adnani’s “Our Share of Sand” overcomes its characters’ narrow construction through its brooding intensity. Set against a sand-mining crisis in modern India, it tells of a 12-year-old British Asian girl, Maya (Maya Mehta), who returns to the country to join her industrialist […]
Technology
‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: The Legendary Rocker Gets a Lively Doc That Asks: Who Are You? And Then Doesn’t Fully Answer It
The film centers itself on Pete Townshend’s contradictions, his growing pains, his turmoil, and his complexity as a human being and rock artist. And that’s all good. But given where it sets the bar, there’s too much that's left out.
Culture
‘Please find daddy’: the haunting missing posters of September 11
A collection of previously stored away posters will be displayed at a new exhibition to mark 25 years since the deadliest terrorist attack in US history He saw the first one on September 11 itself. “Missing”, said a hastily designed poster on the window of a bar in Tribeca providing food and water to first responders. It was a plea for information about a person who had vanished in the deadliest terrorist attack in US history . “I was like, ‘Wow, this is going to be …’” recalls Phil Buehler , an artist and photographer who had watched the twin towers collapse from his office window. “But you knew that there would be very few survivors. You knew it then.” Continue reading...
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‘Poverty doesn’t have to be my reality’: I thought I’d have to rely on Social Security. Then I taught myself how to invest.
“It always baffled me how some people managed to retire with significant wealth.”
Technology
‘Queer Edward II’ Review: Footage of the Making of Derek Jarman’s ‘Edward II’ Finally Sees the Dark of Cinema in a Wondrous Documentary
Theo Rollason's film offers a lesson on queer history and early-1990s film production on a budget, as well as the spectacle of Tilda Swinton looking impossibly beautiful in her early 30s.
Technology
‘Sinn Féin traitors!’: how far-right rhetoric derailed party’s path to power in Ireland
Party insider reveals how election campaign was blindsided by rise of anti-immigrant feeling in new book For Siobhán Fenton, the dream of Sinn Féin winning power and leading a progressive leftwing government evaporated the day she was canvassing in Dublin and felt a cold, sharp sting on her neck. She was in the passageway of a block of flats in the inner city, knocking on doors, and looked around for the source. Fenton, a media adviser to the party leader, Mary Lou McDonald , felt another sting on her shoulder, then another on her forearm. Continue reading...
Technology
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Topping Box Office for Sixth Weekend in a Row
The Spider-Man feature is soon aiming to become the top grossing movie domestically of all time, as Tom Holland's other summer movie, 'The Odyssey,' comes in at No. 2.
Technology
‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Lights Up Mike Leigh’s Warm, Gently Wrenching Study of Solace and Solidarity
The 'Widow's Bay' star plays a London social worker in the English writer-director's Telluride-bowing film, co-starring Alice Bailey Johnson, Marion Bailey and Paul Jesson.
Technology
‘The Echo Chamber’ Starring Alicia Vikander Seals International Distribution Deals Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Echo Chamber,” Andrea Pallaoro’s drama starring Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon, has already landed distribution across a raft of key international territories ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Paradise City Sales has closed deals for Spain with Vertice360; Australia and New Zealand with Umbrella; Poland with Gutek; Czech […]
Technology
‘The Idiot(s)’ Review: Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn Sparkle in a Playful, Indulgent Tribute to Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Underappreciated Wife
Also starring Vicky Krieps, the Telluride premiere chronicles the couple's tumultuous time in Germany, during which the author penned one of his greatest masterpieces.
Technology
‘The Idiot(s)’ Review: Dostoevsky Is an Endearing Drunken Fool in This Rambunctious, Tonally Off-Kilter Two-Hander
As biographical films on major historical figures go, “The Idiot(s)” starts off with an advantage over most, since it covers only a finite, conflict-laden passage of its subject’s storied life. This enjoyably off-kilter dramedy then further ingratiates itself with viewers bored of traditionalist hagiographies, because it also functions as a biting exercise in separating the […]
Technology
‘The Row’ Review: ‘Icarus’ Director Bryan Fogel’s Doc Takes Viewers on a Gripping, Question-Raising Solo Voyage Across the Pacific
This Telluride-bowing film is a portrait of Tez Steinberg, who dealt with his grief by embarking on two massive long-distance solo rowing expeditions.
Global
‘This is colonialism for clicks’: the influencers attempting to meet and film the world’s most isolated tribes
A new breed of adventurer is chasing internet fame by targeting uncontacted peoples. Critics say they are risking the wellbeing of these remote communities – and their own lives He set out from the beach around midnight, packing his camera, a coconut and a can of Diet Coke. Mykhailo Polyakov – then 24 and a native of Scottsdale, Arizona – pointed his inflatable dinghy out towards the open water, keeping his speed slow in the hope of avoiding detection. After hours of motoring across the Bay of Bengal, his destination came into view: a low-lying island, narrowly separating sea and sky. With the sun now high above him, Polyakov cut the engine and set his GoPro to record. “So, the goal,” he said, squinting towards the blinding-white beach. “Introduce this Palaeolithic tribe to modernity … Let’s land on this bitch.” Continue reading...
Technology
‘Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass’ Review: The Famous Cat-and-Mouse Duo Are Not Themselves In a Chaotic Chinese Cartoon
That title gives a first clue towards how misbegotten and compromised this new Tom and Jerry joint is. Everybody knows that Tom and Jerry shouldn’t be searching for a forbidden compass, whatever that might be: If the perma-warring pair are on a quest for something, it ought to be, say, some pickles for a big […]
Technology
‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?
A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced models Picture humanity in a boat being swept down a raging river, praying there is no Niagara Falls ahead. Or imagine standing with the pioneering physicists in 1942 before they triggered the first self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction beneath a Chicago stadium. These were two of the analogies used this week by Prof Robert Trager, an expert in the nascent field of AI governance, to describe the perilous but potential-filled moment the world stands at with accelerating artificial intelligence. Continue reading...