Top Democrats are fighting a billionaire tax in California. Their voters are on the other side |
The unprecedented measure has enormous potential nationwide. The clash exposes the party’s corporate-progressive divide Midway through this summer, a high-quality poll found that Democrats in California were overwhelmingly in favor…
Relying on AI is rotting your brain. But here’s what you can do about it | Carly Dober
Each new tech product is designed to make our lives easier and keep us mindlessly entertained. Switch off: embrace discomfort – and boredom Ever longed for your own personal assistant?…
Hear me out: maybe Norway should give Melania Trump the Nobel peace prize | Arwa Mahdawi
The first lady has been praised for ‘singlehandedly’ brokering a ceasefire in a Ukrainian city – though she might have had some help Haters be damned: Donald Trump just keeps…
‘The sexy stuff has got to be coming to an end, right?’: Rivals star Aidan Turner on beards, ballroom dancing and putting Poldark to bed
His dashing lead role in Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster didn’t hurt the actor’s pin-up status, but now, he protests, he’s 43 – and a dad Aidan Turner has a tactical beard.…
‘Never big enough’: inside the booming penis enlargement industry
In a revealing documentary, a looksmaxxing-influenced world where ‘your social capital is tied to your appearance’ has led to more men wanting more Man’s obsession with his member is a…
Blind date: ‘He said: “If heaven is real, you’ll definitely be going there”, which might be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me’
Nelson, 41, who works in legal services, meets Louise, 37, who works in marketing What were you hoping for? Great company and wonderful conversation. Continue reading…
Everybody’s macrodosing on microdramas
Following the news that Margot Robbie’s turn on Neighbours is fated to be clipped into a microdrama, Ima Caldwell explains the ins and outs of the rapidly growing medium of…
Before I Forget review – actors shine in moving story of dementia, language and legacy
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre MelbourneWhen the three leads share the stage, this poignant new work crackles with energy and wit. But it sags in the moments between Get our weekend…
Christina Applegate’s multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis is not an isolated event. I should know | Shakira Hussein
Shakira Hussein’s concerns about her bipolar diagnosis were dismissed as common among ‘women like you’. Then she was found to have MS In the five years since her diagnosis with…
Japan’s Jimi Halloween, a celebration of all things mundane – in pictures
While Halloween is traditionally a family-oriented holiday and an occasion for children to dress up and go trick-or-treating, a unique spin on spooky season is taking off in Japan. ‘Jimi…