Screenwriters and Hollywood studios reach pay deal
The screenwriters union and Hollywood studios have reached a surprise four-year tentative agreement after roughly three weeks of negotiation. The Writers Guild of America West said on X that its…
Architect of the Easter Rising, hanged as a traitor: for Roger Casement, a pardon still seems far away | Rory Carroll
Relations with Britain have improved again since Brexit, but battles over Irish history remain visible in Stormont’s endless feuding Rory Carroll is the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent and author of A…
Jared Kushner is seeking peace deals in the Middle East. He’s also raising money for his own firm | Mohamad Bazzi
The president’s son-in-law is acting as an envoy even as he looks to secure billions for his company from foreign governments After Donald Trump returned to the White House, his…
A Fox host says ‘many people’ think women shouldn’t be president. Thank goodness we’ve got a man in charge | Arwa Mahdawi
Jesse Watters gave a litany of reasons why women shouldn’t lead before denying he agreed. But peddling these ideas normalizes them Oh dear, it looks like Jesse Watters’ mother needs…
Politics of Black hair: why grooming rules are under scrutiny across the diaspora
From schools in Ghana to workplaces in Britain, underpinned by the colonial roots of ‘respectability’, conversations around natural hairstyle persist Last month a Jamaican woman said her teenage son had…
Blind date: ‘The restaurant shuffled our table around three times so we could keep chatting until they closed’
Rachel, 32, a consultant, meets Josh, 34, an accountant What were you hoping for? A lovely meal on a misty Saturday, hopefully with someone I’d like to see again. Continue…
Friends, with recipes: how a love of food brought my husband and me together, and helped us part
Though we are no longer together, we talk food every time we speak and always ask what the other is having for dinner Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email…
I accidentally emailed a stranger 10 years ago. He has been invited to family celebrations ever since | Emma Wilkins
The delight of ‘meeting’ a person from a different country and time zone is one of the wonders of the internet. Perhaps one day we will host a party in…
Roar materials: the ‘uncanny’ art of dinosaur puppetry – in pictures
As they prepare for an immersive new dinosaur show in Sydney, the team of artists and designers at Erth take us behind the scenes at their puppetry workshop in Marrickville.…
‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán?
The rightwing populist has been in power for 16 years but a new generation of voters are preparing to vote for his opponent, polls suggest Hungary elections: what is at…