What makes a woman a witch? Financial independence
Women aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’ When Katherine Harrison’s husband passed away, she became the…
Like Trump, Pauline Hanson plays the media and attacks the media simultaneously. Who’s using who? | Zoe Daniel
One Nation is borrowing heavily from the Maga playbook. But constant claims of being misquoted predate the US president’s Time to call a spade a spade. One Nation’s rise is…
Romantasy star Stacey McEwan: ‘You’re not going to recommend Fifty Shades of Grey to your Catholic grandma’
The author and BookTok luminary on the nightmare trope, how to convert a straight man into loving fantasy romance, and words that should never be used in a sex scene…
Staff turnover is rampant under Trump 2.0 – with insidious results | Arwa Mahdawi
A new report shows more Senate-confirmed staffers have left their jobs this time around than in his first term Donald Trump loves a construction project. He’s building a ballroom, revamping…
The moment I knew: We discussed the pill on our first date, kissed on our second. By the third, I knew he was the one
In the 1960s, 19-year-old Anne Ring was set up with Ian and felt an immediate attraction Find more stories from the moment I knew series It was June 1961, I…
‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population A humanoid robot is being introduced as part of a pilot program,…
Sky is falling, but no need to be alarmed – News will not be silenced | The Weekly Beast
Sky News Australia is counting down to its momentous change of name to News24. Plus: why Craig Foster missed out on the SBS World Cup squad Follow our Australia news…
So many British people have it better than they think – it’s up to Burnham to make them see that | Polly Toynbee
A new survey suggests voters are becoming more cynical and pessimistic. A few goodwill gestures from No 10 won’t change all that – but it’s a start Who are we,…
If Trump really cares about forced labor, he should look at the US – rather than slap more tariffs on the world | Eduardo Porter
Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies – or nothing at all US politics live – latest updates Don’t believe…
Be skeptical of OpenAI’s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun
If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that? On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a language model called…