Dolly Parton’s peerless career turned country music cliches inside out | Alexis Petridis
Beneath the wig and rhinestones, Parton was the genius behind strings of classic songs from Jolene to I Will Always Love You that continue to inspire new artists Dolly Parton,…
The Airport Chaplain review – thoroughly bingeable TV about ‘Batman in a hi-vis vest’
This moreish show about a do-gooder keen to save the day stars Hugo Weaving and The Pitt’s Shabana Azeez … and it’s pressure-packed from the get-go Hugo Weaving plays the…
After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how | Jean Kaseya and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Ebola is a disease that spreads through communities, so we need to listen to communities if we want to halt its spread Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic…
Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams
On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact…
Why does the New York Times keep calling the left ‘divisive’?
The newspaper often uses the word to describe elections with progressive contenders, implying a previous whole destroyed by the left “El-Sayed and Stevens Project Party Unity After Divisive Race,” announced…
The Guardian view on Britain helping Ukraine: build the weapons independence Kyiv needs | Editorial
Moscow hopes western politics will weaken support for Kyiv. The UK and Europe’s answer should be to make Ukraine increasingly capable of defending itself alone The events of the past…
This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly
Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to…
‘Parisians out!’ Why the French have had enough of French tourists
As holidaymakers descend on Brittany this summer, trebling the population of some villages and towns, local people are unimpressed Name: “Parisians out!” Age: It officially commenced at the start of…
John Oliver on ‘smart’ appliances: ‘Spying on you through the washing machine’
The host also discussed the rise of forgotten monthly subscriptions for anything from dishwashers to litter boxes On the Sunday night episode of his HBO show, John Oliver discussed the…