‘We live in grief-phobic societies’: experts on how to get more comfortable with death
We are all going to die, and so is everyone we know. So how can you not be terrified? For most people, death is not a standard conversation topic. Once,…
Who owns ‘brain rot’? Inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme
Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that One of the most beloved characters in an absurdist…
House of Stassi: never before has reality TV been this self-aware – and truly brutal
After being cancelled, former Vanderpump Rules star Stassi Schroeder is fighting for redemption with her own show – never mind what her family and friends think Across the 2010s, Stassi…
Australian supermarkets need more competition, but would government stores actually work? | Allan Fels
A government supermarket would have to compete not just on price but on quality, convenience and range. It is no small undertaking Get our new political email, free app or…
Cameron Green injury opens door to Nic Maddinson ahead of first South Africa Test
Australia all-rounder fails to overcome abdominal strain Maddinson or Cooper Connolly to fill No 5 spot in Durban opener Andrew McDonald insists Nic Maddinson’s Test squad call-up should be no…
‘All I want to do is cry’: trauma of 7 October survivors three years after the attacks
Israeli communities shattered by Hamas massacres are torn between rebuilding their lives and remembering lost friends and relatives Keith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in…
Don’t mention the Iron Dome: comedy genius Kemi on warpath at Tory conference | John Crace
‘It’s a Britannia Shield’ announcement proves no one does farcical improv better than the Conservative leader Just another day in Crapland. It’s amazing what you can get used to. You…
Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis
Anthony Albanese fondly recalls the passionate environmental advocate keeping an infant flying fox under his desk as he presented the news Get our new political email, free app or daily…
Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank
Jaafar Ashtiyeh was covering violence against olive farmers when settlers set upon him with the butts of their rifles Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli…
Privacy watchdog launches probe into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app
Commissioner said Shenzhen Qingcheng, the app maker behind the HeyCyan app in the smartglasses, failed to respond to her inquiries Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…