World Cup playoffs: Czech Rep 2-2 Denmark (aet, 3-1 on pens), Sweden 3-2 Poland, Kosovo 0-1 Turkey – as it happened
Czech Republic beat Denmark on penalties while Turkey ended Kosovo’s dream run and Sweden edged Poland in a thriller The teams are out and the national anthems are being sung…
Is calling a woman ‘auntie’ ageist harassment – or a mark of respect? It’s a trickier question than you think | Lola Okolosie
A tribunal verdict on the term is revealing about the complexities of having multiple cultural identities – and western attitudes to ageing It should be uncontroversial to state that what…
We live among statues of lone heroes. But change comes through collective action | Rebecca Solnit
As Cesar Chavez Day becomes Farmworkers Day, we must remember that the hero is the movement The way we commemorate history is often – too often – by celebrating an…
The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American history The US-Israel war on Iran is a…
Jon Stewart on Trump: less war leader, more ‘grandpa who’s lost his filter’
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s refusal to focus on the war while the country suffers, and the No Kings protests Late-night hosts checked in on Donald Trump’s costly “improv” war in…
Smiley Face: finally, a stoner comedy for the girls who get overstimulated at the supermarket
Gregg Araki’s comedy-of-errors film stars Anna Faris trying to complete everyday tasks in an astronomical state of high. It’s downright terrifying Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email It’s hard…
The language of termites: Liss Fenwick’s The Colony – in pictures
Liss Fenwick’s photobook The Colony, available through Perimeter Editions, is a book about books – and what happens when their authority is quietly and actively undone Continue reading…
Capital gains discount and negative gearing turbocharged property speculation and pushed up prices, analysis finds
Exclusive: Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
As Bondi’s Jewish community celebrates Passover, freedom and fear are front of mind
For many bereaved families the holiday – which commemorates their ancestors’ liberation from slavery 3,000 years ago – is going to be ‘very, very confronting’ Rabbi Mendy Ulman’s family is…
Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea
Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…