In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of…
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones
Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza The fate of the Palestinian people offers a…
Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema
The streaming giant has the data that proves we all just watch things with one hand gripping our phones, so need to have the plot explained to us over and…
My rookie era: the shame of failing my scuba diving licence sticks to me like my wetsuit
Aside from the actual swimming, every scuba skill I practised in the ocean filled me with dread. Aren’t hobbies supposed to be fun? Read more summer essentials Would you rather…
Mary Nolan’s ‘extraordinary’ photos: evocative, nostalgic and overlooked – in pictures
Once the home of Australian artist Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne, Bundanon – set across 1,000 hectares on the NSW south coast – is now home to an art…
At nine, I disappeared into home schooling. No one came looking
Mom insisted I needed a ‘free-form education’ outside public school. After four years of loneliness, I gave up hope that someone would get me out “Every mother in the world…
Under your skin: toxic metals abound in tattoo inks sold in Australia, new study finds
Many tattoo inks available in Australia fail to meet current EU standards, with no national regulatory framework to protect consumers In recent decades, millions of Australians have embraced body art…
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of…
I do not want to reconcile with my family, says Brooklyn Peltz Beckham
Son of David and Victoria Beckham takes to Instagram to open up about feud with parents Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the son of David and Victoria Beckham, has said he does…
Noem backtracks on ICE pepper spray denial amid tension in Minneapolis
US justice department announced it is investigating protesters in Minnesota who disrupted church services Kristi Noem first denied that federal agents were using chemical agents against protesters, then after being…