Ashes 2025-26: our writers’ end-of-series England v Australia awards
Brainless moments, moral victories and tough lessons were abundant during a series that still provided plenty of drama Player of the series Travis Head was the boxing kangaroo at the…
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives It’s been 25 years since I started…
The hill I will die on: Decorative cushions and throws on hotel beds should be banned, immediately | Annabel Lee
Why spoil perfectly crisp, clean bedding with dusty old accessories that have been used by hundreds of strangers? Yuck Picture the scene: you enter a lovely clean hotel room. There…
Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall
Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economy Pacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news…
As I move around the world, postcards are a tangible way to tell people that I’m thinking of them | Minoli Wijetunga
Unlike a story on Instagram or message on WhatsApp, a postcard is not going to get lost among the never-ending notifications of life Returning home after an exhausting day, I…
I tried to make my dog go viral on social media – it taught me more than I expected
Making a star of Murphy the labrador seemed like a harmless and plausible quest. But I hadn’t reckoned with all kinds of costs Read more summer essentials Eddie sits at…
My daughter showed me the joy in jigsaw puzzles – now it’s the only way I know how to relax | Nova Weetman
The simplicity of doing something that existed only to complete was like a meditation. I felt calmer than I had for months When my daughter started kindergarten many years ago,…
The moment I knew: huddled under a spooky bridge by the Canal de l’Ourcq, we were like two little penguins
At first Alyssa Moore and Jacob Randell kept their romance a secret from their circus troupe. But as the world shut down they took a leap together Find more stories…
‘It doesn’t really hit your socials’: is this Australia’s best kept sporting secret? | Sarah Guiney
Ice hockey is an ‘underground sport’ in Australia but Heated Rivalry and word of mouth are helping pique interest among children and young adults If there is one thing Australians…
Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies
The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscape Rightwing politicians and media issued grave warnings about Zohran Mamdani. The election…