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Michigan Democratic primary exposes deep rift over party’s direction
A Democratic primary in Michigan between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Representative Haley Stevens ended in an extraordinarily tight result, with the margin settling at around two percentage points. The closely fought contest laid bare the ideological rifts running through the Democratic Party, with both its progressive and centrist wings treating the outcome as…
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PETER HITCHENS: I have no time for the Tories, but they were absolutely right about Rwanda scheme
This is a comment piece by Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens, in which he states that despite having little regard for the Conservative Party generally, he believes they were correct in pursuing the Rwanda deportation scheme for asylum seekers. The article’s full text was not available beyond the headline and surrounding page navigation, so the…
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A Sense of Occasion by Brodie Crellin review – a surprising and darkly funny debut
This is a review of “A Sense of Occasion,” Brodie Crellin’s debut novel, which follows a dysfunctional family thrown together for a funeral. The Guardian’s critic praises the book as a surprising and darkly funny work that finds power in depicting relationships that resist any conventional idea of family, giving it significance as a notably…
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Progressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
The razor-thin margin will only deepen divisions over the future of the Democratic Party.
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Football transfer rumours: Folarin Balogun to Spurs? Pedro Neto to Manchester City?
The Guardian’s daily transfer gossip round-up features Tottenham Hotspur linked with a move for Monaco striker Folarin Balogun, whose agents are said to have offered him to Roberto De Zerbi’s club as they seek a reliable goalscorer. Manchester City also feature heavily, with speculation that Enzo Maresca wants Pedro Neto to replace Savinho, while City…
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Mumbai, Mie, Madrid – GB part-time stars’ search for sevens
Great Britain’s rugby sevens programme has struggled internationally after being made part-time in July, when full-time funding was cut to save money. Both the men’s and women’s GB teams finished last in the top-tier World Sevens Series this year and will drop into the second-tier competition next season, alongside nations such as Belgium, Brazil and…
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Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ fiasco
South Korean police have raided Starbucks Korea’s national headquarters as part of a defamation investigation into a botched marketing campaign known as “Tank Day,” launched in May to mark the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. The tumbler promotion drew widespread anger because it appeared to reference tanks used to crush pro-democracy protesters, an event…
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Netflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Delivers an Epic Conclusion for Its Most Ambitious Adaptation | Review
Netflix has released the second part of its adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, continuing the story of the Buendía family and the fictional town of Macondo. Where the first instalment, which premiered in 2024, focused on the hope and promise surrounding Macondo’s founding, this second chapter confirms the family’s inescapable,…
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Jedi anime revival offers hope for troubled Star Wars franchise
Polygon’s review of The Ninth Jedi, a Star Wars anime series from Production I.G., presents it as a much-needed creative highlight for a franchise currently under strain, following the box-office failure of The Mandalorian and Grogu, the postponement of Ahsoka season two to 2027, and the cancellation of The Acolyte. Expanding on the original Star…
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Ted Lasso returns for season 4, focused on women’s football
A review of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” confirms the sitcom has returned for a full 10-episode fourth season, more than three years after Jason Sudeikis’ relentlessly upbeat coach appeared to walk away from AFC Richmond. The revival shifts its central focus onto the club’s women’s football team, reframing the show’s usual message about self-belief into…