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‘I am left grinning’: why The Dish is my feelgood movie
A Guardian writer reflects on The Dish, the 2000 Australian film starring the late Sam Neill, as their choice for a favourite feelgood movie in a series where contributors pick comfort films. The piece was prompted by the shock of Neill’s recent death, with the writer recalling how much his roles, including Dr Alan Grant…
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Convince an AI it’s not alive in psychological horror game Prove You’re Human
Sunset Visitor, the studio behind the Peabody award-winning 1000XResist, has released Prove You’re Human, a psychological horror game in which players must convince an artificial intelligence that it is not alive. Studio founder Remy Siu says the game continues the team’s habit of channelling real-world anxieties into its work, this time exploring questions of labour,…
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Voters are sick of the two-party system. A new poll shows they’re open to big changes
A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party’s vote share.
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An arts school where Epstein allegedly preyed on students reveals decades of abuse
In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.
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Who really needs testosterone?
The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy. But who actually needs it?
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The FAA wants to reboot the nation’s airspace. This airline shows how it might work
When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.
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Melbourne’s effe Shares Dreamy New ‘Solder’ EP
Melbourne-based artist effe has released her new EP ‘Solder’, a dreamy dream pop project shaped by her first experience of falling in love. The record, put together over roughly a year, marks a personal turning point for the singer, who has described learning to be vulnerable for the first time while writing it, giving the…
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At least 13 killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Tatarstan region, officials say
At least 13 people have been killed and 39 injured after a Ukrainian drone strike hit the Russian republic of Tatarstan, more than 1,100km from the Ukrainian border, in one of the deadliest single attacks on Russia since the start of the full-scale war. The strike targeted the city of Nizhnekamsk, home to major oil…
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Army vet is now charged over his partner’s alleged baseball bat vigilante rampage when the NDIS boss found an intruder in her shed – as she remains behind bars but he walked free from court in surprise twist
An army veteran has been charged over an alleged baseball bat attack after his partner, an NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) service provider, discovered an intruder in her shed in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales. The woman remains in custody over the incident, while her partner was granted bail and walked free from court, a…
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Morning news brief
Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to Epstein.