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Health-tracking smart ring maker Oura to list on US stock market
Health-tracking smart ring maker Oura has filed to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York, the San Francisco-headquartered company revealed on Thursday. Founded in Finland in 2013, Oura has built a loyal following among wellness enthusiasts and celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston, Prince Harry, Kim Kardashian and Tom Holland, who use its rings to…
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Jack Huston On The Tough Questions About Sexual Abuse Posed By Paul Schrader’s Film ‘The Basics Of Philosophy’: “It’s Almost Become A Taboo Subject” – Venice Film Festival
Actor Jack Huston has discussed the making of Paul Schrader’s new film The Basics of Philosophy at its world premiere in Venice, revealing he almost turned down the lead role, reading the script seven times before agreeing to even meet the director. Huston, who plays philosophy lecturer John Jorrison, told Deadline he had said only…
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The best hair dryers for smooth, speedy styling at home – whatever your hair type
A Guardian journalist with several years of beauty tech reviewing experience tested 22 hair dryers to identify the best models for various needs, from curly hair diffusion to fast, travel-friendly drying. The comparison matters for anyone looking to speed up their haircare routine and reduce wear on their arms, hair and patience, particularly as newer…
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Founding editor of Ms magazine on Gloria Steinem: ‘The least egomaniacal person’
Letty Cottin Pogrebin, a founding editor of Ms magazine, has paid tribute to Gloria Steinem following the feminist icon’s death at 92, describing her as “the least egomaniacal person” she knew. Pogrebin recalled first meeting Steinem at a 1971 women’s conference in Washington DC, where she realised her own approach of urging women to adjust…
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Kevin Powers: ‘I was ready to abandon Infinite Jest a thousand times’
In a Guardian “Q&A” interview feature, US author Kevin Powers discusses the books that have shaped his life and career, ahead of the publication of his new work, Children of the Wild. He reflects on formative reading experiences from childhood through to adulthood, tracing how various authors and works influenced his development as both a…
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7 Pop Songs From the 1970s That Made the Ugly Parts of Life Sound Beautiful
This article rounds up seven pop songs from the 1970s that the author argues transformed painful or difficult experiences—such as heartbreak, adolescent insecurity, infidelity and mortality—into beautiful, enduring music. The piece suggests that the decade’s political and social instability heightened songwriters’ awareness of life’s harsher realities, which fed into some of the era’s most celebrated…
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‘Disco Duck (Part 1)’: Proof that although boomers say the 1970s was the best decade, it was really shit
This is an opinion piece from Far Out Magazine arguing that the 1970s, often idolised by baby boomers as music’s golden decade, also produced genuinely poor songs — using Rick Dees’ 1976 novelty hit ‘Disco Duck (Part 1)’ as its central example. The writer, describing themselves as a twentysomething encountering the track for the first…
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Miami-Dade police outraged by proposals to turn parts of Miami into GTA 6, saying that Rockstar’s game embodies what they “work every single day to prevent”
Miami-Dade’s sheriff and a county commissioner publicly condemned a proposal from county mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s office to recreate parts of Grand Theft Auto 6 across the county, in a dispute that ultimately settled into a political spat rather than any concrete deal. Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz argued the game “embodies” the criminal conduct her officers…
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Busan Market Unveils Doc Square, Launches Impact Asia as Yim Siwan Named Festival Closing Ceremony Host
The Busan International Film Festival’s market arm, the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), will run Doc Square 2026 from 10-13 October, uniting eight partner organisations from five countries to support Asian documentary makers with production and distribution guidance. The initiative, now in its second year, underscores Busan’s push to strengthen regional documentary infrastructure through…