Film Comment — Blair McClendon on Boots Riley’s I Love Boosters, Riley joins The Film Comment Podcast, Erika Balsom on the films of Lucrecia Martel, Devika Girish interviews Martel about Our Land, Amy Taubin profiles Michaela Coel, Jonathan Rosenbaum revisits his ’70s Journals fr
Harsh reality behind Scotland fans' calls for Moyes & Postecoglou — Some Scotland fans are dreaming of David Moyes or Ange Postecoglou replacing Steve Clarke, but could either man be a realistic prospect?
Pocket Collections — Curated reading lists.
Newspaper headlines: 'Heat leaves Africa and Med in shade' and 'Can't cope without Catherine' — An expected heatwave, tax proposals and the Prince of Wales are prominent on Saturday's papers.
Trump and Xi hold high-stakes talks in Beijing — US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting for a second day in Beijing.
Iraq launches desert sweep after reports of secret Israeli bases — Iraqi security forces have launched sweeping operations in the country’s western desert.
UK court to rule on Palestine Action ‘terrorist’ label: What we know — Court of Appeal to rule whether government's proscription of action group was unlawful.
Eurovision braces for new protests over Israel’s participation — Eurovision is heading towards its grand final, but organisers are bracing for more demonstrations against Israel.
The In-Between Worlds of Larissa Borteh — In the artist's paintings, are we looking at plants in a state of beautiful decay, ghosts, deities, fairylands, or something from a dream?
German journalist held in Syria back home, family says — Eva Maria Michelmann's brother says she had been held in the Syrian city of Raqqa since January.
NASA's Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant - NASA — Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant – seen in this June 11, 2026, image – in an intriguing
AI children's books, body horror edition — Last week, I posted a visual demonstration of the sameness of AI-generated content.
New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea - NASA Science — Satellite imagery shows a surge of new volcanic activity in the ocean near Papua New Guinea.
The 7 Spectacular Winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2026 Photo Contest — Exceptional photography talent on full display.
Starbucks Korea CEO fired over promotion that evoked military crackdown — 'Tank Day' marketing campaign provoked backlash for eliciting bloody suppression of 1980 Gwangju uprising.
The Great Zombification — “And so perfect parallel constructions fill the lecture halls, the take-home tests, the school newspapers, and perhaps even the idiom of student chatter.”
Embryos made without sperm or eggs reveal why many pregnancies fail — Embryo organoids made from stem cells are enabling scientists to recreate early pregnancy in the lab, unlocking treatments for infertility, miscarriage and pre-eclampsia
NASA Awards Modification Contract for Reduced Gravity Test Aircraft - NASA — The aircraft will be used to validate astronaut lunar suits and associated crew systems required to support Artemis mission objectives. This can be done with
The KIDS Act Would Require Age Checks To Get Online — Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation policies for online speech, and even create new rules about private and encrypted…
Suit by former NC State athletes alleging abuse by trainer dismissed — Bryan Collins, a North Carolina superior court judge, dismissed a lawsuit from 31 former NC State male athletes alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack's former direct
‘United As One’: Why US, Mexico and Canada are cohosting World Cup 2026 — The 2026 World Cup is the first to be held in three different host nations - but why? Al Jazeera explains.
Driving test booking rules tightened after thousands of no shows — Learner drivers can only swap their test to the three centres nearest to their original booking.
PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed — Like covid-19 and mpox before it, the decision to relabel PCOS as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is a welcome one – and reveals why a name is never just a name
Three men killed following fire in west London — The men were rescued from a pavilion in White City but died shortly after, authorities said.
Are Writers Intrinsically Vulnerable to Alcohol and Drugs? — The history of art in general, and literature in particular, is full of alcoholics, opium addicts, cocaine users, and junkies of all sorts. And the process is always the same: the chemical muse kil…
UK and Japan agree £18bn investment deal — Japanese firms will spend billions on UK infrastructure and offshore wind, Downing Street says.
How Guardiola compares with Ferguson and other English managerial greats — Pep Guardiola won 17 trophies in his 10-year stay at Man City, but how does his record stand up in English football?
Could Iran war trigger a hunger crisis? — The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger.
The days are hot, but so are the nights. That's a problem, experts say — As much of the Eastern U.S. experiences potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures, the nights are also staying unusually warm, leaving the human body no time to recover.
‘Never give up’: Meet Curacao, the smallest country at a FIFA World Cup — After a fairytale qualification journey, the tiny Caribbean island makes its World Cup debut next month.
Holocaust Encyclopedia — The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jews by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. Start learning today.
Dame Penelope Keith: The Good Life's funny and formidable star — The life of the much-loved comedy actress best known as Margo Leadbeatter in The Good Life.
Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children — The UK's competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.
Whan Intensity Masquerades as Meaning | Luisa Machorro | TEDxHumanitree School — Why do we sometimes mistake emotional intensity for truth, purpose, or love? In this thought-provoking TEDx talk, Luisa explores how powerful emotions can lead us to believe that something is…
The MarineBio Conservation Society — Discover marine biology through engaging articles, videos, and conservation insights at MarineBio.org—your friendly guide to ocean science and protection.
'I nearly died after buying weight loss jab from friend of friend' — A woman is warning others of the dangers of unregulated jabs after one dose of a black market pen.
Let’s Steal a New Moon — What if Earth could swap its Moon for a better one? From volcanic Io to methane-soaked Titan, the Solar System offers some tempting alternatives. But maybe our Moon is already perfect. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshorts #sc
German broadcaster removes TV intro after Elon Musk takes legal action — ZDF TV responded to a "cease and desist" letter after the tech trillionaire condemned the broadcaster's "outrageous lies".
How We All Become Little Blue Dots on a Digital Map — As Taiwanese manufacturers rushed to fabricate GPS chips in the early and mid-2000s and sat-nav companies rushed to install them in their receivers, Frank van Diggelen and his colleagues at Global …
Watch: Best moments from 2026 Cooper's Hill cheese rolling races — Thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world chase a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the 1:2 gradient slope.
Jump Into the Ball Pit: Emily Rapp Black on the Creative Power of Play — This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. One summer in Brooklyn I made an outline for my first book. I was told I must do this, or my ideas would be unorganized, m…
Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away? — Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering
Israel kills 14 people in attacks across Gaza — Israel killed at least 14 people in Gaza on Sunday in strikes across Khan Younis, Gaza City, and Deir el-Balah.
Rescue teams find five of seven trapped in Laos cave — Seven Lao nationals entered the cave in Xaisomboun province last week before a landslide blocked their exit.
Handle Proxy — Persistent links to archives.
London mayor slams event touting illegal Israeli settlement land sales — 'Great Israeli Real Estate Event' promotes the sale of stolen Palestinian land in settlements in the occupied West Bank.
US-China head-to-head: Explained in 11 maps and charts — Before President Trump’s visit to Beijing, Al Jazeera compares the US and China on economics, military and resources.
Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend F1 lead — Antonelli takes his fifth successive Grand Prix win in race interrupted by crashes after asphalt breaks apart.
California questions FIFA’s possible violations in World Cup ticket sales — California attorney general asks FIFA to explain why the categories of some tickets were changed after being sold.
Brazilian federal police arrest Spanish citizen at São Paulo airport for racism — Woman detained at airport after allegedly making racist remarks directed at workers unloading baggage, police say
Australia sues US giant 3M for $2bn over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam — The case centres on contamination caused by PFAS in the foam at dozens of defence sites.
AI and Cloud Costs — AI has a cost problem. The solution that will emerge will be simpler than we expect.
Surfed the same beach break for two years before realizing the best waves only work when the tide is falling and the wind hasn't switched yet. Now I'm there at 6am like a person with a real problem 🌊
this guy wrote a whole book about why we're all terrible at reading books & honestly?? the self-roast hit different 💀📚
Jones, Jackson move to Republican primary run-off in Georgia governor race — Burt Jones and Rick Jackson will face each other again in the June 16 run-off.
Account Suspended — Celebrating mathematics.
warhistoryonline — Discover the intriguing stories that shape the history of war with War History Online. Brush up on military history and read about the past and present of global and regional conflicts.
Best OLED TV deal: Save $300 on Samsung 65-inch S85H OLED 4K TV — This is Samsung's entry-level version of our favorite OLED TV for 2026.
How Wolverine: Weapon X Reinvented the Classic Marvel Tale — Barry Windsor-Smith was one of the most popular creators at Marvel Comics. Part of his popularity was due to his style. His comics did not look like or read like other comic books. It is important …
Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves — In devastated areas people are using crowbars, pickaxes and their bare hands to try to reach survivors.