The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of ‘clusterheads’ are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising resultsPeter was working late, watching two roulette tables in play at a London casin...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Jonathan Pryce was humorous, O’Toole capricious, Liv Ullman secretly female and Jude Law memorably Speedo-clad – onscreen pontiffs have come in all formsEverything about the papacy is cinematic – especially picking a new one, as shown in the wildly popular movie Conclave,...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
From remotely locking your phone to changing passwords, do this quickly to protect yourself and restore peace of mindSmartphones contain the entirety of our modern lives, from photos, messages and memories to credit cards, bank accounts and all life admin, so when one get...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
How do you control a class of kids after the whole nation’s watched you backstabbing on The Traitors, snogging strangers on Love Island or starving half to death on Hunted? Three teachers reveal allWhen students used to ask English teacher Joe Scott to sign their homework...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
In 1993, the Swedish artist had reached a dead end – so he burned all his work. Seeing the ashes inspired him to embark on an epic journey through the Indian wilderness, a Swedish cave – and now BritainDrive north of Stockholm for an hour or so and, buried within woodland...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
The Canadian singer-songwriter is releasing an album about his transition. Trump’s ‘dehumanizing’ new passport rules mean he won’t perform it for US fansBells Larsen knew that releasing a low-fi, folksy album about his transition as the Trump administration relentlessly &...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
The British-Nigerian artist explores colonialism and connection in his first major solo exhibition in Africa. Plus, a grime MC goes oyster farmingHello and welcome to The Long Wave. Earlier this month I was in Antananarivo, Madagascar, where I checked out the British-Nige...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
These noisy, filthy, feral creatures make my life a misery. Is there really no way to get rid of them?Pigeons. Appalling things. I looked them up on the bird charity RSPB’s website and snorted when I came across the Where to See section. The answer is, just so you know, e...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
Holy balls of wool! From pointless paintings to emotionless snapshots, the once-controversial award tiptoes too earnestly across the minefield of today’s culture warsRemember when controversy was fun? If not, that’s because you’re too young. But back in the 1990s, my chil...
The Guardian » 3 weeks ago
The movement isn’t actually interested in making motherhood easier by offering things like affordable childcare. So what is their aim?Malcolm and Simone Collins, the pro-natalist couple who are reportedly consulting the Donald Trump administration on how to encourage Amer...