Posted by The Guardian | Aug 14, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Climate crisis, Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Environmental campaigners say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare UK for the scale of change that is neededUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s leading climate organisations have accused prime minister Andy...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 14, 2026 | Books, Christopher Nolan, Classics, Classics and ancient history, Culture, Film, Homer, Poetry, The Guardian, The Odyssey, UK news |
Readers describe how Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster has ignited or reawakened their interest in classical literature“I’m having a classics summer this year,” says Tommy Maddinson, 26, from London. He’s been inspired by...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 14, 2026 | Art, Art and design, Culture, Exhibitions, Marina Abramović, Museums, New York, Sculpture, The Guardian |
The artist’s latest swerve sees her creating an alien inflatable landscape for New York’s Balloon MuseumOversized inflatable blades of grass graze my face as I wind a path through the glowing white gallery space. Little papery...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 14, 2026 | Climate crisis, Climate science, Drought, Environment, Extreme heat, Extreme weather, Flooding, The Guardian, UK news, UK weather |
Weather forecasts once gave Britons something safe to chat about. Not any more, and that’s a problem for the experts – indeed, for all of usIn this fragmented but supposedly mild country, watching and talking about the weather...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 14, 2026 | Culture, LGBTQ+ rights, Music, Pop and rock, Sam Smith, The Guardian |
On their new album, Smith is subverting their singer-songwriter roots to tell a queer love story. They talk about their shifting fanbase, the nasty undercurrents of fame – and finding sanctuary in New York CitySam Smith logs on...
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