Posted 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...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 14, 2026 | Biology, Family, Life and style, Parents and parenting, Siblings, The Guardian |
The joy, disbelief and shock of discovering I had a brother the same age as me came with a million questions. How were we separated and why?In 1975, my parents saw an advert in their local Australian newspaper. With the Vietnam...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 13, 2026 | Clacton byelection August 2026, Count Binface, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news |
The Reform UK leader will not be present at vote count in byelection he has tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in ClactonNigel Farage has said he will...
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