Sam Rockwell How we made Moon – by Sam Rockwell and Duncan JonesThe Guardian - Phil HoadI wanted Sam Rockwell to play the villain in Mute, a film I later made for Netflix. But he wanted to play a blue-collar kind of guy. We both liked the sci-fi films of the 70s and early 80s – Silent Running,
Edinburgh 'If I can pay for dog food, everything is fine': comedians on their petsThe Guardian - Chris WiegandKiri Pritchard-McLean: ‘He’s sweet, but the thickest dog I have ever had’ Comedians are needy, so of course we get dogs – they’re always pleased to see you. My cardigan corgi suits me: short legs, Welsh,
Fair Trade Is fair trade finished?The Guardian - Samanth SubramanianIt wasn’t very long ago that a banana was just a banana – just a curved, yellow fruit. All you knew, if you bought a bunch in 1986, was that they cost around 97p per kilo. You weren’t told if they were
Grenfell Tower Grenfell adult college saved with £32m government bailoutThe Guardian - Robert Booth Social affairs correspondentAn adult education college at the heart of the Grenfell Tower community has been saved by a £32m government bailout following a campaign against plans which could have turned it into luxury housing. The
Robert Mueller 'It's not entertainment': hundreds hold Mueller report read-a-thonsGuardian US - US NewsHundreds of actors, journalists and novelists have been holding public readings of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia interference in the 2016 US election and the Trump campaign.
Why are so many people getting shot on California highways?Guardian US - Darwin BondGraham and Abené Clayton in OaklandDemarcus Doss and his girlfriend, Joanna Oller, were stuck in rush hour traffic on the Interstate 80 highway in Richmond, California, when the dark grey Dodge Charger that had been ominously following
Leonard Cohen Was Leonard Cohen’s Marianne the last artist’s ‘muse’? Let’s hope soThe Guardian - Fiona SturgesWhile a drug-addled Leonard bashes out the novel Beautiful Losers on his typewriter, she lovingly brings him sandwiches What are the life skills appropriate to an artist’s muse? Hotness is a given; and
Bernie Sanders battles to stand out – can healthcare prove a 2020 winner?Guardian US - Lauren Gambino in WashingtonGruff, iconoclastic and relentlessly on-message, Bernie Sanders thrilled the progressive left when he ran for president in 2016 and came within striking distance of capturing the Democratic nomination.
Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un inspects new submarine, raising ballistic missile fearsThe Guardian - ReutersNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday, potentially signalling continued development of a submarine from which a ballistic could
Fashion (UK) Pucci prints and the acid flashback – fashion archive, 1990The Guardian - Judy RumboldSubtly matched colour schemes of the kind seen meandering through newscasters’ toupees and in M&S sandwich fillings were always anathema to the designer who, in 1940, made into a desirable fashion statement
Environment Country diary: marmalade hoverflies are a sweet sight to beholdThe Guardian - Matt ShardlowThere were mixed fortunes for the special wildlife of Glapthorn Cow Pastures this spring. While the black hairstreak butterflies have been abundant among the blackthorns, the fluty and trilling tones the
Yemen Experts fear deserted oil tanker off Yemen could explodeThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorA deserted oil tanker described as a “floating bomb” that is currently anchored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has the potential to create an environmental disaster, according to experts. A byproduct
Romania 'We are watching you': the 500-day protest against corruption in RomaniaThe Guardian - Jennifer Rankin in SibiuEvery day when the Lutheran church bell strikes noon, people fall silent in a leafy street in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. For more than 500 days, in snow, drizzle and scorching sun, a group of residents
The Theatre Reinventing Lord of the Flies: chaos, cruelty and not an alpha male in sightThe Guardian - Steve DowAs a gay man with a disability, Daniel Monks is drawing on his life to find empathy for a child with unrelieved pain. In Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Lord of the Flies, the actor is playing a
Donald Trump Jr Donald Trump Jr writes Triggered, 'the book leftist elites don't want you to read!'Guardian US - Kate LyonsDonald Trump Jnr is set to join his sister Ivanka, mother Ivana and father Donald Snr on the bookshelves with the announcement that he will be releasing his own literary effort later this year. His book
Russia South Korean jets fire warning shots at Russian planes after airspace violationThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesSouth Korean fighter jets have fired warning shots after a Russian military plane twice violated the country’s airspace, officials in Seoul said. Chinese military aircraft also entered South Korean airspace
Deepfakes To fix the problem of deepfakes we must treat the cause, not the symptomsThe Guardian - Matt BeardReporting triggers some level of public outcry, at which suddenly tech developers realise the error of their ways We haven’t yet seen a clear frontrunner emerge as the Democratic candidate for the 2020
Racism Could Trump’s racist rhetoric win him re-election in 2020? – podcastThe Guardian - Presented by Anushka Asthana with Jamiles Lartey, David Smith and Ellie Geranmeyah; produced by Elizabeth Cassin, Rosie Gillott and Axel Kacoutié; executive producers Phil Maynard and Nicole JacksonOn 14 July, Donald Trump used Twitter to tell four unnamed Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came’. His racist language shocked
World News Drug-resistant malaria parasites 'spreading aggressively' across south-east AsiaThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseDrug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates of frontline medication, researchers have warned. In twin studies
World News The Karida massacre: fears of a new era of tribal violence in Papua New GuineaThe Guardian - Jo ChandlerThe pictures that came out of a remote highlands village in Papua New Guinea two weeks ago were not, at first glance, particularly graphic: bulging cocoons of blue mosquito nets hanging from wooden poles
Northern Territory We saw how terribly children were treated in prisons and promised ‘never again’. Now there is just bitter disappointmentThe Guardian - Sophie TrevittI left my job in Canberra and drove to Alice Springs with the graphic images of Aboriginal children being teargassed and spit-hooded still fresh in my mind. The nation had been shocked by the footage on
Nancy Pelosi Trump and congressional leaders announce critical debt and budget dealGuardian US - Associated PressDonald Trump and congressional leaders announced Monday that they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to
Diamonds Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander fears the axe after Netball World Cup disappointmentThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressAustralia coach Lisa Alexander admits she could face the axe following Sunday’s Netball World Cup final loss to New Zealand in Liverpool. Alexander’s side went down 52-51 in a dramatic encounter to surrender
Kevin McAleenan Trump administration moves to expand fast-track deportationsGuardian US - Associated PressThe Trump administration announced on Monday that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them first to appear before judges. It is the second major
Gareth Bale Zinedine Zidane hits back over Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos set for Arsenal loanThe Guardian - Niall McVeighZinedine Zidane has denied disrespecting Gareth Bale, and claimed the Welsh forward was left out against Bayern Munich because he did not want to play. “I have not disrespected anyone,” the Real Madrid
Universal Credit Poor universal credit advice costs claimants thousands, MPs sayThe Guardian - Patrick Butler Social policy editorDWP accused of failing to help those who unnecessarily signed up for the benefit Benefit claimants are being left thousands of pounds a year out of pocket because jobcentre staff are failing to inform
Sudoku Sudoku 4,476 mediumThe Guardian Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle.
Policing Police demands for access to rape victims' phones 'unlawful'The Guardian - Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondentCampaigners say people risk no action being taken if they refuse ‘digital strip search’ Police and Crown Prosecution Service requests to download the contents of victims’ mobile phones amount to a “digital
Poldark Debbie Horsfield says postnatal depression helped her write PoldarkThe Guardian - Aamna MohdinThe Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield has revealed that her postnatal depression helped her write the hit BBC drama and explore the mental health issues that affect its major characters. Horsfield,
Steve Bruce Sheffield Wednesday report Newcastle to Premier League over Steve Bruce dealThe Guardian - Press AssociationSheffield Wednesday have reported Newcastle to the Premier League for their conduct during the appointment of Steve Bruce as their new manager. Bruce was announced as the Magpies’ new boss last Wednesday,
Sam Rockwell How we made Moon – by Sam Rockwell and Duncan JonesThe Guardian - Phil HoadI wanted Sam Rockwell to play the villain in Mute, a film I later made for Netflix. But he wanted to play a blue-collar kind of guy. We both liked the sci-fi films of the 70s and early 80s – Silent Running,
Edinburgh 'If I can pay for dog food, everything is fine': comedians on their petsThe Guardian - Chris WiegandKiri Pritchard-McLean: ‘He’s sweet, but the thickest dog I have ever had’ Comedians are needy, so of course we get dogs – they’re always pleased to see you. My cardigan corgi suits me: short legs, Welsh,
Fair Trade Is fair trade finished?The Guardian - Samanth SubramanianIt wasn’t very long ago that a banana was just a banana – just a curved, yellow fruit. All you knew, if you bought a bunch in 1986, was that they cost around 97p per kilo. You weren’t told if they were
Grenfell Tower Grenfell adult college saved with £32m government bailoutThe Guardian - Robert Booth Social affairs correspondentAn adult education college at the heart of the Grenfell Tower community has been saved by a £32m government bailout following a campaign against plans which could have turned it into luxury housing. The
Robert Mueller 'It's not entertainment': hundreds hold Mueller report read-a-thonsGuardian US - US NewsHundreds of actors, journalists and novelists have been holding public readings of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia interference in the 2016 US election and the Trump campaign.
Why are so many people getting shot on California highways?Guardian US - Darwin BondGraham and Abené Clayton in OaklandDemarcus Doss and his girlfriend, Joanna Oller, were stuck in rush hour traffic on the Interstate 80 highway in Richmond, California, when the dark grey Dodge Charger that had been ominously following
Leonard Cohen Was Leonard Cohen’s Marianne the last artist’s ‘muse’? Let’s hope soThe Guardian - Fiona SturgesWhile a drug-addled Leonard bashes out the novel Beautiful Losers on his typewriter, she lovingly brings him sandwiches What are the life skills appropriate to an artist’s muse? Hotness is a given; and
Bernie Sanders battles to stand out – can healthcare prove a 2020 winner?Guardian US - Lauren Gambino in WashingtonGruff, iconoclastic and relentlessly on-message, Bernie Sanders thrilled the progressive left when he ran for president in 2016 and came within striking distance of capturing the Democratic nomination.
Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un inspects new submarine, raising ballistic missile fearsThe Guardian - ReutersNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a large newly built submarine, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday, potentially signalling continued development of a submarine from which a ballistic could
Fashion (UK) Pucci prints and the acid flashback – fashion archive, 1990The Guardian - Judy RumboldSubtly matched colour schemes of the kind seen meandering through newscasters’ toupees and in M&S sandwich fillings were always anathema to the designer who, in 1940, made into a desirable fashion statement
Environment Country diary: marmalade hoverflies are a sweet sight to beholdThe Guardian - Matt ShardlowThere were mixed fortunes for the special wildlife of Glapthorn Cow Pastures this spring. While the black hairstreak butterflies have been abundant among the blackthorns, the fluty and trilling tones the
Yemen Experts fear deserted oil tanker off Yemen could explodeThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorA deserted oil tanker described as a “floating bomb” that is currently anchored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has the potential to create an environmental disaster, according to experts. A byproduct
Romania 'We are watching you': the 500-day protest against corruption in RomaniaThe Guardian - Jennifer Rankin in SibiuEvery day when the Lutheran church bell strikes noon, people fall silent in a leafy street in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. For more than 500 days, in snow, drizzle and scorching sun, a group of residents
The Theatre Reinventing Lord of the Flies: chaos, cruelty and not an alpha male in sightThe Guardian - Steve DowAs a gay man with a disability, Daniel Monks is drawing on his life to find empathy for a child with unrelieved pain. In Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Lord of the Flies, the actor is playing a
Donald Trump Jr Donald Trump Jr writes Triggered, 'the book leftist elites don't want you to read!'Guardian US - Kate LyonsDonald Trump Jnr is set to join his sister Ivanka, mother Ivana and father Donald Snr on the bookshelves with the announcement that he will be releasing his own literary effort later this year. His book
Russia South Korean jets fire warning shots at Russian planes after airspace violationThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesSouth Korean fighter jets have fired warning shots after a Russian military plane twice violated the country’s airspace, officials in Seoul said. Chinese military aircraft also entered South Korean airspace
Deepfakes To fix the problem of deepfakes we must treat the cause, not the symptomsThe Guardian - Matt BeardReporting triggers some level of public outcry, at which suddenly tech developers realise the error of their ways We haven’t yet seen a clear frontrunner emerge as the Democratic candidate for the 2020
Racism Could Trump’s racist rhetoric win him re-election in 2020? – podcastThe Guardian - Presented by Anushka Asthana with Jamiles Lartey, David Smith and Ellie Geranmeyah; produced by Elizabeth Cassin, Rosie Gillott and Axel Kacoutié; executive producers Phil Maynard and Nicole JacksonOn 14 July, Donald Trump used Twitter to tell four unnamed Democratic congresswomen to ‘go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came’. His racist language shocked
World News Drug-resistant malaria parasites 'spreading aggressively' across south-east AsiaThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseDrug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across south-east Asia leading to “alarmingly high” treatment failure rates of frontline medication, researchers have warned. In twin studies
World News The Karida massacre: fears of a new era of tribal violence in Papua New GuineaThe Guardian - Jo ChandlerThe pictures that came out of a remote highlands village in Papua New Guinea two weeks ago were not, at first glance, particularly graphic: bulging cocoons of blue mosquito nets hanging from wooden poles
Northern Territory We saw how terribly children were treated in prisons and promised ‘never again’. Now there is just bitter disappointmentThe Guardian - Sophie TrevittI left my job in Canberra and drove to Alice Springs with the graphic images of Aboriginal children being teargassed and spit-hooded still fresh in my mind. The nation had been shocked by the footage on
Nancy Pelosi Trump and congressional leaders announce critical debt and budget dealGuardian US - Associated PressDonald Trump and congressional leaders announced Monday that they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to
Diamonds Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander fears the axe after Netball World Cup disappointmentThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressAustralia coach Lisa Alexander admits she could face the axe following Sunday’s Netball World Cup final loss to New Zealand in Liverpool. Alexander’s side went down 52-51 in a dramatic encounter to surrender
Kevin McAleenan Trump administration moves to expand fast-track deportationsGuardian US - Associated PressThe Trump administration announced on Monday that it will vastly expand the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them first to appear before judges. It is the second major
Gareth Bale Zinedine Zidane hits back over Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos set for Arsenal loanThe Guardian - Niall McVeighZinedine Zidane has denied disrespecting Gareth Bale, and claimed the Welsh forward was left out against Bayern Munich because he did not want to play. “I have not disrespected anyone,” the Real Madrid
Universal Credit Poor universal credit advice costs claimants thousands, MPs sayThe Guardian - Patrick Butler Social policy editorDWP accused of failing to help those who unnecessarily signed up for the benefit Benefit claimants are being left thousands of pounds a year out of pocket because jobcentre staff are failing to inform
Sudoku Sudoku 4,476 mediumThe Guardian Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle.
Policing Police demands for access to rape victims' phones 'unlawful'The Guardian - Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondentCampaigners say people risk no action being taken if they refuse ‘digital strip search’ Police and Crown Prosecution Service requests to download the contents of victims’ mobile phones amount to a “digital
Poldark Debbie Horsfield says postnatal depression helped her write PoldarkThe Guardian - Aamna MohdinThe Poldark screenwriter Debbie Horsfield has revealed that her postnatal depression helped her write the hit BBC drama and explore the mental health issues that affect its major characters. Horsfield,
Steve Bruce Sheffield Wednesday report Newcastle to Premier League over Steve Bruce dealThe Guardian - Press AssociationSheffield Wednesday have reported Newcastle to the Premier League for their conduct during the appointment of Steve Bruce as their new manager. Bruce was announced as the Magpies’ new boss last Wednesday,
