Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Jul 6, 2026 Gas Stations Gain When Prices Start to Drop President Trump is berating gasoline retailers for keeping prices high. Evidence suggests the business has grown more profitable. Gas Stations Gain When Prices Start to Drop President Trump is berating gasoline retailers for keeping prices high. Evidence suggests the business has grown more profitable. See more
Stage Apr 24, 2026 Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them... Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked! Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all... To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked! Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 Double Indemnity review – leaden drama turns crime classic into a very cold case Churchill theatre, Bromley James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses i... Double Indemnity review – leaden drama turns crime classic into a very cold case Churchill theatre, Bromley James M Cain’s hard-bitten novella gained bleak power on screen but this version, giving Mischa Barton her UK stage debut, loses i... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 ‘An act of real faith’: Mass writer Fran Kranz on forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable violence The parents of a school shooter meet those of a victim in the film Mass, which is now a play. It explores the bitter proposition – and extraordinary sacrific... ‘An act of real faith’: Mass writer Fran Kranz on forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable violence The parents of a school shooter meet those of a victim in the film Mass, which is now a play. It explores the bitter proposition – and extraordinary sacrific... Share
Theatre Apr 24, 2026 ‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with he... ‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with he... Share
Animation in film Apr 24, 2026 ‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reve... ‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds Time Hoppers: The Silk Road is a time-travel adventure whose child heroes must save the legacy of Islamic scholars who shaped modern science. Its makers reve... Share
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Apr 24, 2026 Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, v... Java script error: why The Devil Wears Prada 2’s Starbucks tie-in leaves a strange taste A theatrically released movie about glossy magazines, released at a time when there are minimal audiences for either, has ordered up a no foam, extra shot, v... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies? Male incels have been plentifully depicted on screen, while few film-makers have explored the varied controversies of toxic female radicalisation and the ‘wo... Women’s culture goes dark: why aren’t there more ‘femcel’ movies? Male incels have been plentifully depicted on screen, while few film-makers have explored the varied controversies of toxic female radicalisation and the ‘wo... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Surviving Earth review – bruising portrait of addiction and redemption Thea Gaji?’s debut is an assured, intelligent drama of a father’s endless quest for contentment outside his heroin dependencyThe addiction-recovery mantra of... Surviving Earth review – bruising portrait of addiction and redemption Thea Gaji?’s debut is an assured, intelligent drama of a father’s endless quest for contentment outside his heroin dependencyThe addiction-recovery mantra of... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallo... Michael review – cliched Jackson biopic is bland, bowdlerised … and bad Rammed with every music-movie cliche, an almost mute supporting cast and a Michael who only produces endless smiley blandness, this is a frustratingly shallo... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Agon review – ice-cold, machine-tooled inspection of the dark side of athletic perfection Three sportswomen undergo the various ordeals of competition in a spare, sometimes harrowing drama suffused with a chilly vérité detachednessHere is a fascin... Agon review – ice-cold, machine-tooled inspection of the dark side of athletic perfection Three sportswomen undergo the various ordeals of competition in a spare, sometimes harrowing drama suffused with a chilly vérité detachednessHere is a fascin... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 The Last Spy review – former CIA station chief tells it like it was from inside the tent Peter Sichel gives a scrupulous and revealing insider’s view of the secret service and Washington circles in Katharina Otto-Bernstein’s documentaryThis is a... The Last Spy review – former CIA station chief tells it like it was from inside the tent Peter Sichel gives a scrupulous and revealing insider’s view of the secret service and Washington circles in Katharina Otto-Bernstein’s documentaryThis is a... Share
