Bicycles and Bicycling May 5, 2026 What a Bike Ride in Cape Town Taught Me About Apartheid A New York Times reporter joined a group of cyclists on a route meant to break down Cape Town’s lingering racial and economic barriers. What a Bike Ride in Cape Town Taught Me About Apartheid A New York Times reporter joined a group of cyclists on a route meant to break down Cape Town’s lingering racial and economic barriers. See more
Culture Jul 18, 2026 The Guide #252: Christopher Nolan forces ?all rivals to flee as he dominates the battle of the blockbusters In this week’s newsletter: Is Nolan our last superstar director? Every one of his films is an event, clearing the release schedules and selling out cinemasTh... The Guide #252: Christopher Nolan forces ?all rivals to flee as he dominates the battle of the blockbusters In this week’s newsletter: Is Nolan our last superstar director? Every one of his films is an event, clearing the release schedules and selling out cinemasTh... Share
James Cameron Jul 18, 2026 ‘Maybe the best pumped-up sequel ever made’: James Cameron’s Aliens hits 40 The director’s more-is-more approach to the 1986 sequel gave us seat-edge action and an indelible performance from a rule-breaking Sigourney WeaverJames Came... ‘Maybe the best pumped-up sequel ever made’: James Cameron’s Aliens hits 40 The director’s more-is-more approach to the 1986 sequel gave us seat-edge action and an indelible performance from a rule-breaking Sigourney WeaverJames Came... Share
Television Jul 18, 2026 Ann Droid review – Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston’s fresh, funny robot comedy is just wonderful It’s silly, singular and occasionally tearjerking: this tale of a mechanical companion to an elderly widow is shot through with love and careThe home, warns... Ann Droid review – Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston’s fresh, funny robot comedy is just wonderful It’s silly, singular and occasionally tearjerking: this tale of a mechanical companion to an elderly widow is shot through with love and careThe home, warns... Share
Fairytales Jul 18, 2026 Hagitude author Sharon Blackie: ‘At 60 I wasn’t ready to give up, I was just starting’ The writer of cult hit If Women Rose Rooted is on a mission to bring folklore to modern readers. She talks about confronting her fears, communing with nature... Hagitude author Sharon Blackie: ‘At 60 I wasn’t ready to give up, I was just starting’ The writer of cult hit If Women Rose Rooted is on a mission to bring folklore to modern readers. She talks about confronting her fears, communing with nature... Share
Television & radio Jul 18, 2026 Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston – the tale of ordinary Romans’ hopeless heroism is tearjerking television The Avengers star teams up with real-life scholars for a look at the eruption of Vesuvius. At points it’s elegiac and moving, at others it’s majestic and bru... Pompeii: Out of Time With Tom Hiddleston – the tale of ordinary Romans’ hopeless heroism is tearjerking television The Avengers star teams up with real-life scholars for a look at the eruption of Vesuvius. At points it’s elegiac and moving, at others it’s majestic and bru... Share
Apple Jul 18, 2026 Apple dethrones Nvidia to regain title of world’s most valuable company Shift in pecking order illustrates that investors are reassessing outlook for artificial intelligenceApple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s mo... Apple dethrones Nvidia to regain title of world’s most valuable company Shift in pecking order illustrates that investors are reassessing outlook for artificial intelligenceApple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s mo... Share
Amazon Jul 18, 2026 Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoicePeople always suspected big tech was greedy, but... Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoicePeople always suspected big tech was greedy, but... Share
Rail transport Jul 18, 2026 Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballotIntercity rail travellers face potential disruption... Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballotIntercity rail travellers face potential disruption... Share
BrewDog Jul 18, 2026 ‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bidJames Watt, the BrewDog founder who sold the... ‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bidJames Watt, the BrewDog founder who sold the... Share
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Jul 18, 2026 Democrats call for investigation into ICE officer shooting in Maine after new reports emerge Lawmakers press for review of hiring practices amid a spate of ICE-related deaths within the same weekDemocratic lawmakers are pressing for a review of Immig... Democrats call for investigation into ICE officer shooting in Maine after new reports emerge Lawmakers press for review of hiring practices amid a spate of ICE-related deaths within the same weekDemocratic lawmakers are pressing for a review of Immig... Share
India Jul 18, 2026 ‘A revolutionary act to watch it’: the film India’s censors do not want you to see Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movementFor as long as he has been a film-maker,... ‘A revolutionary act to watch it’: the film India’s censors do not want you to see Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movementFor as long as he has been a film-maker,... Share
Conservatives Jul 18, 2026 Tory MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich cleared over incident at London members’ club in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two w... Tory MP Patrick Spencer found not guilty of Groucho Club sexual assaults MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich cleared over incident at London members’ club in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexually assaulting two w... Share
