NY Times Business
A motorsports club north of Miami, on former orange groves, is being built to cater to enthusiasts and well-heeled novices eager to hit the gas and pull some Gs.
The Guardian Culture
With unexpected programming and a community ethos, independent cinemas across the US are giving multiplexes a run for their moneyOn a quiet street in New York City’s Ridgewood neighborhood stands an unassuming, windowless white building. Its lone door, covered with an amalgamation of cut-outs, looks like a teenager’s bedroom; the building numbers are displayed via peeling stickers above it. But if you look closely, herein lies Low Cinema, an indie movie theater which boasts just 42 seats and thr
The Guardian Politics
Labour has approved a wave of renewable energy projects, but turning plans into power remains slow. Why is that?Labour has a race on its hands if it is to lock in its promise to achieve a virtually zero-carbon electricity system by 2030.Britain’s next prime minister will have to move fast: the climate emergency is raging, high energy bills are driving up the cost of living and the reactionary right is threatening a fossil fuel push if it wins power. Continue reading...
The Guardian
Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for allCooling, blue expanses of water have been a lifesaver for many lucky enough to live near a lido during the recent UK heatwave.Now, a group of 20 MPs, along with the Fabian Society, are calling for this relief to be made accessible for all by getting water companies to fund the reopening of the country’s lost lidos. Continue reading...
The Guardian Culture
It’s full of heart, humanity and such extreme competence it’s actually comforting to watch. No wonder it’s swept the boards at awards‘Let’s go save some lives.” That’s the mantra of Noah Wyle’s A&E doctor at the start of every shift in The Pitt. The gritty US hospital drama seems an unlikely contender to be the most hopeful show on air. Yet despite the death, disease and pointed social commentary, The Pitt somehow pulls it off.The smash HBO hit’s second season climaxed last night in a blaze
NY Times World
While critics question just how much the World Cup will benefit tourism long term, Mexican officials believe it can help boost the country to fifth most visited in the world.
Washington Post World
“Dear You,” a Teochew-language family drama and migration story, has raised fraught questions of identity among some Chinese communities abroad.
Wired
Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for millions of years.
The Guardian Culture
(Polydor)Continuing the rejuvenated sound of 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, there’s touching vulnerability from Keith Richards while Jagger confronts war and autocracyMick Jagger recently launched the Rolling Stones’s 25th album declaring, “The thing about this record is, the Stones are a rock band that also has the capacity to do ballads, country music or dance music. So we don’t get stuck in one kind of style.” The same could be said of numerous bands, but what the singer was probably driving at was
Hollywood Reporter
‘Against Nature’ Explores Humanity’s Dark Sides in Haunting and Hypnotic Fashion (Exclusive Trailer)
Mexican writer-director Axel Bertha's debut feature, world premiering in Karlovy Vary's Proxima competition, asks: "Is human progress taking us away from nature and the world or bringing us closer to it?"
NY Times World
Science Daily
Physicists have developed a new optical centrifuge that can precisely spin molecules inside a superfluid for the first time. The advance could help unravel some of the biggest mysteries of quantum liquids and reveal how superfluidity breaks down at the atomic scale.
BBC Sport
How can England overcome the psychological challenges of playing against Australia when they meet at the Women's T20 World Cup final?
BBC World
Celebrities and sports stars were spotted as the A-list couple tied the knot in New York on Friday.
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Bloomberg Markets
Ukrainian forces attacked an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, with drones overnight, local officials said.
BBC Sport
All you need to know about how to follow the Women's T20 World Cup final between England and Australia on the BBC.