NY Times World

Along Himalayan Floods’ Path, Wiped Out Towns and Mounting Grief

Survivors tell the stories of the people and places buried under the mud after a disaster in Nepal.

general  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

Mahershala Ali Finally Made His ‘Blade’ Film With ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’

Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali finally made their “Blade” movie. On Saturday night, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release on Sept. 25. Tariq’s film centers on Latif (Ali), a devout Muslim hitman who, following the sudden death of his wife, goes […]

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

NY Times World

An Election in Sweden Shows Shifting Priorities

Sweden votes on Sunday. With various crises easing, center-left politics seem in vogue again, but the far right cannot be discounted.

general  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian Science

Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds – podcast

In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Michael Safi, the host of the Guardian’s chart-topping podcast about artificial intelligence, Black Box. In series two, Black Box: the chatbots, Michael meets people who have become convinced they have made scientific breakthroughs, cured diseases or invented new technologies using AI chatbots. Ian, Michael and Science Weekly’s co-host Madeleine Finlay explore

science  Sep 13, 2026

The Guardian

The battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistro

Once central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forwardIt is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au Bon Acceuil cafe-bistro in the northern Burgundy village of Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne is taken.The three-course lunch menu today – including a choice of a hefty chunk of steak with chips or a meaty lasagne – is just €18, but villagers are not only here for the food. Continue

general  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

How Russia’s new drones are changing the air war

Jet-powered Geran-5 model proves Kremlin’s military is also capable of innovation

business  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

As Europe’s memory fades, radicalism is returning

For younger voters, both communism and fascism belong to a distant past that no longer defines their political choices

business  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

The perils of headphones in the office

Listening to music at work can send a lot of unhelpful messages

business  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

Boom-era PE funds will fall short on promises, executives warn

Returns from funds launched during the frenzied period of 2019 to 2021 are likely to struggle to meet expectations

business  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

Paris and Beirut push to extend UN peacekeepers’ mission in Lebanon

Drive to extend mandate comes as Israel occupies large area of country’s south and Hizbollah refuses to disarm

business  Sep 13, 2026

NY Times World

Tracing the Path of Nepal’s Flood

Mujib Mashal, our South Asia bureau chief, travels to points along a river in Nepal that turned into a deadly torrent, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,000 more missing as entire, towns bridges and roads were swept away.

general  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

Why Britain’s super-rich are looking for the exit

Tax rises, political instability — and the fear of worse to come — are forcing the UK’s wealthiest residents to reconsider their future in the country

business  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

The anti-AI portfolio: fountain pens, Warhammer and film cameras

Journaling, sudoku, puzzle books and other non-digital pursuits are staging a comeback

business  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

Musk’s secretive backer builds $40bn SpaceX stake

Low-profile venture capital firm Vy Capital has emerged as one of the rocket maker’s largest shareholders

business  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

‘Animal Hospital’ Leads Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Winners as Roblox Unveils 20th Anniversary Event

The Roblox Innovation Awards (RIAs) unveiled its 2026 winners during a ceremony in San Jose Saturday with new title “Animal Hospital” taking home several top honors. Part of the 12th annual Roblox Developer Conference, this year’s RIAs were hosted by Roblox’s head of the developer community, Justin Sousa (widely known as “JParty” to Roblox users). […]

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

Science Daily

Venus’s pale yellow clouds may hide something surprisingly dark

A century-old mystery in Venus’s clouds just became more intriguing, as scientists calculated how strongly the unidentified material behind its dark ultraviolet patterns must absorb light. The results sharply narrow the possibilities and could help future spacecraft determine whether the mysterious substance is organic, inorganic, or something unexpected.

science  Sep 13, 2026

Financial Times

Benchmarking and bonuses: why Singapore pays its politicians like bankers

The city-state has some of the best-paid ministers in the world

business  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock Tells the Story of a Party-Girl Actress, Brilliantly Played by Rosalind Eleazar, in The Best Movie About Hollywood in Years

"Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood actress — even a successful one — is up against. Rock isn’t casting stones. The warped values he depicts are there in the industry and in Misty herself.

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

Hollywood Reporter

‘Misty Green’ Review: Rosalind Eleazar Is a Revelation in Chris Rock’s Sharply Observed Love-Hate Portrait of the Hollywood Hustle 

The character study centers on a talented but self-sabotaging actress and singer looking to restart her career, with an ensemble that includes the writer-director alongside Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya and Anna Kendrick.

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026

Variety

‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’

For a biographical drama to work, it’s not required that the central actor do a pinpoint uncanny, so-close-to- the-real-thing-you-might-think-it’s-the-real-thing impersonation of the person he’s playing. But Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” may be a special case. It’s a movie about the making of “Rocky” — about how Sylvester Stallone, then a two-bit actor in his […]

entertainment  Sep 13, 2026