In pop, which equates genius with innovation, recent artists have not pioneered new forms like those from the 60s. Has the digital age sidelined invention and promoted the derivative for ever? By all accounts, Brian Wilson was a genius. His fellow greats Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney both used the […]
Year: 2025
In his spat with Trump, the man who literally owns X has been hoist by his own platform. Guys, no one is safe! Did you see Elon Musk apologise for some tweets this week? (Please don’t be naff and call them “X posts”.) Like me, you will be so embarrassed […]
Chaos, distrust and so many sex scandals … Ahead of his epic new series Shifty, the great documentarian charts the UK’s slide towards Whitehall’s worst nightmare The mood is very fragile. There is a feeling of global disorder and growing chaos. The threat of war edges ever closer. Some people […]
The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem the morning after an unprecedented Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities Israel has launched an unprecedented strike on Iran. Though in the last couple of years the two rivals in the region have traded a few tit-for-tat attacks, the world […]
Baldío in Mexico City is part of a new wave of restaurants embracing a regenerative ethos – with delicious results Hunched over the pass in the open restaurant kitchen, a team of chefs are dusting ceviche with a powder made from lime skins that would, in most cases, have been […]
In the last few years, the singer-songwriter has weathered divorce, grief and false allegations of sexual assault. Now, he’s back writing, performing – and rediscovering his political rage In the mid-90s, Omaha made a pretty decent tour stop for up-and-coming bands. Nebraska sits near-plum in the US’s middle, and in its most […]
Hossein Salami reported killed; Israel strikes Revolutionary Guard headquarters; Netanyahu says Iran’s main enrichment facility targeted Full report: Israel launches strikes on ‘dozens’ of targets in Iran, targeting nuclear program Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the nation, saying the IDF had targted Iran’s leading nuclear scientists working on […]
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is sole survivor of crash and told his brother he does not know how he escaped from the plane Air India plane crash – latest updates A British man is the sole survivor of the London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 people that crashed shortly after […]
Temporary restraining order issued by judge said president overstepped authority and to hand over control to state governor A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Donald Trump illegally deployed the California national guard to suppress protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles and ordered the force to be returned to […]
Exclusive: Liz Kendall pledges sick and disabled people will be protected but MPs are pushing for more substantial changes to bill Ministers are to offer mutinous Labour MPs an olive branch on the government’s welfare plans to help avert a major rebellion in a crucial vote early next month. Liz […]