How the rules of both entertainment and soft power are being rewritten
He must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo
Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairman, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate
It is suffering economic costs for its industrial dominance
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features ‘Forcing our hand?’ – Edward Chancellor on nudge economics….
M. John Harrison’s anti-philosophy of the sublime By Nick Holdstock
Mourning a marriage and a creative partnership By Lily Herd
Cults and the longing for community By Harrison Hill
When behavioural economics meets politics By Edward Chancellor
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘How the World Cup beacame an $80bn behemoth’
It’s long been a golden rule of sport that football World Cups get bigger and badder every four years. The latest edition of the tournament, however, may put that universal law to the test after a six-week journey through Trump’s America, which is expected to generate $80bn of global economic output through its full timeline.
As the world’s biggest sporting event meets the world’s biggest market, it’s hard to see how even the World Cup can get much more bloated than this. But if anyone can make it happen it’s Gianni Infantino, the opportunist Fifa overlord who has schmoozed with the planet’s most divisive leaders to extract maximum gains from his travelling global roadshow. As Barney Ronay says in his tournament scenesetter for our cover story this week, welcome to the heart of darkness.
The big story | How the murder of Henry Nowak shook Britain
The aftermath of a tragedy revealed a country grappling with how easily such events can be co‑opted into a far-right rallying cry. Libby Brooks reports
Technology | Can autonomous AI killer drones be taught morality?
While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challenge. Dan Milmo and Aisha Down size up the terrain
Feature | Hello, goodbye: inside the final Beatles tour
By the mid-1960s, the Beatles were ready to quit touring for good. A new collection of pictures by rock photographer Jim Marshall captures their last gigs. With a foreword by Ian Leslie
Opinion | Trump’s failure to maintain ceasefires is part of the new world disorder
The US president brags about ending wars but look at Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Lebanon to see what his casual disregard for diplomacy and obsession with instant results have achieved, argues Simon Tisdall
Culture | The ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett
The 67-year-old actor lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences and betrayed his friends. But has this indiscreet, unreliable heartbreaker finally grown up and settled down? Simon Hattenstone went to find out
Our magazine has refused to accept what contributor Gore Vidal once described as the “cozy unremitting war” that puts this country in a state of conflict, year after year. Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation
The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later. John Nichols
Five progressive leaders offer a powerful reminder of the country’s unfinished journey.
The senator may be remembered as a bridge between the promise of America and the fulfillment of that promise. Jeet Heer
George Washington’s announcement that he wouldn’t seek a third presidential term helped define modern statesmanship: The Republic had no need for a king, even an American one. Writing from Europe, John Quincy Adams prayed the president’s retirement might “serve as the foundation upon which the whole system of [America’s] future policy may rise.” Washington’s decision set an informal precedent that largely held until term limits were codified by the 22nd Constitutional Amendment, ratified in 1951. Still, at the time of his farewell address, Washington’s opponents had serious complaints. Though Washington belonged to no party, he was associated with the Federalists—and many Anti-Federalist thinkers chastised the outgoing president for disparaging his ideological rivals while claiming neutrality. This dispute played out in newspapers and pamphlets—back when publishers always chose a side.
Silence Dogood. Richard Saunders. Benevolus. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim. All were pen names that allowed Franklin to say things he couldn’t have otherwise said
To fight against slavery, the author collected true stories then picked up a pen and distilled them into “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features ‘Barry Blitt’s “Out Cold” – The South Lawn octagon.
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women. By Heidi Blake
The Trump Administration has chosen to honor the Semiquincentennial of a nation of immigrants with a vision that sends the country back in time. By Jonathan Blitzer
The neurophysiological disorder is characterized by a severe aversion to sound—and the struggle to convince others of the severity of that aversion. By Sloane Crosley
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.7.26 Issue features Wesley Morris on the director Steven Spielberg; Adam Iscoe on prediction markets; Juan Arredondo documents a family deported to Colombia; and more.
The Democrat from Georgia on what he sees as the moral issues of our time. By David Marchese
We asked three farmers to tell us how new technology is revolutionizing the way they work. By Coralie Kraft and Spencer Lowell
Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an exclusive interview with the now-former CBS News correspondent.
Hollywood is struggling, but Spielberg insists that the big screen is still the best place to work out our collective dreams, fears, joys and sorrows.
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The rise of Gen-Z socialism‘….
The me-first doctrine is a threat to prosperity
It is not just rich places that are becoming less fertile
The EU should start drafting a full accession treaty now
High debt, disjointed markets and pugnacious trade policy all threaten the world’s safe asset
The World Cup is wonderful. It could be even better
Last week, as the war in Iran continued to choke global oil supplies, the UK government announced a 13% increase in the cap on energy prices. But it was another related story on the other side of the world that caught my eye.
In Australia, the energy minister announced a fall of up to 10% in the benchmark electricity price in parts of the country, driven by record levels of renewables and batteries in the power grid.
Australia was already a world leader in domestic solar power. But with little fanfare, it is also pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery usage, proving that with the right policy initiatives, profound changes can be made to the ways energy markets work.
The big story | Is the Iran war Trump’s Vietnam moment?
The current Middle East conflict has been far shorter than the war that defined the 1960s and early 1970s, but it has rapidly revealed the strategic weakness of US firepower in an interconnected world, argues Patrick Wintour
Health | Cancer breakthroughs from the world’s largest oncology conference
From groundbreaking genomic tests to tumour-shrinking injections, health editor Andrew Gregory reports from the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago
Feature | The people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads
The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here? Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports
Opinion | If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why?
Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Jonathan Liew
Culture | Children’s illustrators on the art of storytelling
From The Twits to The Gruffalo and an angry bear in search of his hat … famous illustrators talk to Stuart Heritage about how they bring children’s books to life
MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW: The Summer 2026 Issue features articles that show that when business leaders are willing to share their successes and their challenges with others, they position their own organizations and their industries for better management practice and growth.
Companies expanding GenAI across the enterprise use new structures like an “AI spine” to coordinate efforts.
Changing how finance offices think about their mandate, their approach, and the insight they offer can lead to more strategic use of AI.
The economic value of enabling technologies like quantum computing emerges when early users explore and test potential applications.
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