Texts and letter show concerns Maine suspect would carry out shooting | Maine shootings
Maine shootings This article is more than 2 months oldTexts and letter show concerns Maine suspect would carry out shootingThis article is more than 2 months oldNewly released text messages and letter show army reserve members believed suspect had ability to carry out mass violence
A series of text messages and a letter sent from a US army reserve representative sounded the alarm about the suspected Maine gunman’s mental health and fears that he would commit a mass shooting, according to newly released documents.
Tom Cruise, anti-imperialism and zero body-fat: Bruce Lees legacy 50 years after his death
Bruce LeeHe made just four films and was crudely stereotyped, but brought Hong Kong-flavoured action to Hollywood and changed the face of Asian cinema for ever
It is not certain that Bruce Lee would have seen a kung fu duel involving sex toys as a fitting tribute to his legacy, but the Oscar triumph of Everything, Everywhere All At Once earlier this year is a reminder, 50 years after his death, of what a trail he has blazed.
What a Czechoslovakian doll taught me about happiness and its dark side | Toys
What makes me happy nowToys This article is more than 8 months oldWhat a Czechoslovakian doll taught me about happiness – and its dark sideThis article is more than 8 months oldLea YpiAs a child in communist Albania, I yearned to play with her. But as soon as she was within reach, I didn’t want her any more
When I was a child in communist Albania, happiness was called Aniushka. Aniushka was a large Czechoslovak doll that belonged to my neighbours.
Araras, Brazils new Gourmet Valley
Shady hotspot … outdoor restaurant tables in Araras, Brazil. Photograph: John SuricoShady hotspot … outdoor restaurant tables in Araras, Brazil. Photograph: John SuricoThe foodie travellerRio de Janeiro holidaysThe cool lush hillside in the imperial city of Petrópolis, north of Rio de Janeiro, has become a culinary destination, with a growing number of exceptional restaurants serving refined European cuisine
Just over 100km north of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic stadiums is the valley of Araras, an emerging foodie destination in the Serra dos Órgãos mountains.
Keely Smith obituary | Jazz
JazzObituaryKeely Smith obituaryAmerican singer who, with her husband Louis Prima, was part of the most successful Las Vegas lounge act of the 1950sStanding to one side, her impassive basilisk stare part of the act, the singer Keely Smith, who has died aged 89, excelled as the onstage foil to her extrovert husband, the trumpeter-vocalist Louis Prima. Where Prima was manic, cavorting around the stage, singing with gusto and playing hot jazz trumpet, Smith was the epitome of cool, her vocals like a balm amid all the mayhem.
The hard truth about AI? It might produce some better software | John Naughton
The ObserverProgrammingThe hard truth about AI? It might produce some better softwareJohn NaughtonIf there’s one area in which artificial intelligence could actually be useful, it’s in the writing of computer code
As you have doubtless noticed, we are in the middle of a feeding frenzy about something called generative AI. Legions of hitherto normal people – and economists – are surfing a wave of irrational exuberance about its transformative potential. It’s the newest new thing.
Toughest race at worlds smallest mountain: Australians run wheat sacks up steep slope for glory
Chris Russell completed his fifth King of the Hill event on Mount Wycheproof at the weekend, 35 years after the last. Photograph: Tim McGlone/The GuardianChris Russell completed his fifth King of the Hill event on Mount Wycheproof at the weekend, 35 years after the last. Photograph: Tim McGlone/The GuardianThe rural network, VictoriaAustralia newsThousands cram into the Victorian town of Wycheproof as the gruelling King of the Mountain returns for the first time since 1988
Why is Mark Zuckerberg building a private apocalypse bunker in Hawaii? | Hamilton Nolan
OpinionInequalityWhy is Mark Zuckerberg building a private apocalypse bunker in Hawaii?Hamilton NolanJust below billionaires’ charity is an endless well of self-preservation. Their desperate planning for the end betrays everything they spout about equality and progress
The rich can’t buy their way out of death, but they can certainly postpone it for a while. All of the pure food and expensive healthcare and personal trainers that money can buy do indeed keep the wealthy breathing longer, on average, than the rest of us.
Why the best album of the 21st century is Amy Winehouse's Back to Black
Best culture of the 21st centuryPop and rockQuietly beautiful and earthily funny, Back to Black’s ebullient music transformed pop – and will be revered for decades to come
The 100 best albums of the 21st century Back to Black came out of nowhere – in a sense. Of course, Amy Winehouse had already released her debut album, 2003’s Frank, but, her voice aside, it sounded more or less like the work of a different artist.
Christine Blasey Ford to release memoir detailing Kavanaugh testimony | Books
Books This article is more than 4 months oldChristine Blasey Ford to release memoir detailing Kavanaugh testimonyThis article is more than 4 months oldBook, to be published in March, will share ‘riveting new details’ on lead-up to Senate testimony and ‘its overwhelming aftermath’
Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, pitching the then conservative US supreme court nominee into huge controversy, will release a memoir next year that she sees as a call for people to speak out about wrongdoing.