Rightwing personalities use X to bring antisemitic theories to light in US | X
X This article is more than 2 months oldRightwing personalities use X to bring antisemitic theories to light in USThis article is more than 2 months oldExperts say figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson bringing ‘great replacement’ theory mainstream signals growing extremism
The racist and antisemitic “great replacement” theory is encroaching out of the far right and more visibly into mainstream US politics in the wake of its platforming by major figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson, in a move experts believe shows the growing extremeness of rightwing politics in the US.
The problem with Flash Gordon is racism and animation won't fix it
Week in geekScience fiction and fantasy filmsBorn in an era of ‘yellow peril’ paranoia, the dagger at the heart of this story is hard to get past – a challenge Taika Waititi must overcome in the space hero’s next project
It is not hard to pinpoint the mindset that inspired the creation of Flash Gordon’s extraterrestrial nemesis, Ming the Merciless, back in 1934. When the scariest thing you can imagine invading the Earth is an ornately dressed gentleman of apparent east Asian extraction, it’s clear you’re not really frightened of aliens at all.
Three things with Kathy Lette: I simply slip off my cossie and drive home naked
Three thingsAustralian lifestyleIn our weekly interview about objects, the beloved author of Puberty Blues talks cossie catastrophes, teenage antics and proving her teachers wrong
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcast Puberty Blues holds a special place in the heart of many Australians. First, it was the book that scandalised 1970s audiences for its frank depictions of teenage sex, drug-taking and pregnancy. Next came the 1981 movie adaptation that popularised the immortal sledge “fish-faced molls” and, some decades later, a TV series that brought the surfie saga to a new generation in 2012.
Adobe drops $20bn takeover of Figma after EU and UK regulator concerns | Adobe
Adobe This article is more than 1 month oldAdobe drops $20bn takeover of Figma after EU and UK regulator concernsThis article is more than 1 month oldUK’s CMA said deal would threaten competition in the product design, image editing and illustration markets
Adobe has abandoned its $20bn (£15.8bn) takeover of its smaller rival Figma, after European and UK regulators raised concerns that it would eliminate competition in the product design software market.
Fossil fuel memes: are you fracking serious? | Environment
Fossil fuel memes: are you fracking serious? Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing continues to spread, even though critics say it can potentially poison water supplies and cause earthquakes. Here’s a series of postcards that would make anyone want energy companies to get the frack out of their neighborhood
Daniel Ahrens and Travis Irvine
Haley Bennett: I always felt like, whats wrong with me? | Movies
‘I was incredibly reserved and shy’ … Haley Bennett. Photograph: Urszula Sołtys/The Guardian‘I was incredibly reserved and shy’ … Haley Bennett. Photograph: Urszula Sołtys/The GuardianMoviesInterviewHaley Bennett: ‘I always felt like, what’s wrong with me?’Cath ClarkeThe actor never thought she would make it in a lead role – until Terrence Malick had a word. Now she is stepping into the spotlight as Roxanne in Joe Wright’s Cyrano
It’s quite an entrance. Haley Bennett walks into the Soho hotel room flanked by publicists, then breaks theatrically into song, filling the air with lyrics from her new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac.
Iain Johnstone obituary | Film
FilmObituaryIain Johnstone obituaryDocumentary maker, producer, writer and distinguished film critic for the Sunday Times and the BBCThere were few great movie stars of the late 20th century not filmed, interviewed or profiled by the television producer, film-maker and author Iain Johnstone, who has died aged 80. He was both a respected critic of the movie business and a participant, as screenwriter and maker of documentaries, about the making of films.
If you like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain, will you find love?
Fancy a pina colada before making love in the dunes of the cape? Photograph: Getty ImagesFancy a pina colada before making love in the dunes of the cape? Photograph: Getty ImagesMusicMaddened by the improbability of the pina colada song, in which a cheating couple end up on a blind date with each other, a data journalist crunches the numbers
You’ll know the song. That loping 70s riff, familiar from childhood, a parent’s mixtape or the Magic FM playlist.
Man charged after four stabbing attacks in Melbourne overnight that seriously injured victims | Melb
MelbourneMan charged after four stabbing attacks in Melbourne overnight that seriously injured victimsVictoria police say random attacks were not terror-related with 31-year-old man facing 15 charges
A man is facing more than a dozen charges after he allegedly stabbed four strangers in Melbourne overnight in what police say were “completely random” and unprovoked attacks.
Officers on Sunday arrested the 31-year-old Melton man who allegedly used public transport to travel across the city when committing three separate attacks on Saturday night.
'The only other guy I've kissed was Colin Farrell, and Robert was ... better'
MoviesHis latest role is a gay detective, he's worried Bob Dylan won't like his socks and he seems to be falling for his co-star Robert Downey Jr. What's going on with Val Kilmer? By Laura BartonThere is a crashing of crockery somewhere out in the hallway. Val Kilmer pauses, halfway through a handful of M&Ms, and raises an eyebrow. "Robert Downey Jr," he drawls. "Drunk again." Once, Val Kilmer had a face hewn into staggering Mount Rushmorean angles.