Wildfires
Europe’s age of fire
Is it finally time to panic?
Gaelic football
Watching Mayo win, I said goodbye to Ireland
The con man of anthropology
Even when the anthropologist Carlos Castaneda was exposed as a charlatan and cult leader, the credulous still followed him
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Cinema
Is David Thomson still watching?
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
The Culture Interview
Is Kim Gordon still a Kool Thing?
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
From Canada
via Global News
Politics
Premier Moe faces criticism over taxpayer-funded Lindsey Graham funeral trip
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is facing criticism over his trip to Lindsey Graham's funeral, as the Opposition calls for an immediate breakdown of the visit's cost.
Investigations
Body of child, believed to be missing 11-year-old Parker, found in north Calgary: police
The body of a child has been found in Calgary that police believe to be Parker, an 11-year-old boy with autism who has been missing since July 16.
U-s-news
U.S. Fed holds interest rate despite some dissents as inflation persists
The Fed’s rate-setting committee reached its decision after two days of deliberations, marking the fifth straight meeting at which the benchmark rate was kept at around 3.6%.
Consumer
Deal to fund water, wastewater infrastructure for housing signed by Alberta and Ottawa
The agreement, announced by the prime minister and premier in Red Deer, allows Alberta municipalities to access more than $510 million in federal funding over eight years.
Trending
Florida executes 2 prisoners in a day, including an 80-year-old man
This week's lethal injections were the first nearly back-to-back executions since Arkansas put two men to death three hours apart in 2017.
Health
Health Canada granted injunction over unauthorized peptide retailer sales
The agency states that Canlab Research had been 'selling unauthorized peptide drugs on various websites and promoting them with many unproven health claims.'
U-s-news
Man arrested after deadly boating accident leaves woman decapitated, police say
Canada
Ottawa seeks to ‘eliminate’ streamers’ Cancon base contributions: court doc
Politics
Mississauga approves 1-year moratorium on AI data centres
Canada
Carney won’t say if Canadian energy sector will be a trade bargaining chip
Trending
Civil War-era artifact in U.S. home turns out to be live ammunition: police
Trending
eBay to pay more than $50M to couple sent cockroaches in cyberstalking case
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
British Politics
The Prime Minister against the mainstream media
British Politics
Inside the Green Party’s defence divide
Burnham bounce
Labour’s lead may not last
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
Manchester heist
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
Left Hook
Stop calling Keir Starmer a good man
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
Clacton by-election
No laughing matter
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
Comment
Johnny Depp has made his comeback, so Me Too is truly dead
Politics
Burnham’s rough sleeping campaign should begin in Westminster
Food & Drink
Eating at London Zoo: At least it’s not camel
TV
In praise of crap daytime TV
Theatre
Trainspotting puts line dancing at the heart of the heroin experience
Film