The Guardian view on Jair Bolsonaro: a danger to Brazil, and the world
The far-right president has given Covid-19 and the razing of the Amazon free rein. Now it looks like he plans…
Let me stop you there: why do Oscar speeches get cut short?
Even finally winning the most prestigious award in your field can’t stop you from being drowned out by pesky time-keepers
Soviet TV version of Lord of the Rings rediscovered after 30 years
Film posted on YouTube delights fans with its rudimentary sets and ludicrous green-screen effects
The Great British Art Tour: the post-pandemic protests that echo into today
With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights from across the country in partnership…
Love Me Do? ‘Quite good’, wrote John in revealing cache of Beatles letters
Memorabilia from the band’s Hamburg years, sent to photographer Astrid Kirchherr, will be auctioned in May
Tamsin Greig: ‘Romeo and Juliet speaks to our polarisation today’
The actor on playing Lady Capulet, recording The Archers in her son’s wardrobe, and the trouble with pickled eggs
Five great new green innovations – from pop-up rodent tents to tyre dust traps
The Earth Optimism 2021 summit is showcasing practical conservation solutions. We look at the ways technology is making a difference
Let’s have an answer! Take our fiendish University Challenge quiz
Ahead of the grand final of the brain-squeezing series next Monday, test your mental mettle with 15 questions set by…
US fossil fuel companies took billions in tax breaks – and then laid off thousands
Figures show 77 companies received $8.2bn under tax changes related to Covid relief and yet almost every one let workers…
Why did The Bonfire of the Vanities go from bestselling book to box-office bomb?
Thirty years on, why was Brian De Palma’s star-studded adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel such a flop?