Credit: CC0 Public Domain In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded the soil, Gail Fuller’s farm is like an oasis. Sheep, cows and chickens graze freely on crops and vegetation in a paradisiacal mess. But if Fuller’s farm were to be hit by a tornado or flood, or be seriously impacted … Read more
What a difference a year makes. After being unceremoniously booed at the Victorian Liberal party council in 2023, the opposition leader, John Pesutto, received a standing ovation from members who gathered at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Sunday. Just months after rumours of an impending spill against him, Pesutto – a moderate – has managed to … Read more
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series has always tempted me more than the Z Fold. Maybe it’s the flip-phone nostalgia taking hold; maybe it’s the fact that I don’t want to watch video inside a square; maybe it’s simply the Z Flip’s more palatable price. The Z Flip series has launched in tandem with the Z … Read more
Ilona Maher might not have the professional résumé of Australia’s Maddison Levi, Great Britain’s Ellie Kildunne or New Zealand’s Portia Woodman-Wickliffe. But the 27-year-old from Vermont is surely one of the biggest stars of the Olympic women’s rugby sevens competition that kicked off Sunday at the Stade de France, at least among people under 30. … Read more
Leticia Carvalho is clear what the problem is with the body she hopes to be elected to run: “Trust is broken and leadership is missing.” Later this week, at the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica, nations negotiating rules governing deep-sea mining face a critical vote that could impact the nascent … Read more
It’s easy to look back on your schooldays and feel bemused by what was deemed important for you to learn. I’m never calling on my hazy 15-year recollection of trigonometry, for example, though it was made to seem crucial at the time. In adulthood, however, I’ve had to research ISAs, voting and how much protein … Read more
Like billions of other parents around the world, I have a baby who does not like to go to sleep. Which explains why, among other frankly unhinged attempts, I recently found myself standing over her cot, rhythmically alternating between clapping my hands and clicking my fingers while chanting: “Moses supposes his toeses are roses, but … Read more
“It’s possible,” writes Jessica Winter in the New Yorker, “that if JD Vance had his way, citizenship in the United States would be conferred not solely by birthright but by marriage and children.” This is no exaggeration. In a now viral 2021 clip, JD Vance said: “Let’s give votes to all children in this country, … Read more
The actor Rob McElhenney, reclining and bare-chested, gives a come-hither look as you enter the Tŷ Pawb (“Everybody’s House”) art gallery/market in Wrexham, Wales. McElhenney, famously, co-owns Wrexham football club with Ryan Reynolds and, clearly, you can’t get away from their glamour in this small city. I’ve only just got out of the taxi and … Read more
‘Their will must be respected’: EU calls for transparency in Venezuela vote Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has stressed that “the people of Venezuela voted on the future of their country peacefully” and “their will must be respected.” “Ensuring full transparency in the electoral process, including detailed counting of votes and access to … Read more