‘Arms and legs are very expressive, especially with bruises’: the absurdist photography of Yorgos Lanthimos Ditched washing machines, a woman’s bare leg, the back of Willem Dafoe’s head … the Oscar-nominated director talks us through his new photography show in Athens – made with his darkroom assistant Emma Stone

‘Arms and legs are very expressive, especially with bruises’: the absurdist photography of Yorgos Lanthimos

My interview with Billy was going terribly but at some point we both realised we were enjoying it being so terrible … and so it became a bit of a laugh. Ended up quite liking him in a strange way!

Quite a few kids in Man City kits I find - although seems to be more Haaland fandom than the club. Not the clearly dominant team though I agree

Cover of The Lancet:

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Post from Salma Yaqoob: "Almost feel sorry for the haters who are trying to spin Muslims voting for a woman in a party led by a gay Jewish man is evidence of Islamic sectarianism. In fact it's evidence of genuince tolerance, rejection of superficial identity politics and ability to prioritise tackling common concerns of costs of living, protecting public services and rejecting warmongering. And the promotion of mutual respect and individual freedoms. The coming together of people is terrifying for the ruling elites."

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Dirty Business review – if this doesn’t incite righteous anger over our filthy water then nothing will Based on the true story of amateur sleuths appalled at the dumping of sewage in our rivers, this drama starring David Thewlis is a blast of controlled fury – and could become the next Mr Bates vs the ...

This deserved the rave review. Heartbreaking stuff www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks It is an epic piece of music that literally falls apart – and it perfectly captured the end-of-days chaos after the tragedy. Composer William Basinski and musician Anohni recall its febrile birth in N...

Nice feature today in The Guardian. lovely chat with my dear ANOHNI about the Disintegration Loops. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

Cheers Phil!

‘We watched 9/11 from the rooftop, blasting the music out’: how The Disintegration Loops became a requiem for the attacks It is an epic piece of music that literally falls apart – and it perfectly captured the end-of-days chaos after the tragedy. Composer William Basinski and musician Anohni recall its febrile birth in N...

William Basinski and Anohni in conversation about 9/11, Trump and 25 years since Disintegration Loops www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

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‘I love you twenty-sixty times’: how lyrics written by a three-year-old became tear-inducing viral hits When Stephen Spencer began setting his daughter’s surreal stories to music, he had 36 followers. Now his banging pop miniatures have been streamed nearly 30m times – and are making parents cry

‘I love you twenty-sixty times’: how lyrics written by a three-year-old became tear-inducing viral hits

Far Away

Labi Siffre’s beautiful Far Away open.spotify.com/album/68uNKL...

Reform have recruited which means they don’t get to murder tonight

The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to

Thanks so much. I can only imagine how freaky it must have sounded!

‘We wrote it living on Tesco sandwiches and anxiety attacks!’ How Operation Mincemeat conquered the world It started out as a fringe musical about an outlandish war plan – and became a West End and Broadway smash. As the show hits China, Australia and Mexico, its ‘nerd’ creators explain how they went glob...

My piece on how Operation Mincemeat – a "quietly queer" fringe comedy musical based on a second world war MI5 operation – became an unlikely global smash www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...

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A lot of people are saying that the FIFA peace prize is BETTER than the Nobel one

Fashion designer Pam Hogg: 'Just don't call me normal' Her catsuits are worn by Rihanna and Kylie, while her shows feature blood, needles and nudity. We meet Britain’s most provocative designer

The news about Pam Hogg doesn’t feel quite real. Quite brilliant, possibly the most alive person I’ve ever met. She did a marvellous interview with @timjonze.bsky.social here for a show we had up here with DuoVision in the Gallery. RIP you bloody legend www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump

Reading the Epstein emails in the same spirit I'd read Frank O Hara poems or listen to Lou Reed

Who doesn’t read the book?! How can you even do an interview? That’s like my fever dream

WTAF is this? I guess podcasters have to hustle, but you are Britain’s biggest politics podcast and you are doing sponcon for Google’s ‘efficiency tools’ in government !!

‘Messiness makes you different’: Lukas Gage on meds, trauma, memoir – and filming TV’s most sexually frank scene The White Lotus and Euphoria star has written a ‘premature celebrity memoir’ that takes in abuse, family dysfunction, personality disorders, shame and heartbreak. He explains why now was the right tim...

My interview with the endlessly messy but very endearing Lukas Gage - about his new memoir and THAT White Lotus sex scene www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

Noah Lyles interview with the headline ‘The future of sprinting is hazy right now. Nobody knows which direction to go in’

Surely the one sport where you know exactly what direction to go in?

Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’ The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events

Good that the Guardian is calling Kirk “far right” and showings its readers his views - not “common sense”, not “conservative”, but far right conspiracy.

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Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election

Brazil shows how it’s done in a democracy