I was a chess prodigy, but I grew up in a religious cult. For years, it filled me with fear and made me hate myself.
I first discovered chess when I was nine, after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer on HBO. I was…
Mona Awad, author of Bunny, says: "I have a dark mind."
Mona Awad was trying on a forest-green dress with a deer pattern when she realized the characters from her 2019…
France's political crisis exposes a deep divide between the people and their leaders.
The Guardian Headline Full font family includes several styles, each available in multiple formats. The light, regular, medium, and semibold…
The UN chief states that increasing military budgets is ineffective unless accompanied by climate assistance.
The UN’s outgoing head of international development has warned that increasing defence spending will be ineffective unless Western governments also…
A new anti-gay law in an African country, previously considered relatively safe, has shocked the community with its harsh penalties, including prison sentences, fines, and social exclusion.
“For my own safety, I’ve become much more distrustful. I’ve shut myself off and try to avoid talking to certain…
It has been a year since Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was killed, and the US has yet to investigate. Her family is still seeking answers.
When Özden Bennett first heard that her younger sister had been killed, she couldn’t believe it. Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi had…
Rupert Everett, known for his acting, surprised patrons at a country pub by pulling pints behind the bar.
A visitor to the Swan at Enford, a thatched pub nestled in the Wiltshire countryside, got a pleasant surprise when…
Study finds climate crisis will lead to more frequent wildfires started by lightning.
Experts and new research indicate that the climate crisis will lead to more frequent lightning-sparked wildfires in the coming decades,…
The Guardian's view on In Our Time: Melvyn Bragg has shown that media can be both intellectually serious and widely popular.
Over the years, a handful of BBC radio shows have earned a special place in the nation’s heart. For many,…
'Everything is lost': Punjabi farmers endure worst floods in thirty years
For days, farmers in Punjab, India, watched the monsoon rains pour down and the rivers swell with growing dread. By…