I thank God for killing me and bringing me back': Nicolas Winding Refn on the heart surgery that inspired his new sci-fi horror
Nicolas Winding Refn holds out his phone to show me one of the bloodiest scenes he’s ever been part of.…
When you tell people the story, it's almost too good to be true': the incredible journey behind The Cycle of Love
New Delhi, December 1975. It was love at first sight when a Swedish hippie named Lotta von Schedvin sat down…
Feeling overwhelmed by the endless cycle of AI doom? Here's the essential reading list to help you make sense of it all.
Have you been feeling stuck in a never-ending cycle of AI hype and panic? You’re not alone. It’s a confusing…
German state leaders are backing Friedrich Merz despite uncertainty about his future.
Powerful state leaders from Friedrich Merz’s party have rallied behind him as speculation grows that his time in office may…
At least 20 people were killed when a building in Gaza City collapsed after being hit by an Israeli strike.
A building sheltering about 100 displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people. Rescuers…
We weren't shy. We were queers in leather!' Sunil Gupta on his powerful photographs of gay life
“I’ve been very promiscuous,” Sunil Gupta says, looking back on his experiments with photography since the 1970s. Born in India,…
The European Union has invited Canada to become its first-ever associate member.
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has invited Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member.” In an…
The girl who wanted to live: the love, hope, and pain of raising Elsie, my one-in-163-million daughter
My daughter Elsie has beautiful blond curls, like a little Botticelli cherub’s—hair that someone dark like me could only dream…
I thought I would lose my career': Orville Peck on addiction and making his best album yet
Orville Peck was in the middle of a soundcheck when he learned that his idol, Dolly Parton, had died. It…