Norway’s monarchy once seemed like a fairytale – but recent crises have revealed a darker side.
The Norwegian monarchy is in crisis. Not because the future queen is seriously ill, or even because her son was…
"The beauty of the useless": Spain's super-thin restaurant napkins are disposable art treasures.
If you’ve ever eaten at a bar, café, or restaurant in Spain and grabbed a napkin from one of those…
BBC presenter Ashley Cain called women 'slags', 'sluts', and 'bitches'.
A BBC presenter who has been praised by the corporation for connecting with young male audiences has a history of…
Milan tram drivers were reportedly using WhatsApp to send sexist messages about female passengers.
A group of tram drivers in Milan have been suspended from their jobs while authorities investigate a WhatsApp group where…
Is it a problem that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why.
It was only a matter of time: Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire. Until recently, when economists talked…
"Addiction is proof there is a devil. Recovery is proof there is a God." Irish rock band Bleech 9:3 opens up about their struggles, sobriety, and their stunning
On stage in a Camden pub, Barry Quinlan, the frontman of Irish rock band Bleech 9:3, channels the intensity of…
"That's when the shark fins appeared": your terrifying holidays – from natural disasters to missile threats.
‘I didn’t think much about the quiet, empty place’ Photo from the Graham family holiday in Belfast. Photograph: Marcus Graham…
"I don't want Europe to fail the way Turkey did." — Ece Temelkuran talks about fascism, death threats, and what it's like to live in exile.
One summer evening in 2022, Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran was lying on a stretcher in a doctor’s office in Hamburg,…
"A neoliberal nightmare": my experience riding the Vegas Loop – Elon Musk's solution to traffic congestion.
It’s another blindingly bright day in Las Vegas, but I’m 30 feet underground, strapped in for a rocket ride to…
Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Could it be because of this walking tradition?
I shouldn’t have been surprised that the rain didn’t stop the Dutch kids. It had been storming all day, and…