HISTORICAL FACTS: 10 | History Defined

What did you do during the genocide in Gaza?

When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘vagina candle’ is still burning bright – at five times the original price

In the latest twist in the Goop candle saga, the famous creation, which retailed at $75 in 2020, is now on offer at $400 on eBay. Not bad for a product that started out as a joke, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

Don’t be fooled. Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is typically ugly and typically misnamed

Republicans love to make the most harmful laws sound sensible or even noble. This pretty-sounding package of tax breaks and spending cuts is just the latest example, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Who would win in a fight between 100 Brits and 100 Americans? I know how to find out

Americans could have a psychological edge – but British people have a high tolerance of physical discomfort, which could provide all sorts of advantages, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Ivanka Trump is now a food waste entrepreneur – but there’s just one glaring problem

It’s a little bit rich to talk about food insecurity in the US when your last name is Trump. But after stints as a feminist influencer and political adviser, the president’s favourite daughter has found a new path, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Biden still thinks he could have beaten Trump. Do we really need this?

The former president points to sexism as the reason for Kamala Harris’s election loss. That’s a dangerous cop-out

The Guardian - US · May 10, 2025

An American has become pope. Will he be the moral leader we desperately need?

Pope Francis spoke for the most vulnerable, from Palestinians in Gaza to immigrants in the US. Let’s hope that Leo will follow in his footsteps

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV laments people valuing ‘technology, money and success’ over Christianity in first mass as pontiff – as it happened

Pope held mass for cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025

Does your child identify as a cat? There’s a man in Texas who can help

Are schools really providing litter trays for kids whose pronouns are Puss and Purr? Or is state representative Stan Gerdes just stoking the culture war with his proposed FURRIES Act?

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince us he was human. Sorry, ZuckBot: you’ve failed

No matter how many system updates the Meta boss runs, there will always be something about him that screams ‘creepy automaton’. And the $270m apocalypse shelter doesn’t help, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025