MYSTERIOUS: 15 - You Need To See This

Celebrities are coughing up millions to bring back the dodo. This could end very badly

Director Peter Jackson has given $10m to a startup aiming to revive extinct animals, writes Arwa Mahdawi. Did he learn nothing from Jurassic Park?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2024

As the world falls apart, a few things are still worth celebrating – like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo

From unexpected hugs to terrible knock-knock jokes, here are some reliable mood-boosters. Let’s face it: we need them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024

As a Palestinian living in the US, I have lost friends, job opportunities – and my faith in humanity

Every year has been catastrophic for Palestinians around the world, but the past 12 months have been unimaginable, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s grudge against Harris sure is convenient for Trump

Guilfoyle has a personal interest in tearing the Democrat down at a time when Trump’s allies have warned him to lay off the attacks – but it isn’t very successful

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2024

‘The US lost its shame muscle’: why sex no longer scandalizes in politics

While Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels made headlines, scandals like this don’t move the needle for US voters

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2024

Rashida Tlaib was unfairly smeared by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash

Unfortunately, what’s happening to Tlaib is far from unique. Advocating for basic Palestinian human rights has always been billed as ‘controversial’

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2024

Trump’s on Truth Social MAKING NO SENSE AT ALL AGAIN

We are all now so desensitised to Trump that it can be easy to forget he lacks the ability to string a sentence together. Yet he’s frighteningly close to being back in charge, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

Peeping Toms and ‘black Nazis’ – what the Mark Robinson scandal tells us about the US election race

The Republican party has more than its share of mean and misguided representatives. But Robinson, the man running for governor of North Carolina, has a good claim to have outdone them all, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

Trump says he’s the ‘leader’ on IVF, but Republicans are blocking national access

The ex-president may not be able to explain how in vitro fertilization works, but he’s had a lot to say about it lately

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2024

JD Vance’s obsession with cats is bizarre. He needs to stop spreading fake mews

From banging on about ‘childless cat ladies’ to spreading racist rumours about Haitians eating pets, Trump’s running mate can’t seem to move on from his strange fixation with felines, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024