MYSTERIOUS: 9 - You Need To See This

Diddy’s trial is more proof the legal system can’t handle domestic violence

The courts have failed to reckon with coercive control and survivors’ trauma. Same with the court of public opinion

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2025

What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space

It shouldn’t be hard to lure them into my spaceship. I’d just have to tell them it was hosting a multimillion-dollar wedding party, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025

I can’t believe I need to spell this out – but Trump is not your daddy

From the Maga crowd to Nato’s secretary general, everyone is addressing the president of the US as if he was their actual father. Make it stop, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

Why does this billionaire have 100 kids in 12 countries?

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, plans to leave his money to all his offspring – conceived out of ‘civic duty’

The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2025

Why establishment Democrats still can’t stomach progressive candidates like Zohran Mamdani

The anti-Mamdani mobilization is depressingly predictable, with a party that is allergic to fresh blood and new thinking

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2025

Why is there a Maga-branded Instant Pot? Because capitalism never sleeps

Trump-related products are popping up all over the US – with the profits guaranteed to never help those who buy them, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025

What SJP’s selfie trick tells us about the terrifying rise of conspiracy theories

The actor used to point vaguely to the sky and suggest the government was watching when asked for a photo. Nowadays, that could lead to some very awkward conversations, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Dumb and Dumber To or Idiocracy? What to watch instead of Trump’s big boy birthday party

A helpful list of films to watch other than Donald Trump’s birthday parade – from a dystopian thriller to a terrible sequel to a prophetic cult hit

The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2025

Let women be horny – but Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover isn’t helping

The Man’s Best Friend image has reopened a debate: sex-positive feminism or soft porn for the male gaze?

The Guardian - US · Jun 14, 2025

My unexpected Pride icon: Fast & Furious is my favourite camp classic

Any film where cast members talk about chosen family and Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson busts a cast off his broken arm by flexing his biceps has a place in the gay canon

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025