Move over, pervert glasses – the latest toxic trend is robogroping Whenever a new technology is created, it will, without exception, immediately be used to harass girls and women The Guardian - US · Oct 17
Why are so many Americans forced to work standing up – unlike their president? Airports’ TSA staff have been stripped of their chairs in the name of ‘professionalism’. Most supermarket staff have never had them. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is seated at his desk – and apparently snoozing, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Loves Trump, lies and conspiracies: Katie Zacharia is the perfect presidential press secretary The Maga member believes the 2020 election was stolen and seemingly her new boss is saving the world from a cabal of satanic paedophiles. She’ll fit right in then, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
The Jane Doe in the Cornell seven case is getting threats Every time a story about a woman being raped becomes headline news, the same pattern repeats without fail The Guardian - US · Oct 10
Why do billionaires have so many children if they’re not prepared to parent them? Kim Kardashian’s revelation that she has five nannies on rotation for her four children has caused a ruckus. But the world of the ultra-wealthy throws up far more extreme examples of parenthood, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
JD Vance and Ted Cruz are fighting for control of the GOP. The problem? Neither is called Trump Having seemingly written off the midterms, the Republican bigwigs are making their pitches for 2028. But the current commander-in-chief could be looking closer to home, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level The US defense secretary who hates ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ has announced an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon The Guardian - US · Oct 3
Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking point The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Bill Gates thinks AI could kill a billion people – but can we trust his judgment after Epstein? He knows a thing or two about tech, but what to make of the views of a man who met Jeffrey Epstein 30 times and couldn’t see what a monster he was? The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
The Maga cult is finally crumbling With the midterms looming, and after the Epstein files and the war on Iran, Trump superfans are losing faith in their lame duck president, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Kamala Harris is belatedly courting progressives. Is it too little, too late? As she mulls another presidential run, the former VP is building bridges with progressive and Arab American leaders The Guardian - US · Sep 26
#NotAllLesbians – we can’t let the Massachusetts bar drama turn us all into a punchline The Last Ditch Bar saga is a case of ridiculous lefty infighting. But well-meaning people often have to tolerate nonsense The Guardian - US · Sep 24
I tried to become a gay tradwife – and failed abysmally My sourdough starter died and my lone tomato nearly ruined me financially and emotionally. How did domestic drudgery and hard labour become an aspirational aesthetic, asks Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Sep 23
The Pentagon has unveiled its secret weapon: two idiotic influencers Jake and Logan Paul were invited to give a motivational speech. Just don’t let them get involved with military policy, writes Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Sep 22
The Guardian - US · Sep 19 Maga wants more babies. But they don’t seem too worried about miscarriages in ICE detention Officials lack data on miscarriages after October 2025. Detained women aren’t getting the prenatal healthcare they need
The Guardian - US · Sep 18 Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watch
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16 Why is the White House being so weird about Natalie Harp again? The president’s assistant travelled with him to Ireland – which really shouldn’t be much of a story. But his comms team seems determined to make it one, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15 Bonnie Blue’s baby outrage – and the dangers of our extreme attention economy The porn performer and new mother has posted a video of herself holding a baby, while promoting sexual content. It exposes something horrifying about our era, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - US · Sep 14 The situation in Iran is dangerously escalating – but whatever you do, don’t call it a war Forget the bombing: the Trump administration keeps insisting this isn’t a war. But it’s not just a matter of semantics
The Guardian - US · Sep 12 Why is Trump’s $5,000 offer to voters ‘like a woman’? Ask Fox News Host Jesse Watters says Trump’s offer to Americans if Republicans retain Congress is ‘an enticement’, not a bribe
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 Want to start lazymaxxing? Here are some low-effort ways to improve your life CEOs may like to get up at the crack of dawn and go for a run, but I prefer optimising my life with lie-ins, trashy films, swearing and coffee, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8 Trump’s approval rating is plummeting – as his fortune grows and grows The US president says criticising his soaring investment portfolio is ‘very unfair’. Tell that to the millions of Americans struggling with the cost of living, writes Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardian - US · Sep 5 The US attorney general is fretting about a ‘pandemic’ of gender transitions in schools Todd Blanche’s remarks are part of a totally-not-invented moral panic that stretches the limits of the imagination
The Guardian - US · Sep 3 Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent Ben-Gvir did not come into power in a vacuum: he was helped into his position by an international community that has afforded Israel complete impunity
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1 The Cornish pasty was maligned by a US critic in 1999. My fury is unabated I will not stop until the honour of this local delicacy is restored. And this summer there was progress, when my American wife declared the dish ‘quite nice’, writes Arwa Mahdawi