Why has Christopher Nolan got rid of all the sex in The Odyssey? It’s a bit of a mystery why it takes Odysseus so long to get home if he’s not shacking up with Calypso and others, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
Britain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice them? Activists under threat from Beijing are facing strange difficulties with UK immigration. Their safety must not be traded for warmer relations with China, says pro-democracy activist Nathan Law The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
I’m a refugee who reports on America’s ills. I still believe in its promise Born in a camp in Nepal, I was welcomed to the United States as a child. Loving this country does not mean ignoring its contradictions The Guardian - US · Jul 28
For parents staring down the barrel of six weeks’ childcare: take a tip from orangutans With the news that the ginger giants arrange playdates for their offspring, scientists say messing about has health benefits for humans of all ages, says science writer Helen Pilcher The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
Burnham is taking a bold risk by busting the big lie of politics – that change is impossible Unequal capitalist societies survive on the premise that certain things are inevitable. Admit that these are political choices, and who knows what voters will demand, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
I thought my life would feel sorted when I turned 40. It doesn’t – and that’s OK Born in the former East Germany, I was caught between two systems. But it’s a mistake to think of the ‘in-between’ as life’s waiting room, says writer Carolin Würfel The Guardian - UK · Jul 28
Voices: For climate-change deniers, the heat is on THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As millions are affected by uncontrollable wildfires raging across Europe, and Britain braces for its fourth heatwave of the year, it is time we all accepted the evidence of our own eyes The Independent UK · Jul 27
Ode to the King A poem to make the auspicious birthday anniversary of HM the King. Bangkok Post · Jul 27
Asean has the tools to ensure peace The Asean annual meeting under the leadership of the Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro deserves a thumbs up. She demonstrated Asean-style diplomacy to engage and further strengthen ties and cooperation with all of Asean's partners. Bangkok Post · Jul 27
'Gold Star' not needed Street food does more than fill stomachs -- it represents Thai cultural identity and attracts travellers from around the world. The government estimates Thailand's street food market is worth more than 261 billion baht. Bangkok Post · Jul 27
The Guardian view on Europe’s wildfires: politics must catch up with the new reality Editorial: At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
The Guardian view on ancient DNA: a female shaman exposes our flawed assumptions about the past Editorial: Thanks to new technology we are are acquiring insights into earlier times, and realising how little we truly know The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
When it comes to predicting the future, why are TV writers better than politicians? From BBC drama The Rapture on the climate crisis to Apple’s Criminal Record on the rise of the far right, culture often sees what politics fails to, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
The patient who loves buying lettuce for his daughter-in-law – and what his case teaches us about shared decision-making in medicine Doctors should recommend treatment accompanied by conversations about the pros and cons for the individuals who are in front of them The Guardian - AU · Jul 27
The Guardian - US · Jul 27 Tariffs are Trump’s favorite plaything – and his justifications are absurd The president is using forced labor as a pretext to slap tariffs on countries around the world
The Guardian - US · Jul 27 The US agency that fights workplace discrimination just voted to stop measuring it Republicans have moved to dismantle a 60-year-old demographic reporting system. Now the agency wants to choose what it sees
The Guardian - US · Jul 27 Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 There was one thing I swore I’d never do on WhatsApp. And now I’ve gone and done it Leaving your blue ticks on used to be a sign that you were trustworthy. These days it conveys a certain ‘pick me’ energy
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 Here’s why India’s cockroach protests were such a success – and why the Mamdani effect means more to come The young leaders are eloquent and organised – and now they know what victory looks like. That could be a huge headache for Narendra Modi, says Dehli-based essayist and author Mukul Kesavan
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 Amid the social and political panic about falling birthrates, why not ask new mothers what they think? Medals and cash bonuses have been mooted as incentives, but the priority is for policy that addresses women’s real concerns, says author and journalist Lucy Jones
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 Burnham is master of his message for now. But he should know this: media foes will offer no respite While the new PM’s slick social media operation can help him bypass the hostile press that devoured Starmer, he will still need friends in the fourth estate, says former Labour party adviser Tom Baldwin
The Guardian - UK · Jul 27 He’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars New tariffs, gas price rises, the deaths of thousands, insecurity … We’re living at the whim of one capricious, vain, easily bored man and his gang of stooges, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
The Guardian - AU · Jul 27 Sweet, fragrant, impossible to resist – south Asian mangoes in Australia’s winter summon memories and unite historic enemies At a party in Melbourne hosted by a cricket mate we celebrate this summery delight of a fruit that transcends borders
Bangkok Post · Jul 26 Make the cuts count The government's plan to reduce the public workforce from more than three million to two million marks the most significant effort in decades to confront the country's ballooning bureaucracy.
Bangkok Post · Jul 26 Yes, the Hong Kong of old is over Hong Kong deserves credit for putting up a fight. In the nearly two and a half years since I expressed the apparently controversial opinion that Hong Kong is "over", the city's boosters have orchestrated a determined campaign to prove otherwise.