The Guardian Culture

I avoided restaurants after a disastrous job as a waitress. Then I watched The Bear …

Working in a high-end restaurant was stressful and scarring. It took an accidental encounter with the TV show to help me heal – and change my attitude towards workEight years ago, I was working as a waitress in a fine dining restaurant in the Cotswolds. The expertly crafted atmosphere had dim mood lighting, ambient music and a farm-to-table menu. I hated it.The other waiters could charm guests into purchasing expensive bottles, but I just gaped gormlessly when I struggled to recal

entertainment  Aug 29, 2026

The Guardian

‘I wanted to find the slowest fashion imaginable’: the woman growing her own dress

Looking for an alternative to fast fashion, Eve Ogden Schaub decided to create a garment from homegrown flaxFrom crop tops to shorts and brightly patterned dresses, many of today’s clothes are the result of fast fashion. But one woman is taking a radical approach to challenging this trend by growing her own dress.Eve Ogden Schaub is in the midst of a project to create a linen garment made from flax she is growing at home, documenting the process in videos shared on her Instagram account. Continu

general  Aug 29, 2026

The Guardian Health

Remaking the biscuit: from Doritos to digestives, why the UK’s snacks are being ‘reformulated’

Healthy eating rules are forcing brands to recook their recipes. Are consumers noticing the difference?Bite into a Ritz cracker today and you’re eating 80% less saturated fat than you would have been just a few years ago. The biscuit looks and snaps the same, and tastes close enough that most buyers have no idea they’re eating a new recipe.One of the biggest changes was swapping palm oil for sunflower oil, but there was much more to it than that. The reformulation took years to perfect in a labo

health  Aug 29, 2026

The Guardian

Nasa space telescope set to launch after surviving Trump budget cuts

Searching for exoplanets and clues on planet formation, the Roman telescope will lift off Sunday morning in FloridaA $4.3bn space telescope that Donald Trump tried to kill is set to lift off from Florida early on Sunday as Nasa embarks on the next stage of its quest to unlock the secrets of the universe.The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope survived two rounds of proposed White House budget cuts, and will embark on a million-mile journey into deep space from a launchpad at the Kennedy Space Cent

general  Aug 29, 2026

Financial Times

Swiss wealth managers urge delay to ownership register after Liechtenstein hack

Bankers also raised cyber security concerns over list of ultimate owners of more than 500,000 companies and other entities

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/24 - 08/28

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

The S&P 500 keeps climbing on days when stocks broadly struggle. Here’s what’s going on.

business  Aug 29, 2026

Wired

Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Review: Master of Phone Calls

Outstanding call quality and an excellent price point put these earbuds way ahead of pricier competition.

technology  Aug 29, 2026

MarketWatch

The S&P 500 keeps climbing on days when stocks broadly struggle. Here’s what’s going on.

Investors’ intense focus on AI is at times adding to the might of a small club of Big Tech stocks with mega market values to potentially make or break a single trading session for the S&P 500.

business  Aug 29, 2026

MarketWatch

‘I feel shoehorned’: My father funded my $800,000 Roth IRA. Does that give him the right to say how I invest it?

“His argument is essentially that, since my parents provided the money for the Roth, they have a say in how I invest it.”

business  Aug 29, 2026

BBC Sport

'Small steps' for Schmidt at Ulster - Best

Rory Best says Joe Schmidt's new role with Ulster is a case of "small steps" as the province seek to use the former Ireland coach's expertise to build a platform for long-term success.

sports  Aug 29, 2026

Science Daily

Long-term melatonin use linked to 90% higher heart failure risk

People with chronic insomnia who used melatonin long term had a roughly 90% higher risk of developing heart failure over five years, according to a large preliminary study. The findings do not prove melatonin causes heart problems, but they raise new questions about the safety of taking the popular sleep supplement for extended periods.

science  Aug 29, 2026

Ars Technica

I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.

Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.

technology  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

How Likely Is It That Shiba Inu Outperforms Nvidia Stock in 5 Years? Here's What History Tells Us.

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Tether to Expand Tokenization Platform Hadron Across APAC, Appoints Jed Nazif

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

A stolen wallet gives thieves access to your identity and finances — here's what to do before the damage spreads

business  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

If a Bear Market Is Coming, History Says the Smartest Investors Are All Making This 1 Move Right Now

business  Aug 29, 2026

BBC Politics

Burnham's summer tour is over - now he has to prove himself in Parliament

The imminent return of Parliament will put the new prime minister under real scrutiny, with MPs finally getting a chance to grill him.

politics  Aug 29, 2026

Yahoo Finance

Central Garden & Pet Chairman Sells 3,900 Shares for $152,100

business  Aug 29, 2026

Wired

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap

Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.

technology  Aug 29, 2026