The Guardian Culture

Goody Goody review – intriguing natural childbirth horror lurches into demonic occult blowout

After Samantha Robinson decides a forest cabin in deep winter is the perfect spot to bear her child, it’s going to be a very bad shift for the doula and midwifeConception, pregnancy and childbirth are defining human experiences, and so remain perennial themes for horror, from Rosemary’s Baby to the Alien franchise to Prevenge. Occupying a no-woman’s-land between life and death, they’re innately anxiety-inducing, perhaps making it harder for film-makers to supply a truly individual take. Debut di

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The Guardian Culture

Farewell to Eden by Sebastian Faulks review – conflict and compromise, from a veteran of the genre

A returning British soldier is haunted by his time in Palestine in this panoramic epic set after the second world warSebastian Faulks’s latest book focuses on the most irreconcilable geopolitical struggle of our age, the Israel-Palestine conflict. While “the sound of mortar and machine gun, the collision of flesh and metal” are integral to Faulks’s best known works, such as Birdsong, in his 17th novel the military presence is a peacekeeping one. It’s 1946 and infantry officer Philip De

entertainment  6d ago

The Guardian

Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

A new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, OxfordshireThames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead amid warnings of “catastrophic consequences”.The White Horse reservoir near Abingdon is scheduled to hold 150bn litresof water with a surface area of 6.7 sq km (2.6 sq miles) – almost the same size as Gatwick airport

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Yahoo Finance

Is Corning Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?

business  6d ago

Bloomberg Markets

OpenAI President Greg Brockman on Doing Business in the Wake of Hugging Face

How the firm is thinking about pacing the frontier.

business  6d ago

BBC Sport

Episode 2: There's always a contender

There’s a new number one - but not everything is easy when you’re at the top.

sports  6d ago

Yahoo Finance

Soaring Oil Prices Put Fed on Track for September Rate Hike

business  6d ago

Bloomberg Markets

Odd Lots: OpenAI’s Brockman on Pacing the AI Frontier (Podcast)

business  6d ago

Yahoo Finance

How Is LyondellBasell Industries’ Stock Performance Compared to Other Industrial Stocks?

business  6d ago

BBC Sport

How youth helped Nordqvist answer critics and deliver Solheim Cup win

Captain Anna Nordqvist's faith in Europe's young rookies paid off as they delivered crucial points in regaining the Solheim Cup with victory over the United States, writes Iain Carter.

sports  6d ago

Yahoo Finance

Is Fair Isaac Stock Underperforming the Dow?

business  6d ago

BBC Sport

Former West Ham keeper Miklosko dies aged 64

Ludek Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for West Ham in the 1990s, and fans sang his name long after his exit.

sports  6d ago

The Guardian

AI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development

Shares in tech firms tumble across Asia with Nasdaq also likely to dip later after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back callAI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in “reckless” development citing fears the technology could soon run out of control.Shares in SoftBank, a Japanese investor that is a big backer of OpenAI, slumped 13%, while the South Korean Kospi stock index, which relies heavily on chip makers that supply AI com

general  6d ago

The Guardian

Israel accused of trying to ‘eliminate’ living conditions for Palestinians in West Bank

Report by Israeli human rights group says systematic and broad assault being waged on conditions required for Palestinians’ existenceIsrael is working towards the systematic “elimination” of the conditions that sustain Palestinian collective life in the occupied West Bank, according to a major report published by the human rights group B’Tselem.The Israeli organisation’s hard-hitting report, shared with the Guardian in advance of publication, says Israel is “dramatically intensifying its attacks

general  6d ago

BBC World

Bali police investigate after Australian man and children found dead in home

Police were called after the man's wife became concerned and asked neighbours to check on her family.

general  6d ago

Bloomberg Markets

Everything Is Now Bullish for Treasuries: 3-Minutes MLIV

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." For up to the minute market intelligence and insight, click MLIV . (Source: Bloomberg)

business  6d ago

BBC Sport

How is NI squad shaping up for quadruple-header?

Northern Ireland will face four Nations League games in 11 days later this month with injuries, summer switches and individual form all making for an interesting selection when Michael O'Neill names his panel on Tuesday.

sports  6d ago

ESPN

Harbaugh: Giants' victory vs. Cowboys in debut ranks as No. 1 win right now

John Harbaugh came away pleased with his team's performance in his Big Apple debut.

sports  6d ago

Yahoo Finance

I'm 65 With $1.2 Million in an IRA and $2,900 Monthly From Social Security. How Much Can I Spend in Retirement?

business  6d ago

BBC Sport

How did the first Ultimate Championship go?

As the inaugural Ultimate Championship concludes, athletics has taken its first strides in a new direction.

sports  6d ago