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'An antidote to all things stressful': why Stardust is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers calling attention to their most rewatched comfort films is a celebration of the star-packed 2007 fantasy

Masculinism and Feminism

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Alice Levine and Greg James finally team up: best podcasts of the week

The broadcasting favourites are up to mischief in their first pod together. Plus, a cool new take on Radio 4’s hit series A History of the World in 100 Objects

Nothing Phone 4a Pro review: premium aluminium meets quirky design

Mid-range Android stands out with huge screen, slick software and dot-matrix display, but falls just short of greatness

San Francisco school using AI to reimagine learning

Alpha, a new school in San Francisco, isn't just embracing AI, it's letting it take the lead. Itay Hod has more.

Fighter jets crash in midair during air show at Idaho Air Force base

Updated on: May 17, 2026 / 9:38 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Christopher Nolan Imagines Every Movie Is the Last He'll Ever Make

Christopher Nolan directed this summer's "The Odyssey" as if it would be the last movie he ever made, as he does for each of his films.

Robotaxis coming to London pose a threat to traditional cabbies who memorize 25,000 streets to earn licenses

London's black cab drivers, already besieged by rideshare companies, may soon face another threat: AI-powered, autonomous taxis.

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean review

Cannes film festival: Barnaby Thompson’s documentary on the great British director is an exhilarating delve into the ebb and flow of Lean’s peerless career and sometimes complex personal life – with a grand cast of talking heads

Irish researchers find oldest English-language poem in forgotten medieval book in Rome

Researchers in Ireland marveled at their computer screen as they flipped through the digitized pages of a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. Within them, they found their sought-after treasure: the oldest surviving English poem.

Designing the future of Louis Vuitton

Inside a modest building outside Paris, you'll find a museum of sorts, where more than a century of treasures are carefully stored and preserved. "It's intimidating," said Nicolas Ghesquière. "But here, it is always where you can find secrets."

What happened to Wikipedia’s neutrality?

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Wikipedia is now well-known for having various strong biases. So how, you might ask, could a project committed to a “neutral point of view,” which in its early years featured quirky facts and honest opinions, end up being the voice of the establishment?