The moment I knew: As I packed, our future looked uncertain

Stephanie Casey was an exchange student in Ireland when she met Jack. They quickly became close but as the year drew to a close, her departure loomed

Video shows Alabama deputies wrangling a 1,500-pound runaway bull: "Oversized escape artist"

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The English Governess at the Siamese Court

The author recounts her adventures with the King of Siam.

Summer Remembered

SOUNDS sum and summon the remembering of summers: The humming of the sun The mumbling in the honeysuckle vine The whirring in the clovered grass The pizzicato plinkle of ice in an auburn uncle’s amber glass. The whing of father’s racquet and the whack of brother’s bat on cousin’s ball and calling voices call- ing voices spilling voices …

Why do sloths hang upside down and what is time? The kids' quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to which body? The Saturday quiz

From the world’s longest pleasure pier to Cloud Dancer, Mocha Mousse and Viva Magenta, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

Blind date: ‘I asked him to compliment my outfit and he said he didn’t really like it’

Imogen, 31, a doctor, meets Andy, 36, founder of a consultancy firm

Discovering the joys of family holiday resorts: the Becky Barnicoat cartoon

Who needs Tuscany anyway?

Why MFA Programs Matter

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Germans hogging the sunloungers? Poll finds Italians and French are worse

British and Germans themselves share stereotype but other nationalities are likelier to put out towels – or umbrellas

The Genre That’s a Shortcut to Wisdom

As a busy adult, I approach foundational, complicated ideas with the help of the intellectual biography.

What tune deserves to be crowned 2026's song of the summer?

Music lovers are weighing in on the 2026 song of the summer contenders. Jem Aswad, Variety's executive music editor, shares what he thinks makes a hit the standout of the season.