Who Gets to Be Indian—And Who Decides?

The very American story of Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance

I am moving house – and being a lifelong hoarder has finally caught up with me

As I pack up for pastures new, I’m wondering why I still can’t tell the difference between a knick-knack and a mess

‘Uncomfortably relatable’: writers on their favourite unlikable movie characters

With debate still swirling over the unlikable nature of Marty Supreme’s careless protagonist, Guardian writers have picked their all-time love-to-hate leads

The Knife review

A crime committed in the home of a regular black American family results in paranoia on all sides in this 81-minute film from Nnamdi Asomugha

Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Our Deer Departed

Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.

First Memory

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Carrie Coons and Tracy Letts on their joint love for, and beyond, the theater

January 11, 2026 / 9:39 AM EST / CBS News

She spent 366 days searching for her cats after losing them in the LA fires: ‘I promised my babies’

After her Altadena home burned down, Darlene Hamilton wondered whether her cats Merlyn and Kiki had escaped. A year later, she hasn’t given up hope

The kindness of strangers: alone in the crowd at Glastonbury, a stranger hugged me tight while I cried about my dead dad

As I sobbed to U2, she would hug me tighter as we swayed to the music

Ice cold purification and sleeping bike riders: photos of the weekend

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Orphans review

Jermyn Street theatre, LondonAn outstanding cast grapple with this revival of Lyle Kessler’s 80s set drama but the play feels incomplete with too many threads remaining unresolved

Unexpected twist in Texas cold case murder probe: Victim was a bridesmaid in killer's wedding

Updated on: January 11, 2026 / 7:12 AM EST / CBS News