65 m. ago Long Story Short: this Jewish family comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman is painfully beautiful

A sweeping, hilarious family saga told in multiple timelines from the 50s to the present day. Yes, that’s right – it’s basically Bluey meets TolstoyLike schoolboys, my friend Charlie and I send each other coded messages. One of these is “Am back on the horse”, which means “Rewatching BoJack Horseman”, which means “Having a mental health crisis”. The recipient knows to go to the other’s house with Danish pastries and some grass to touch. That show changed my life. The Simpsons had redefined what a cartoon could be, Ren & Stimpy and South Park were transgressive thrill-rides. But Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s tale of a washed-up actor chasing redemption wasn’t just adult; it was profound.So I was worried, approaching the new animated series from that show’s creators. It’s not about celebrity. There are no talking dogs or porcupines, or underwater worlds. No Will Arnett. How could I watch without expectation? It feels unfair yet unavoidable to keep an artist’s previous work in mind. Isn’t...

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1 hour ago RushTok backlash: Why sororities aren't letting prospects post

Kylan Darnell is a TikTok star known for documenting sorority recruitment, but she decided to step back from posting this year

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2 h. ago Doze encounters: the art of napping: the Edith Pritchett cartoon

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8 h. ago 'I'm terrified but I've always wanted to do the Edinburgh Fringe'

The EastEnders actor has made a career out of stepping out of her comfort zone

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9 h. ago Brainy Britain set for a huge rise in boffins as nerdy revolution begins

We could be looking at a rise in young eggheads as students want to become boffins after tackling school after the highest number of A-Levels in physics for 25 years

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9 h. ago Stephen Robinson eyes 'great things' after signing new St Mirren contract

The Buddies boss vows to push the Paisley club forward after putting pen to paper on a deal to keep him and assistant manager Brian Kerr at the SMiSA Stadium until 2028.

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12 h. ago The Memory Blocks review – playful and purposeful exploration of developmental disorders

Andrew Kötting’s complex docu-essay about his daughter Eden, who has Joubert syndrome, refuses conventional grammarArtist and film-maker Andrew Kötting returns to the themes of consciousness and memory (both individual and collective) in this playful and ruminative docu-essay, in which he is again working with his daughter Eden; she is at once his subject and his collaborator.Eden was born in 1988 with the genetic disorder Joubert syndrome; she draws and paints and often appears in Kötting’s films. I have in the past wondered aloud if Kötting might tackle the challenges of being with Eden more straightforwardly. But perhaps that was obtuse of me; it could be that it is only this complex, layered, tonally elusive approach which refuses the conventional grammar of clinical concern does justice to the idea of seeing the world as Eden sees it. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Another 60 people to be prosecuted for ‘showing support for Palestine Action’

More prosecutions are expected in the coming weeks, the Metropolitan Police said.

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15 h. ago The Guardian view on the collapse of environmental talks: petrostates blocked a global plastics deal, but we must not despair | Editorial

The failure of UN talks in Geneva should anger us all. The increasing threat to our health, our environments and wildlife must be addressed. By ensuring the collapse of UN talks seeking the first legally binding agreement on tackling plastic pollution, blockers in Geneva have failed the next generation. Most states are willing, even determined, to act. But the US joined petrostates obstructing action. Their children too will live to regret that.To say that plastics are part of our lives from cradle to grave is an understatement: microplastics have been found in placentas, as well as blood and breast milk. While we can’t yet be certain of the full impact of the substances, we know that many have been linked to health effects and that foetuses, infants and young children are highly vulnerable. Microplastics have been shown to damage human cells in laboratory experiments, and a review published this month documented how exposure is associated with increased risks of miscarriage, stillb...

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15 h. ago Martin Rowson on Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska – cartoon

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19 h. ago Stephen Robinson pushing the St Mirren boat forward as he reveals reasons behind new Buddies deal

Robinson and assistant Brian Kerr have committed to another three years in charge of the Paisley club

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21 h. ago It’s all Greek to me – Plato and Socrates tackle a Captcha test: the Stephen Collins cartoon

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22 h. ago Charity's work in Dumfries and Galloway is more vital than ever

Food Train helps to tackle malnutrition and loneliness

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22 h. ago Save £250 off this genius carpet cleaner that washes and dries in one move

This Amazon offer knocks the Vax Smartwash Pet-Design carpet cleaner down to £199 – and it’s ideal for pet owners tackling stubborn stains

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25 h. ago Weekend weather forecast as 30C alerts remain in place on Friday

Firefighters are travelling from across the country to tackle ongoing blazes

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32 h. ago Stephen King meets The Office in the best Literary Fiction out now: THE EXPANSION PROJECT by Ben Pester, WATCHING OVER HER by Jean

Anthony Cummins reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

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32 h. ago Government teams up with TikTok influencers over cosmetic surgery warnings

The initiative is part of a wider Government drive to tackle so-called medical tourism

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32 h. ago Government turns to TikTok to highlight risks of cosmetic surgery abroad

The move is part of a wider drive to combat surgical tourism.

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33 h. ago Police tackle man outside White House after Trump's National Guard takeover

The shocking moment a man is tackled to the ground by police outside the White House has been captured on video, amid President Donald Trump's National Guard takeover

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33 h. ago Moment police tackle man to ground and arrested him in front of White House

The arrest comes after Donald Trump launched into a rant about crime in Washington, claiming it's the 'worst it's ever been' - and said his administration would take control of the city's police

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