This week’s 90 Day Fiance episode put one of viewers’ favorite couples through the wringer. The big question was whether Brandon had gotten Julia pregnant. …
The working-class boy, the Balliol bar and an encounter with the young Boris Johnson
A nasty story from the Prime Minister’s university days has reminded me that it is a fallacy to expect progress in those younger than you. …
South Dakota attorney general refuses to resign despite compromising videos after pedestrian death
South Dakota’s attorney general, who has been charged with traffic violations after a crash that killed a pedestrian, has stated he will not resign, though …
You can now book a Lyft ride without using the app — just like a taxi (LYFT)
Summary List Placement Lyft is taking a page out of the taxi playbook by letting people in select Florida cities call for a car instead …
Subscriber of the Week: Marcin Lubowiecki
Email emily.bootle@newstatesman.co.uk if you would like to be the New Statesman’s Subscriber of the Week. What do you do? Haematology registrar with a sub-specialist interest …
Cherokee Nation Chief To Jeep: Stop Using Our Name on Cherokee SUVs
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk The Cherokee Nation is calling on Jeep to rebrand its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs for the first time since …
Gordon Ramsay, 55, was stunned to learn that he has arthritis in his knees
I had to look through our archives to see if I had ever confessed the fact that I’m attracted to Gordon Ramsay, and look – …
It’s long past midnight, and I’m watching a video tour of a total stranger’s pantry
As I gaze at jar after jar of pickled vegetables, I become entranced by the romanticised life of American homesteaders. It’s long past midnight and a …
16 books Steve Jobs always turned to for inspiration
Summary List Placement Wednesday marks what would have been the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ 66th birthday. And while Tim Cook has since taken the …
Biden’s COVID-19 task force chief warns anti-vaxxers are targeting Black people
Summary List Placement The head of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 response team said anti-vaxx campaigners are targeting Black Americans. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, a Yale University …
Moeen Ali’s journey to the margins shows English cricket still struggles with difference
As we reflect on Ali’s career, the subtle sense of “otherness” that has been fuelled by the media is hard to forget. On 16 February, …
Drew Barrymore: ‘I’ve never done anything to my face & I would like to try not to’
One of the things I’ve always liked about Drew Barrymore is that she’s always owned her particular look and she’s always just flatly assumed that …
Take a look at the confusing bank interface behind Citigroup’s $500 million mistake
Summary List Placement In what a federal judge called “one of the biggest blunders in banking history,” confusion regarding Citigroup’s internal user interface cost the …
Coronavirus: California’s recovery continues to outpace nation
After weeks of consistent improvement, cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. rebounded slightly to begin this week. In California, however, the decline in cases has …
The Slate Star Codex saga proves a new blasphemy code is emerging among liberals
What the New York Times report reveals about progressives’ difficult relationship with free speech. Scott Alexander’s real name is now in the public domain, but I won’t …
The pandemic has revealed both the enduring wisdom and utopian delusions of Thomas Hobbes
The perpetual cycle of lockdowns has allowed us to experience a Hobbesian state, where society can only survive through the transfer of power to one …
Kirsty Wark’s Diary: A vaccine boost, Zoom cocktails, and why Scotland’s fate rests on the Salmond inquiry
With the two titans of Scottish nationalism locked in a struggle, the political story playing out is turning into a melodrama of Shakespearean proportions. The Louisa …
Katie Thurston OUSTED as Bachelorette: Who Will Replace Her?
Earlier this month, several outlets (including this one) reported that fan favorite Katie Thurston had been chosen as the next Bachelorette. Now, it seems that …
Boris Johnson’s “have cake, eat cake” strategy is yielding results, leaving Labour to pick up crumbs
Why we are wrong to write off the oddly formidable Prime Minister, whose talent for glossing over contradictions is working in his favour. It is highly disconcerting, …
Princess Diana’s friend says that Diana would have hated the Sussexit…?
I read Finding Freedom last year, soon after it came out, and I decided to re-read Tina Brown’s The Diana Chronicles soon after. There were …
Two more southern Colorado roads designated as scenic byways
The Centennial State has two new Scenic and Historic Byways to explore. Called the Scenic Highway of Legends and Silver Thread, the newly designated roads are two of …
Commons Confidential: Carrie On Downing Street
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster. Covid is forcing parliament to change how it operates, but preparations were discreetly made for a traditional …
North Dakota’s House votes to outlaw mask requirements
Masks could not be mandated in North Dakota under a bill passed Monday by the state’s House of Representatives. In a 50-44 vote, the House …
Fed’s Powell clearly backs Democrats’ large-scale stimulus proposal, Sen. Sherrod Brown says
Summary List Placement Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee further supported President Joe Biden’s call for massive fiscal support, Sen. …
Why a fine “tilth” – though it may be hard to define – is essential for successful seed sowing
Gardening instructions can often get lost in translation – and none is harder to interpret than “create a good tilth”. From time to time my attempts to …
Pac-12 Hotline: Where to find us
*** The Pac-12 Hotline newsletter is published twice a week. (Sign up here for a free subscription.) This edition, from Feb. 16, has been made …
Letter of the week: Flawed US foreign policy
A selection of the best letters received from our readers this week. Email letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine. Emily …
Lucky to be alive, Tiger Woods faces difficult recovery
LOS ANGELES — In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces perhaps his toughest recovery of all. Woods was driving alone through a …