Should we turn the internet off?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders whether life would be better in a post-online, analogue world
Readers reply: what is – or was – the best-ever internet meme?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
The best – and worst – films out on Boxing Day in Australia this year
Desperate for two hours of silence in a cinema, or a movie to entertain the family? We’ve got you covered – here’s our comprehensive guide to the films out on 26 December
Extremists are using AI voice cloning to supercharge propaganda. Experts say it’s helping them grow
Researchers warn generative tools are helping militant groups from neo-Nazis to the Islamic State spread ideology
A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera film
From California to Tehran, this year has been about the films that resist
Films such as One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent and It Was Just An Accident celebrate the importance of fighting back against oppressive forces
Can Dan Bongino regain his stature in the conservative media world?
Trump says the former podcaster and radio host ‘wants to go back to his show’ after a brief spell as FBI deputy director
Renate Reinsve on vomit-inducing reviews and 19-minute standing ovations: ‘You feel your face go stiff from smiling so long’
The Norwegian star was considering giving up acting to be a carpenter when Joachim Trier wrote The Worst Person in the World for her. Now the pair have teamed up again – but she refuses to get carried away by all the praise
‘Help! I need money. It’s an emergency’: your child’s voicemail that could be a scam
Steps to help combat fraud in which criminals use AI-generated replica of a person’s voice to deceive victims
Tinsel and Home Alone back in style as TikTok seeks comfort in #90sChristmas
Emphasis this year is on nostalgia as present day feels ‘a bit more uncertain’, say trend experts
How Sinners became the most culturally important film of 2025
Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various records
Le Carré with a cocktail, not a cuppa: the glamour and escapism of The Night Manager
The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own work
The Guide #222: From Celebrity Traitors to The Brutalist via Bad Bunny – our roundup of the culture that mattered in 2025
Not exhaustive, not definitive and unapologetically subjective: our annual tour of the best TV, music, films, podcasts, games and books of the last year
My cultural awakening: Love Actually taught me to leave my cheating partner
Emma Thompson’s quiet suffering in the hit Christmas movie helped me to realise that I didn’t need to stay with someone who had betrayed me
From Avatar to Amadeus: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
James Cameron’s Smurftacular franchise is back for an action-packed third outing, and musical geniuses butt heads in the new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play