The hill I will die on: Online shops, please, I beg – stop with endless post-purchase emails
You really want me to review my buy? Yes, it was fine. But that is where I would like our relationship to end, says comedian Athena Kugblenu
The Guide #223: From surprise TV hits to year-defining records – what floated your boats this year
We’ve had our say; now it’s your turn. From overlooked telly gems to unforgettable gigs and albums on repeat – readers share the cultural moments that made their year
From Marty Supreme to The Traitors: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Timothée Chalamet sexes up table tennis in Josh Safdie’s Oscar contender, and the unstoppable reality format returns
The Lowdown to The Devil’s Backbone: the week in rave reviews
Ethan Hawke is a triumph in a poignant new comedy-drama, and Guillermo del Toro’s breakout horror flick gets a rerelease. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews
Apple seeks to appeal against £1.5bn ruling it overcharged UK customers
If appeal fails, every person in UK who made App Store purchases between 2015 and 2024 could be entitled to compensation
UK campaigner targeted by Trump accuses tech giants of ‘sociopathic greed’
Exclusive: Imran Ahmed says US companies are ‘corrupting the system’ of politics by seeking to avoid accountability
AI boom adds more than half a trillion dollars to wealth of US tech barons in 2025
Elon Musk’s net worth increased by nearly 50% to $645bn with founders of Google and Amazon also seeing huge wealth gains
‘Not the charmed industry it once was’: can Hollywood find its comeback story?
After the writers’ and actors’ strikes, the pandemic, and structural shifts in technology, LA’s trying to find its footing in a changed industry
US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
Imran Ahmed of Center for Countering Digital Hate files complaint against senior Trump allies
Marty Supreme review – Timothée Chalamet a smash in spectacular screwball ping-pong nightmare
Following every dizzying spin of Chalamet’s table tennis hustler, Josh Safdie’s whip-crack comedy serves sensational shots – and a smart return by Gwyneth Paltrow
‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires
Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
VIP viewing: cinemas bet on luxury bars and beds to usher in a new film era
Sector reinvests in high-end experiences, from front-row beds to premier pods and business class-style seats with built-in wine coolers
Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
What happened next: The We Do Not Care Club – how a funny, furious feminist movement began
Melani Sanders was frazzled and sleep-deprived, and wondered whether other menopausal women were going through the same thing. So she put her feelings on camera. The answer was immediate ...
‘When no one laughs, your soul leaves your body’: have you heard the one about the Bradley Cooper film inspired by John Bishop … ?
Is This Thing On? is Cooper’s third film as writer/director – and his third to wonder whether performing saves or destroys your love life. He and stars Will Arnett, Laura Dern and Andra Day talk gags, growth and relationship goals