Steve Rose

So why does it look like Harry’s giving you a wedgie?

Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

A great feature about an incredibly talented man, plus @steverose7.bsky.social describes A Thousand Blows (some of which Ashley directed, as well as playing Hezekiah's dad in a flashback) as the "underrated Victorian crime series"! Animol sounds fantastic too: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

Thus began The Great Fuckoffening ™️

We really need an alternative to Instagram we can all migrate to. Any suggestions? www.reuters.com/world/americ...

I'm Dan Sullivan and so's my wife. wapo.st/4yH53su

ANNOUNCEMENT: As of Monday, I will be a full-time FEATURE WRITER for the Guardian, as opposed to assistant features editor. Which means you'll get more of my writing, and no more commissioning - so send pitches to the Guardian features team. Looking forward to it!

Kudos to NBC New York for saying it without equivocation: "The US is to blame for the world falling behind in the fight against climate change."

If you're in the UK, newly launched JustWatch TV has a huge selection of film you can watch FOR FREE - incl Airplane!, The Big Short, Dark Star, An Education, Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer, Mean Girls, Minority Report, etc, etc. www.justwatch.com/uk/justwatch...

Incredible image - thought it was AI. Props to photographer Firas Abdullah www.cnbc.com/2026/10/20/f...

eBay users! Don't ignore today's email, even though it looks like a boring standard update to the User Privacy Notice. They want to use your data to train AI models. If you click the link over the words "the right to object", it takes you to a page with a toggle button letting you opt out.

Ten years ago today. In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine...

Half a Scaramucci then www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Dire Straits calling their lawyers... youtu.be/5dPwBWvmcbQ?...

Who says AI is destroying jobs? It's creating them - look! cnb.cx/4B7b2Ju

Excellent news!

Excellent @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social: “One of the paradoxes of t climate debate is that t far right talks as though disaster is not real, but acts as though it’s imminent. The left does the opposite, talking of catastrophe but acting as if there’s time to lose.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Now that is quite a photo. (Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)

I was sent this clip from the ending of Ben Affleck’s Netflix movie ANIMALS, a scene that likely has been partially created by AI, and I’m watching it over and over again while laughing my ass off this morning.

I spoke to Arturo Bejar, the Meta whistleblower whose testimony has led to a real social reckoning for the company. He doesn’t have a lot of good things to say about Mark Zuckerberg. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...

No tittering at the Dutch potatoes.

FARTGATE: Tomorrow’s Lancashire Telegraph is an absolute joy to behold. Buy it. Treasure it. Leave it to your grandchildren. #BuyALocalNewspaper

I could not bave more respect and awe for #ColinKaepernick ! This article tells so much more about his accomplishments and courage than anything I’ve seen! I’m excited to buy his memoir! #BLM ✊🏿 #PINKS

I spoke to COLIN KAEPERNICK about his life, career, activism, what's happened in the 10 years since he took a knee - and how he manages to stay so unbelievably positive through it all. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.

Lot of love for Michael Kiwanuka - wishing him a swift and full recovery. You are a hero now. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

This is one of the longest, hardest, most worthwhile pieces I’ve ever written. The story of a pollution incident in rural Sussex that’s Britain in microcosm - polluted rivers, dumping on farmland, govt agencies doing nothing. But also plans for a better way… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This makes so much sense.

All hail THE DEATH ARCH! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

RESIDENT EVIL is a lot of fun. Unpretentious, smart, gory, funny and full of surprises, with a relatably reluctant hero - almost in a John Carpenter vein, even if the videogame roots show through a bit too much.

I wrote about the many threats to the great British chippie which are pushing up prices and closing down shops. But maybe a new generation can save it? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Poll watching right now is like, "Normal candidate with normal opinions ekes out small lead against sweaty bag of farts who sends dick picks to orphans and once dropkicked a puppy with leukemia."

I wrote about our current obsession with supercars - flashy status symbols of our age, associated with wealth, success and some of the worst people on the planet. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.

For those intrigued by Ilya Khrzhanovsky's DAU movie which just played at Venice, I interviewed him and gained access to his bizarre world back in 2019. One of the weirdest film projects I've ever reported on. www.theguardian.com/film/2019/ja...

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80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.

As robotaxis arrive in London, here's something I wrote on the topic earlier: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.

I spoke the very likeable and highly versatile DOMHNALL GLEESON, about new stuff like The Incomer and S2 of The Paper, his family, Taylor Swift, Werner Herzog, etc. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...

“The media’s Hasan Piker obsession is letting Republican Mike Rogers off the hook” Mike Rogers isn’t merely campaigning alongside a controversial supporter. His campaign put an extremist on its faith leadership team. Me, for The Guardian:

It's not often you can pinpoint real, positive change a journalist has caused. But as Turkmeni sources state, @dpcarrington.bsky.social's persistent and probing coverage of this issue has been critical to a change of policy, with massive implications. Big congrats www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We will always love her.

The Guardian's review of my new book Betrayal. The headline asks: "Is Trump a Russian asset? My answer, broadly, is yes. (Most people seem to agree; the piece has generated 5K comments; typically "Duh"!) "If he were a Russian agent, what would he do differently?” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Here’s one for all the “squeeze every last drop out of the North Sea”/anti-net zero zealots. “The economic case for leaving oil in the ground is overwhelming.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...