Lost civilisations make good TV, but archaeology’s real stories hold far more wonder | Archaeology | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws | Water (amp.theguardian.com)
Eurovision hits out at ‘targeted social media campaigns’ against artists (amp.theguardian.com)
Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakian presidential election (amp.theguardian.com)
Tens of thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu as Gaza war reaches six month mark | Israel | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
TIL Ecuador has constitutional protections for the rights of nature, and those protections are actively determining environmental legal cases. (amp.theguardian.com)
A landmark case was won in 2021 ruling against the rights of a mining company to mine los cedros’ cloud forest, a high altitude rainforest, because it would harm the biodiversity of the area....
Israel appears to be in breach of ICJ orders on Gaza, senior UN official says. (amp.theguardian.com)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is roaring back and I’m ready to be transported (amp.theguardian.com)
This daffy musical about racing trains inspired countless stage careers, including my own. A child’s imagination made real, it is a perfect introduction to theatre....
Move over Abba: new ‘riskier’ wave of British musicals to challenge West End’s established order (amp.theguardian.com)
Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts...
UK accused of hypocrisy in not backing claim of genocide in Gaza before ICJ | International court of justice (amp.theguardian.com)
State guard set up by DeSantis is being trained as personal militia, veterans say | Ron DeSantis | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
State guards are used by many states. Since the national guard can be federalized, states need a force to protect the states while the guard is gone....
Video games and musical theatre: 2023’s most unlikely crossover? (amp.theguardian.com)
There has been a remarkable intersection between video games and musical performance this year, from villains lending vocals to their own theme tunes to interactive songs....
US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show (amp.theguardian.com)
Analysis of BlueLeaks trove also shows police received training on domestic ‘Muslim extremists’ from pro-Israel groups
Biden administration uses emergency authority to sell tank shells to Israel (amp.theguardian.com)
Koch The Jewels (amp.theguardian.com)
I knew that Landlord Mike was bad, but not Koch Brothers bad
How to handle Australia’s ‘plague’ of cabbage-chomping moths | Australia news | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
I’ve certainly had plenty of these butterflies around my place. I’m hoping that there are enough predatory insects built up from snacking on my aphids that will cross over to butterfly larvae.
Trans teen loses Texas high school’s theater role over gender policy (amp.theguardian.com)
Weeks into his senior year of high school in Texas, Max Hightower earned a key male role for his campus’s production of Oklahoma! the musical. But the trans teen’s principal has since stripped the teen of the part, citing a new policy requiring students to only portray characters who align with the gender identity assigned...
Tough Crowd by Graham Linehan review – all joking aside (amp.theguardian.com)
Wading into other people’s fights has proved a theme for the co-writer of Father Ted and writer-director of The IT Crowd. A vociferous critic of the transgender rights movement, Linehan’s views have, in recent years, cost him friends, his livelihood and, he claims, his marriage. But, despite having been given a verbal...
Tough Crowd by Graham Linehan review – all joking aside (amp.theguardian.com)
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Mushroom pickers urged to avoid foraging books on Amazon that appear to be written by AI | Fungi | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
I saw a news article going around recommending that people grow their own vegetables to stretch their food budget and thought people might also consider foraging, which is why I’ve been posting resources for how to do those things with lower risk....
Choice shames Coles and Woolworths with Shonky award for ‘cashing in during cost-of-living crisis’ | Business | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
Brexit prioritised over tackling Covid at start of pandemic, says ex-minister | Coronavirus | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
Tories gotta Tory.
Victoria to expand vacant residential land tax across state in bid to increase housing supply (amp.theguardian.com)
Tim Pallas told an industry breakfast on Tuesday that he planned to introduce legislation to parliament this week, which will see the vacant residential land tax expanded to include the whole state from 1 January 2025.