2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (264+ words) Being alive is as "contradictory" and "hilarious" as ever in The Land and its People "What can there possibly be left in the Sedaris backstory that the writer hasn"t already mined?" asked Emma Brockes in The Guardian. The American…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (313+ words) A beer dynasty's public feud has highlighted the codified loyalty demanded of children across Asia The matriarch of one of Thailand's richest families has finally dropped a lawsuit against her son just days before it was scheduled to come to…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (70+ words) The Week The organism may help produce a cancer-killing toxin The cancer-fighting sea squirt, also called an ascidian, was first discovered 20 years ago and identified as a potential cancer therapy. The bacterium in the organism, Candidatus Synoicihabitans palmerolidicus, can "produce…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (431+ words) A couples dinner takes a surprise turn and the Minions invade 1920s Hollywood...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (536+ words) Featuring a chic modern property in Minneapolis and historic Greek Revival in Connecticut This 1950 dairy barn with a stone silo on 3 acres in the Stoneleigh community, about an hour from Washington, D. C. , has been converted into a five-bedroom modern farmhouse. The…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (316+ words) This form of life insurance ensures any remaining mortgage payments are made in the event of your death If you were to die with a mortgage balance remaining, mortgage protection insurance " also known as mortgage life insurance " would ensure it…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (292+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (360+ words) Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (353+ words) The "1. 6bn acquisition of ITV's broadcast arm reflects growing fear of streamers who are dominating the media landscape Sky's "1. 6 billion acquisition of ITV is yet another sign of the "seismic consolidation" taking place between media companies trying to compete with the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (248+ words) Cool off with a cone at a sunny seaside parlour As the scorching weather returns, the best way to cool down is with an ice cream by the sea. The UK's coastal towns are peppered with parlours serving everything from…...