Category Archives: Food

2025.11.22

‘The French people want to save us’: help pours in for glassmaker Duralex
The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared
By Kim Willsher in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/22/french-people-want-to-save-us-help-pours-glassmaker-duralex

We know ultra-processed foods are bad for you – but can you spot them? Take our quiz
Test your knowledge in eight questions to prove you know your onions from your emulsifiers
Natasha May
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/21/ultra-processed-foods-quiz

Review
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
The return of Charlie and Lola; the second lives of trees; the dangers of time travel; a YA Bluebeard retelling and more
Imogen Russell Williams
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/21/children-and-teens-roundup-the-best-new-picture-books-and-novels

At least 41 dead as relentless rains flood Vietnam
Kelly Ng
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq0q3e2j17o

2025.11.20

There’s finally hope for new life at the former home of St. Paul’s Hamm’s Brewery
If all goes as planned, local developer JB Vang could break ground on a residential project at the Hamm’s site next year.
by Bill Lindeke
https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2025/11/theres-finally-hope-for-new-life-at-the-former-home-of-st-pauls-hamms-brewery/

From the mundane to the out-there, wonks on Minneapolis’ tax board have ideas for reining in your property taxes
Setting property tax rates is only one part of the job – and not the most fun part.
by Brian Martucci
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2025/11/from-the-mundane-to-the-out-there-wonks-on-minneapolis-tax-board-have-ideas-for-reining-in-your-property-taxes/

Hospitals and clinics are shutting down due to Trump’s healthcare cuts. Here’s where
From Georgia to Oregon, clinics and wards are closing as Trump’s health law triggers steep Medicaid cuts and rising costs
Carter Sherman
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/20/hospitals-shutdown-trump-healthcare-cuts

‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero
The author has been explaining Sichuan cuisine to westerners for decades. But ‘Fu Xia’, as she’s known, has had a profound effect on food lovers in China, too
By Leslie T Chang
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/20/how-fuchsia-dunlop-became-a-sichuan-food-hero

Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump
Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/20/trump-quiet-piggy-reporter

Digitised official records of Nuremberg trials made available online
Launch on 80th anniversary of groundbreaking legal effort comes after 25-year project by Harvard law school library
Kate Connolly in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/20/digitised-official-records-of-nuremberg-trials-made-available-online

Nasa releases close-up pictures of comet flying by from another star system
The interstellar visitor, known as 3I/Atlas, will be seen just in this instance, never to come back again
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/19/nasa-interstellar-comet-pictures

Review
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock
JMW Turner left behind some 37,000 sketches when he died, many of which have rarely been seen. Do they – including a huge collection of explicit sketches – reveal truths about the elusive man?
Jack Seale
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/19/turner-the-secret-sketchbooks-review-bbc-two-iplayer

‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan stepped in
Jude Rogers
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/19/i-never-wanted-to-sing-into-a-vacuum-scottish-folk-pioneer-dick-gaughans-fight-for-his-lost-music

‘We love a plastic chopstick to stir’: 10 cocktail-making tips from Australian bartender Michael Madrusan
You don’t need fancy equipment to make a martini, the founder of Melbourne’s The Everleigh says – but you do need to measure precisely
Michael Madrusan
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/19/cocktail-making-tips-australian-bartender-michael-madrusan-everleigh

Bronze Age to Elphaba: The centuries-old origins of the witch’s hat
Scarlett Harris
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251119-the-5000-year-old-origins-of-the-witchs-hat

The words you can’t say on the internet
Thomas Germain
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251118-the-words-you-cant-say-on-the-internet

Pluribus: Carol Sturka is the flawed lesbian hero America needs
Opinion: The creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul is back with a lesbian-led new show that just might save (or destroy!) the world.
By Mey Rude
https://www.out.com/voices/pluribus-lesbian-hero-carol

2025.11.18

The origins of Bemidji’s iconic Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues
The prototypical “roadside colossus” inspired dozens of other Midwest cities to create similar works in the decades that followed.
by Jennifer Kleinjung
https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2025/11/the-origins-of-bemidjis-iconic-paul-bunyan-and-babe-the-blue-ox-statues/

It’s deer hunting season, and if you’re heading to the woods, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants your help in fighting a disease impacting deer. KTTC reports “chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious fatal brain condition that affects deer. … Hunters in affected areas must provide CWD samples if it’s in a mandatory sample requirement area.” Via MinnPost
https://www.kttc.com/2025/11/17/minnesota-dnr-asks-hunters-help-fight-chronic-wasting-disease/

Jeffrey Epstein’s emails reveal a disdain for morality among the elite
Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/jeffrey-epstein-emails-elites

Doing your own research isn’t a bad thing, I tell my patients. But just how will they spot the fraudulent papers?
Ranjana Srivastava
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/19/doing-your-own-research-isnt-a-bad-thing-i-tell-my-patients-but-just-how-will-they-spot-the-fraudulent-papers

The wild old wicked gang: great Irish writers – in pictures
Edna O’Brien on her sofa, Joseph O’Connor in his garden, Seamus Heaney surrounded by books … British photographer Steve Pyke on capturing the greats of Irish literature
https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2025/nov/18/edna-o-brien-seamus-heaney-steve-pyke-irish-writers-in-pictures

‘Fights for our material survival’: documentary goes inside the battle for trans rights
In Heightened Scrutiny, the fight driving activist and lawyer Chase Strangio is backgrounded by a deep dive into how the media has helped to push an anti-trans agenda
Veronica Esposito
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/17/heightened-scrutiny-trans-documentary-sam-feder

Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died
News
By Ted Litchfield published 15 hours ago
Shamelessly stolen from Andrew Ducker
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-game-designer-programmer-space-invaders-champion-and-lgbtq-trailblazer-rebecca-heineman-has-died/

2025.11.13

Worried you’ll burn your potatoes or leave your turkey in the oven too long this Thanksgiving? Then check out one of the several restaurants serving up the classics. Bring Me The News has a list of Twin Cities eateries open on the holiday. Via MinnPost
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/where-to-get-thanksgiving-dinners-at-twin-cities-restaurants-in-2025

Despite misses, ‘Purple Rain’ has enough hits to honor Prince’s remarkable legacy
Actor Kris Kollins succeeds musically more than theatrically, but is lifted by a strong supporting team.
by Sheila Regan
https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2025/11/despite-misses-purple-rain-has-enough-hits-to-honor-princes-remarkable-legacy/

‘Whatever it takes’: Starbucks workers launch US strike and call for boycott
Unfair labor practice strike on ‘red cup day’ in over 25 cities comes amid stagnant negotiations with coffee chain
Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/13/starbucks-workers-launch-strike

Alan Rickman’s personal scripts and mementoes up for auction
Lots include the annotated shooting script for Die Hard and a hand-drawn Halloween card from his Harry Potter co-star Rupert Grint
Andrew Pulver
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/13/alan-rickman-scripts-mementoes-auction-die-hard-harry-potter

Mexico takes action to combat sexual abuse after president publicly groped
Secretary for women presents plan, including prison sentences, after Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on street
Oscar Lopez in Mexico City
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/13/mexico-sexual-abuse-president-groped

‘What, no ziti now?’: US pasta lovers fear Trump tariffs will cause shortage
A potential 107% tariff on Italian pasta imports could cause companies to withdraw from US market – and for US producers to raise their prices
Alaina Demopoulos
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/13/pasta-italian-imports-trump-tariffs

Review
The Beast in Me review – Claire Danes’s astonishing new thriller is instant top–tier TV
This taut psychological two-hander between Danes and Matthew Rhys will surely win awards. You cannot look away
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/13/the-beast-in-me-review-claire-danes-thriller-netflix

Whoopi Goldberg at 70: her 10 best films – ranked!
The actor and comedian was Oscar-nominated for her film debut 40 years ago, then won an Academy Award just five years later. As she turns 70, we rate Goldberg’s greatest hits
By Ryan Gilbey
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/13/whoopi-goldberg-at-70-her-10-best-films-ranked

James Van Der Beek to sell Dawson’s Creek ‘treasures’ to pay for cancer treatment
Actor, 48, who revealed colorectal cancer diagnosis last year, to also auction memorabilia from Varsity Blues
Gabrielle Canon
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/12/james-van-der-beek-dawsons-creek-memorabilia

2025.11.12

Minnesota’s hemp-produced THC beverage and edible industry reels from provision to outlaw products in shutdown bill
The marijuana and alcohol industries successfully lobbied Congress to shut down a hemp-based competitor they say is unregulated and dangerous.
by Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2025/11/minnesotas-hemp-produced-thc-beverage-and-edible-industry-reels-from-provision-to-outlaw-products-in-shutdown-bill/

I thought there was something wrong with my body – until I shared a shower with 50 strangers
Naked in a forest, among people of every age, race, gender and physique, I finally shook off the self-doubt that had haunted me since my teens
Stephanie Peirolo
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/12/thought-something-wrong-with-body-then-shared-shower-with-50-strangers

Yes, New York will soon be under new management. But Zohran Mamdani is just the start
Carys Afoko
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/yes-new-york-will-soon-be-under-new-management-but-zohran-mamdani-is-just-the-start

Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer
Devi Sridhar
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/covid-mrna-vaccines-cancer-patients-prolong-life

New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside
No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces
Amy Hawkins
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/new-hongqi-bridge-in-south-west-china-collapses-into-mountainside

Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper
Marion county agrees to apologize over 2023 raid that led to national outcry over press freedom, said newspaper’s editor
Lucy Campbell and agency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/kansas-marion-newspaper-police-raid-payment

Review
The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire
Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novel
Peter Bradshaw
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/11/the-running-man-review-glen-powell-edgar-wright-stephen-king-future-shock-sci-fi-satire

The five best juicers in the US with the least mess, noise and cleanup
With machines from $150 to $770, I used 30lbs of fresh produce to determine the juicers most worth the squeeze
Elizabeth Brownfield
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2025/nov/11/best-juicers-to-buy

The nut secret: 14 easy, delicious ways to eat more of these life-changing superfoods
A handful of nuts a day can help manage obesity and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and some kinds of cancer. Yet most of us don’t get enough. Here’s a no-fuss guide to getting your 30g a day
Rachel Dixon
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/09/nuts-superfood-health-benefits-easy-delicious-ways-to-eat-more

2025.11.10

Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later
Plus: Podcast explores Fitzgerald’s legacy; how to watch commemoration ceremony; and more.
by Holly Marie Moore
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2025/11/remembering-the-edmund-fitzgerald-50-years-later/

Dems cave
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/trump-administration-news-updates-today

US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage
Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/scotus-rejects-same-sex-marriage-challenge

Trump pardons Giuliani, Meadows and others over plot to steal 2020 election
Federal clemency towards president’s close allies largely symbolic as some still face legal exposure at state level
Richard Luscombe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/trump-pardons-giuliani-meadows-2020-election

How could Zohran Mamdani pay for his bold agenda for New York? We broke it down
A look at the realities the mayor-elect will face to pay for his progressive policies – and whose support he needs
Tom Perkins
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/zohran-mamdani-new-york-policies-cost-explainer

‘Most of it was the conga preset on Prince’s drum machine’: how Fine Young Cannibals made She Drives Me Crazy
‘Prince’s Purple Rain guitar was in the corner of the studio and his lava lamps were everywhere. You couldn’t help but be inspired’
Dave Simpson
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/10/how-fine-young-cannibals-made-she-drives-me-crazy-prince

Why do people love spicy food – even when it hurts to eat it?
Tearing up, sweating and other bodily functions are all signs that the body is trying to expel spicy foods as quickly as possible. But there is a simple reason why some people enjoy those sensations
Joel Snape
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/10/why-do-people-love-spicy-food-even-when-it-hurts-to-eat-it

Coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, US study finds
Trial’s findings go against common beliefs that people with atrial fibrillation should avoid caffeinated coffee
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/coffee-irregular-heartbeat-protection-study

‘I enter a room and people say: “God just walked in”’: Morgan Freeman on voicing the divine, meeting Mandela – and his six decades on screen
‘I’m like any other actor’ … Morgan Freeman.
The 88-year-old actor has appeared in more than 100 films, playing everyone from presidents to prisoners. Here, he reflects on AI’s ‘robbing’ of his voice, not believing in Black History Month – and why he’s nowhere near retirement
David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/2025/nov/10/morgan-freeman-interview-nelson-mandela-six-decades-on-screen

My search for the perfect steak frites in Paris, the staple of French brasserie cuisine
It’s on every prix fixe menu in France, but which restaurant serves up the best incarnation in the capital? I stomped and chomped my way across the city to find out
Ben Aitken
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/nov/10/perfect-steak-frites-paris-french-brasserie

Eight winter clothing essentials Scandinavians swear by – from heated socks to ‘allværsjakke’
Brace for the cold with these clever accessories made and tested by people who know long, dark winters
Jonna Dagliden Hunt
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2025/nov/09/winter-clothing-essentials-cold-weather-protection-scandinavian

2025.11.07

“Books written or translated into Hmong are relatively rare,” MPR News writes, but one initiative is helping writers self-publish books in the language. “This weekend, Untamed Roots Collective is launching self-published books in Hmong from more than a dozen authors.” Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2025/11/06/new-twin-citiesbased-initiative-helps-authors-selfpublish-books-in-hmong

Review
Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible
It takes some chutzpah to make television like this. Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn is the only US citizen immune from an alien virus that makes everyone in the world supremely happy – and it’s a bleak, blackly comic watch
Lucy Mangan
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/07/pluribus-review-breaking-bad-creators-tv-show-apple-tv

Interview
‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum
Stevie Chick
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/07/faith-no-more-roddy-bottum-queer-memoir-interview

‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
By Jonna Dagliden Hunt
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/07/if-theres-a-free-alternative-ill-eat-healthily-how-sweden-devised-brilliant-school-meals

Beans, beans, the magical fruit: how healthy are they really?
Research shows beans are good for the body and for the planet. Here’s what to know about getting more in your diet
Adrienne Matei
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/nov/06/beans-healthy-food

‘Fabulous 50s dresses and even a kilt’: readers’ favourite vintage shops and markets in Europe
Our tipsters rummage through thrift stores and markets from Budapest to Bologna
Guardian readers
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/nov/07/readers-favourite-vintage-shops-flea-markets-europe

2025.07.13

The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters
It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and – as last week showed – deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood
Ed Pilkington US chief reporter
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/13/texas-disaster-weather-preparations-us

Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows
Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects
Tom Perkins
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/13/pfas-gut-microbes-forever-chemicals

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Mainstream mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
Ian Sample Science editor
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/13/quality-of-scientific-papers-questioned-as-academics-overwhelmed-by-the-millions-published

Rosie O’Donnell dismisses Trump’s threat to revoke her US citizenship
Actor says she is latest in long list of artists, activists and celebrities to be threatened by US president
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/13/rosie-odonnell-dismisses-donald-trump-threat-revoke-us-citizenship

Trump authorizes Ice agents to protect themselves using ‘whatever means’ necessary
Order comes after California raids resulted in clashes with protesters and a shooting outside a Texas detention center
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/12/trump-authorization-immigration-enforcement

Has America learned anything from the George Floyd uprisings?
Eric Morrison-Smith and David Turner III
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/13/has-america-learned-anything-from-the-george-floyd-uprisings

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ showcases Trump’s surreal brand of stylized cruelty
Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/12/alligator-alcatraz-trump-cruelty

Where authors gossip, geek out and let off steam: 15 of the best literary Substacks
More and more writers are publishing newsletters – but which are worth your time? From Margaret Atwood to Hanif Kureishi, George Saunders to Miranda July, here’s our guide to the best
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/12/where-authors-gossip-geek-out-and-let-off-steam-15-of-the-best-literary-substacks

It’s sexy! It’s Swedish! It’s everywhere! How princess cake conquered America
The retro Swedish dessert is popping up on US menus and TikTok feeds. The story of how we got here is as layered as the marzipan confection itself – and surprisingly subversive
Lois Beckett
https://www.theguardian.com/food/ng-interactive/2025/jul/12/princess-cake-sweden-america

2025.07.12

Three freeway closures planned in Twin Cities this weekend
MPR News Staff
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/07/11/twin-cities-freeway-closures-this-weekend

‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
Melody Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/12/mrna-vaccine-cancer-research-trump-administration

Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260, preliminary report finds
Early investigation into accident in Ahmedabad in June also contains details of pilots discussing the switches
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Nadeem Badshah and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/11/engine-fuel-switches-cut-off-before-air-india-crash-that-killed-260-report-finds

Risotto rice under threat from flamingoes in north-eastern Italy
Farmers are seeking ways to fend off birds who are stirring up soil in flooded paddy fields in Ferrara province
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/12/risotto-rice-paddies-flamingoes-ferrara-italy

‘Sheer luck’: how German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found after 11 nights lost in dense Australian outback
With minimal food and water, the 26-year-old drank from puddles, sheltered in a cave and used the sun for navigation
Tory Shepherd
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/12/carolina-wilga-missing-german-backpacker-found-after-11-nights-dense-australian-outback

Stellan Skarsgård on Ingmar Bergman: ‘The only person I know who cried when Hitler died’
Actor spoke at Karlovy Vary film festival about his experience working with ‘manipulative’ director in the 80s
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/11/stellan-skarsgard-ingmar-bergman-hitler

Georgia Republican’s Ponzi scheme defrauded people of $140m, say officials
Brant Frost IV’s First Liberty Building and Loan lied to investors about lending high-interest loans to small firms
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/11/georgia-republican-ponzi-scheme

Meera Sodha’s recipe for no-churn malted ice-cream and peanut cookie sandwiches
Soft, creamy ice-cream – light on fuss and subtly salted with soy – sandwiched between peanut cookies: an all-round winner of a summer dessert
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/jul/12/no-churn-malted-ice-cream-recipe-peanut-cookie-sandwiches-meera-sodha

2025.06.29

‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
Oliver Milman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/lone-star-ticks-increase-climate-crisis

‘Lidar is lame’: why Elon Musk’s vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered
The company’s rollout of its new driverless cars has gotten off to a wobbly start – and rival Waymo remains well ahead
Nick Robins-Early, Dara Kerr and Johana Bhuiyan
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/29/elon-musk-tesla-robotaxi

Tens of thousands defy Hungary’s ban on Pride in protest against Orbán
Crackdown on Pride is part of effort to curb democratic freedoms ahead of a hotly-contested election next year
Lili Rutai in Budapest, and Ashifa Kassam
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/28/tens-of-thousands-defy-hungarys-ban-on-pride-in-protest-against-orban

‘Proud to be gay’: K-pop star on coming out to the world
Yvette Tan BBC News Reporting fromSingapore
Juna Moon BBC Korean
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5kx7wn1nzo

Modern marvel or concrete ‘blob’? Inside LA’s divisive $700m art gallery
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new building has been a decade in the making and has long vexed critics, but its CEO hopes to turn things around
Lois Beckett in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jun/28/lacma-new-art-gallery-tour

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Thai-style tossed walnut and tempeh noodles
Rice noodles topped with a rubble of tempeh and walnuts and tossed in garlic oil and a sweet, salty and tangy hot sauce
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/jun/28/vegan-thai-walnut-and-tempeh-noodles-recipe-meera-sodha

America’s dive bars are disappearing. Montana didn’t get the memo
The state boasts cozy venues featuring buffalo mounts, barbecue and bras on the wall – but the mark of a great bar is always the people
Janie Osborne
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/28/montana-dive-bars