From Bulgaria to Haiti, photographer Mathieu Richer Mamousse has joined the congregation to capture prayers, bell-ringing and Vodou Continue reading…
Blind date: ‘When I asked if we could meet at a different restaurant, he joked that I was a diva’
Will, 25, medical student, meets Kate, 26, PhD studentWill on KateWhat were you hoping for?A fun evening with someone who didn’t take themselves too seriously and a good story to share with my friends. Continue reading…
The one photograph that changed everything – in pictures
From Don McCullin to Alec Soth and Joy Gregory, photographers pick the image that cast a spell on them – and made them reconsider their own way of doing things Continue reading…
Bold new horizons: Magnum’s $100 print sale – in pictures
Featuring images of JFK, Dolly Parton and John Lennon, 110 artists have contributed to Magnum’s latest print sale, under the theme ‘On the Horizon’ Continue reading…
Sleeping, crying, fighting: Polly Alderton’s lockdown family album – in pictures
British photographer Polly Alderton likes to put her family in the spotlight, capturing every intimate moment from cuddles with the cat to sibling scraps Continue reading…
Readers reply: why haven’t we invented a way to record and play back smells?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsI imagine that a couple of hundred years ago the idea of recording and playing b…
Like it or not, with Nord Stream 2, Putin has a foot on the gas Europe badly needs
With Gazprom’s flagship pipeline poised to deliver energy under the Baltic, leaders have little choice but to do businessAfter years of debate in Germany and beyond, the Russian state-backed energy giant Gazprom confirmed last month that it had finish…
From The Addams Family 2 to Andy Warhol: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it is a live gig, a new film or a game to play at home, our critics have your plans for this week coveredThe Addams Family 2Out nowHaving started life as a comic strip, the Addamses have come full circle with their latest incarnation in an anim…
Exploring Britishness – in pictures
This Separated Isle explores how concepts of Britishness reveal an inclusive range of opinions about our national character. The book presents 33 subjects and asks questions about the relationship between identity and nationhoodThis Separated Isle, edi…
Fat Bear Week 2021: before-and-after pictures of the contenders
Twelve bulging bears battled it out to take home the illustrious title of Alaska’s fattest bear earlier this week. Thousands cast their vote in the annual competition which compares the pre-hibernation weight gain of the Katmai national park residents….