3+ hour, 59+ min ago   (366+ words) Caribbean island faces further economic woes over plans for ‘smoke-free Britain’ “Leaked diplomatic correspondence” shows that Andy Burnham is “embroiled” in a row with Cuba over Britain’s “looming ban” on cigars, said The Telegraph. The Cuban ambassador in London has…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (575+ words) Wisecracking baseball players, geeky data wizards and underdog boxers highlight the best sports dramas Filmgoers love sports movies for the same reason that networks linger on players celebrating championships after the big game, then cut to the losers to capture…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (364+ words) The writer recommends works by Rebecca Solnit, Alice Oswald, and Rebecca Giggs Acclaimed Scottish journalist and nature writer Cal Flyn is the author of Thicker Than Water and Islands of Abandonment. In her new book, The Savage Landscape, she travels…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (499+ words) ‘Comes in Waves,’ ‘The Womack Sisters,’ and ‘Fata Morgana’...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (216+ words) Gig workers and freelancers with less predictable incomes can still make plans to save If you have ever looked into how to make a budget, you’ll quickly find the calculations typically hinge on how much money you earn each month....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (508+ 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, 13+ hour ago   (109+ words) Enter for the chance to win a one-year subscription to The Week. This week’s question: A wooden replica of Stonehenge that stood outside a pub in southern England since 2015 was recently destroyed in a fire In seven or fewer…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (304+ words) Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (382+ words) High-level in-person meetings between top Russian and US officials are incredibly rare so what prompted this one? CIA director John Ratcliffe made a surprise, unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday, the first time America’s spy chief has visited Russia since…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (587+ words) Country music icon’s most popular song marked a shift in attitudes in the genre and continues to influence next generation of global stars Spearheaded by “Jolene”, her 1974 hit that has been covered more than 90 times, Dolly Parton’s extraordinary back catalogue…...