Alice Zaslavsky’s shortcut beetroot baked risotto – recipe
An unconventional technique makes this vibrant rice – finished with dill fronds – a lower-touch dinner for weeknightsCheck out more Alice Zaslavsky recipesThis shortcut risotto will have purists shaking their fists, but I like to live dangerously. Unlike…
Who owns ‘brain rot’?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme
Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging thatOne of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal…
How I Shop with Jonathan Van Ness: ‘The price you pay for impulsivity is years later’
Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basics they scrimp on? The Queer Eye legend talks handmade gifts, secondhand shopping and bag obsessions with the Filter• Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox?…
F1 drivers face ‘unhealthy’ Singapore air as ‘super’ El Niño fuels wildfire haze
F1 circus greeted by smoky skies before this Sunday’s GPPollution affects reaction times like ‘alcoholic beverage’Singapore’s Formula One night race is an annual opportunity for the city-state to showcase its dazzling, illuminated skyline.…
The west has a blinkered view of African music – and it’s hurting the whole continent’s culture
The term Afrobeats is applied to all sorts of genres, flattening them into one. Artists, media and the music industry must do better at showing off the richness of African popIn 2024, South African pop star Tyla won the best Afrobeats award at the MTV…
Silver Pines review – a stylish, neo-noir detective drama
PC, PS5, Switch 2; Wych Elm Games, Team 17Abandoned shops, ruined apartment buildings and rotting sewer networks make up a dark landscape in which you play a private eye searching for a missing singer-songwriterIn a weird deserted town miles from…
NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets
A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province
Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on SaturdayKenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread rapidly through the north-east…
How to maximise the umami in mushrooms | Kitchen aide
Whether you sizzle, sweat, wet-fry or oven-cook, enhancing the savoury flavour of your mushrooms will depend on the variety, says our panel of fun guysHow do I cook mushrooms at home so they have the umami you get in restaurant dishes?John, by email For…
Affluenza review – Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp can’t save this baffling disaster
Riverside Studios, LondonAndy Sandberg’s play gets off to an intriguing start before coming off the rails in spectacular, almost fascinating style. For all the wrong reasons, it’s hard to look away It starts off with a car crash, and enters its own…