Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies promised that there would be news on the Christmas Special/show's future "in about a week, two weeks."
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I have said this many times – monetary policy is not fit for purpose and central banks should be prevented from having discretionary powers to alter rates at will. There are two levels of justification for that assertion. First, at the ideological level, a major (dominant under neoliberalism) arm of macroeconomic policy should not be…
Google maps said it would take 2.5 hours to drive from our place in the Blue Mountains to Hill End. Maybe we’re slow. And sure, we stopped to check out nearby gold mining village Sofala on the way. But we left home shortly after 8am and arrived at Hill End in time for us to […]
During a recent interview, Doctor Who star David Tennant (Rivals) opened up about how he views his relationship with the long-running series.
Israel bills itself as a haven for LGBTQ+ rights. Its bureaucratic system can further endanger queer Palestinian asylum-seekers.
The post A Gay Palestinian Fled to Israel’s “Safe Haven.” Israel Tried to Exploit Him for Intelligence. appeared first on The Intercept.
[2026-05-27] Drupal AI Learners Club organizers Amber Matz and Angie Byron joined the Talking Drupal podcast for a lively ;) discussion that ranged from the AI Best Practices for Drupal project, the controversy and tension around AI within the Drupal community that ultimately led to the formation of the Club, and what the "vibe" is like.
[2026-04-05 / 2026-04-08] The Drop Times posted a story announcing our little Club's inaugural meeting on April 8, as well as a recap of the session!
[2026-04-19] Greetings, Redditors! If you are so inclined, come join the discussion on r/drupal to learn more about our club and voice your thoughts!
[2026-05-01] Read a brief overview about the "origin story" of Drupal AI Learners Club and what it's all about in this blog post from Maria Fernanda Silva based on an interview with the Club founder, webchick.
Since the start of the war, Russian soldiers have targeted vulnerable Ukrainian women for sexual abuse. These are just a few of their stories.
Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies's comments during the Full Disclosure podcast were interesting - especially what he didn't mention.
Rae Huang supporters say Nithya Raman is compromised. Raman’s base calls Huang a spoiler. Looming over it all: reality TV star Spencer Pratt.
The post The Los Angeles Left Is at War With Itself Over the Mayor’s Race appeared first on The Intercept.
Writers have problems. Writers win prizes. Writers play ping-pong, think other writers are their friends. Writers write baseball novels. Writers write war novels. Writers write about the South.
Writers make music. Writers draw. Writers take pictures of their desks. Writers should stop. When writers start a band together, nobody is happy.
Writers teach. Writers collect watches. Writers deliver mail for a year, write about delivering it. Writers have babies. Writers have agents. Writers are bald.
Writers move upstate, start literary journals. There aren’t enough journals to ignore on tables. Writers make more.
Writers can’t sell their second book. Writers can’t sell their first book. Writers quit jobs to concentrate on writing. Writers quit social media. Writers reactivate, announce new novel. Writers get mad at sexism, tell men to stop writing. Male writers ignore.
Writers go off antidepressants. Writers try to explain writing to therapists. Therapists also write. Everybody writes. Writers may be bus drivers, cab drivers, may not even be born yet. Friends say their kids write, send screenshots as proof.
Detainees told a visiting member of Congress that the attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.”
The post ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail appeared first on The Intercept.
Britain is living through five interlocking technological revolutions and the former Prime Minister has only noticed one of them, argues Nafeez Ahmed
Last week, Rafia Zakaria won the 2026 National Magazine Award in the category of Columns and Essays. The winning piece, “Water Pressure,” was published in Issue 150 of The Believer and is available to read in full on their website. It follows Zakaria’s father on his search for clean water in Karachi, Pakistan, where the mounting climate crisis has crept into all aspects of daily life. Zakaria discussed the prize and the celebrated essay with The Believer’s managing editor, Ginger Greene.
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THE BELIEVER: You won a National Magazine Award last night in New York for your essay, “Water Pressure.” What did it feel like to see this piece recognized in that way?
There's a lot going on at the Doctor Who website, including Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, UNIT Commander-in-Chief, under attack from the Wire.
Nigel Farage's £5 million handout from a crypto billionaire is a worrying sign of things to come. We must act now to prevent a complete oligarch takeover, argues Oliver Bullough
“This here banger should grab your attention.”
“This semi-banger should alert your attention before the second track really grabs your attention.”
“Slowwwwwww fade in.”
“Honestly, this is the only track worth listening to, but it’s the pre-digital age, and we just forced you to buy a whole album.”
“This is not the single you heard on the radio. We didn’t like that one as much, so we made it the ninth track, and we think you’ll be pleased to find we’re actually better than just the one radio hit.”
“One of our musicians is warming up.”
“How about a little HORN SECTION / CHOIR SECTION / ROBOT VOICE / ATMOSPHERIC NOISE before we get started?”
“These first five seconds will change history forever.”
“Look at us, adjusting the volume for you. Too loud? Too bad.”
Texas’s response to school shootings was as predictable as it was doomed to produce only more violence in schools — violence by cops.
The post After Uvalde, Texas Stuffed Schools Full of Cops. They Brutalized Students. appeared first on The Intercept.
Mozart’s genius lay in writing music of such power that he could draw his audience into morally wrenching predicaments
- by Dorian Bandy
From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national politics.
The post The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest appeared first on The Intercept.
Faced with the pain of grief, it’s tempting to reach for words of comfort, but Yiyun Li showed me how little they offer
- by Pia Rios
Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs accuse Drax of ‘sleight of hand’ as it sidesteps £460 million government subsidy conditions in order to power AI