The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• Rapper Lil Jon confirms son is dead after police find body in pond near Atlanta [17d]
• Winter Olympics 2026 opening ceremony review – disco-dancing opera masters upstage Mariah Carey [17d]
• Intimate and enormous: Milano Cortina opening ceremony tries something different [17d]
• Cruel blow for Australia skier Daisy Thomas after training crash on eve of Winter Olympics debut [17d]
• Bob Woodward says he is ‘crushed’ by Washington Post layoffs [17d]
• Slot hopes to press on with Liverpool’s recovery as Manchester City provide litmus test [17d]
• ‘You have to be able to laugh at yourself’: Rosenior shrugs off online mockery [17d]
• ‘I’m British, English and British Asian’, says Rishi Sunak in riposte to racially charged debate over identity [17d]
• Taylor Swift casts ‘insanely charismatic and lovable’ Graham Norton in music video [17d]
• Calvert-Lewin caps fine win for Leeds to leave Nottingham Forest rocking [17d]
• ‘We are all connected’: Winter Olympics opening ceremony stresses harmony and showcases Italy [17d]
• Pardoned January 6 rioter pleads guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries [17d]
• Austin Butler to play Lance Armstrong in big-screen biopic [17d]
• Dow Jones hits 50,000 milestone amid tech gains and hopes of lower interest rates [17d]
• Max Richter: the composer who crosses the invisible divide between ‘high’ and ‘low’ music [17d]
• USA’s downhill threat Breezy Johnson has learned to live with doubt and fear [17d]
• Emma Raducanu into first final since 2021 US Open at Transylvania Open [17d]
• The week around the world in 20 pictures [17d]
• ‘The government doesn’t care’: Māori greet New Zealand PM with indifference at muted Waitangi [17d]
• ‘An experience you can’t buy’: Louis Rees-Zammit on his NFL adventure and fresh hope for Wales [17d]
• Gordon Brown ‘deeply regrets’ bringing Peter Mandelson into his government [17d]
• We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown [17d]
• Leeds v Nottingham Forest: Premier League – live [17d]
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 review – pointless remake trilogy ends with a sputter [17d]
• The Guardian view on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: driven by a belief that his status made him untouchable | Editorial [17d]
• Sonia Bompastor agrees Chelsea contract extension with club off WSL title pace [17d]
• Christian camp leader who drugged and sexually abused boys is jailed for 23 years and 10 months [17d]
• Actor Timothy Busfield indicted in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges [17d]
• Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor [17d]
• Mandelson lobbying firm sought work with Russia and China state companies, Epstein emails show [17d]
• Marina Hyde on Epstein’s enablers: will they get away with it? – The Latest [17d]
• Will Epstein’s enablers get away with it? – The Latest [17d]
• Labour minister was provided with intelligence files on journalists [17d]
• Your Guardian sport weekend: Winter Olympics wonders, Premier League thrills and Super Bowl LX [17d]
• Will Epstein’s enablers get away with it? – The Latest [17d]
• Australian coins celebrating late queen criticised for poor likeness [17d]
• Martin Rowson on Peter Mandelson and the Labour party – cartoon [17d]
• Epstein said he was ‘asked everyday’ for advice on #MeToo: ‘So many guys reaching out to me’ [17d]
• Pam Bondi announces arrest of ‘key participant’ in 2012 Benghazi attack [17d]
• Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal [17d]
• Football Daily | Villa, Al-Nassr, Fenerbahce, Zenit: does Jhon Durán have football’s itchiest feet? [17d]
• There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it | Jonathan Freedland [17d]
• Premier League news: Guardiola refuses to be silenced; Arteta apologises to Rosenior [17d]
• ‘A modern masterpiece’: writer Jack Thorne’s best TV shows – from This Is England to Adolescence [17d]
• UK could ‘lose generation of scientists’ with cuts to projects and research facilities [17d]
• The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins review – a Bake Off star basks in self-abasement [17d]
• Giorgia Meloni’s face on a church mural is offensive – but not for the reason the Vatican thinks | Jonathan Jones [17d]
• House of ice on a warming planet: Italy’s turn for the Olympics winter mirage [17d]
• Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi [17d]
• How anti-ICE pin badges became the essential red carpet accessory [17d]
• My simple message for England: get the ball into Arundell’s hands early against Wales | Ugo Monye [17d]
• ‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved? [17d]
• A quick fix for broken zips – and 84 other tips to keep your clothes looking good [17d]
• A gigantic arch! Cage fights at the White House! Trump’s gaudy plans for America’s 250th anniversary [17d]
• Lindsey Vonn, skiing with ruptured ACL, takes crucial step in downhill medal bid [17d]
• Filled with good intention: could the new It bag be an antidote to the tote? [17d]
• Elton John accuses Daily Mail publisher of ‘abhorrent’ invasion of privacy [17d]
• Loneliness of Olympic village vanishes in joyful moment you pull on Team GB kit | Lizzy Yarnold [17d]
• Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi review – big, generous, provocative music-making on a small stage [17d]
• NBA trade deadline: grading the winners (Wizards) and losers (Pelicans) [17d]
• Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow [17d]
• ‘Christian pastors declared Pikachu to be a demon’: how Pokémon went from moral panic to unifying global hit [17d]
• Trump shares video with racist imagery of Barack and Michelle Obama in late-night posting spree [17d]
• ‘People on top of people’: Sydneysiders flock to netted beaches and ocean pools after shark attacks [17d]
• Mewgenics review – infinite ways to skin a cat [17d]
• Snoop Dogg curling and a baton-charged protester: photos of the day – Friday [17d]
• So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde [17d]
• Menstrual blood test could offer alternative to cervical screening [17d]
• Snoop Dogg shocks British curling pair with request for photo at Winter Olympics [17d]
• UN urges UK and France to halt ‘one in one out’ asylum system [17d]
• Young Muslims have created an inclusive Ramadan that works for everyone. Now that’s in danger | Nosheen Iqbal [17d]
• Bombing at mosque in Pakistan’s capital kills at least 31 people [17d]
• Cocktail of the week: Maré’s kiwi caipirinha – recipe | The good mixer [17d]
• ‘Sometimes you have to blow things up!’ Derry Girl Lisa McGee on her explosive new show – and why she hates London [17d]
• Why are Nicki Minaj’s fans defending her Maga shift? | Tayo Bero [17d]
• Tell us: how have you been affected by falling cryptocurrency prices? [17d]
• ICC braced for major financial hit if Pakistan v India World T20 game off [17d]
• Add to playlist: the bizarro punk of Dutch upstarts Grote Geelstaart and the week’s best new tracks [17d]
• ‘I enjoy the Championship’: Burnley fans stay positive as relegation looms [17d]
• Doctor Doom is Iron Man’s evil shadow? The most far-out fan theories about Avengers: Doomsday [17d]
• Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak [17d]
• The Japanese gardening technique of kokedama will bring a touch of magic into your home [17d]
• Settled Xavi Simons finds his groove at Spurs after time spent in the shadows [17d]
• Canada and France open Greenland consulates in show of Denmark support [17d]
• The best recent poetry – review roundup [17d]
• Hail our new robot overlords! Amazon warehouse tour offers glimpse of future [17d]
• Calls to postpone presidential election as Storm Leonardo lashes Portugal and Spain [17d]
• Donald Trump prompts fury after posting racist video about Barack and Michelle Obama – US politics live [17d]
• Digested week: Got to love Germany’s great potato giveaway [17d]
• Weather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa [17d]
• TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission [17d]
• Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman review – a perfect fairytale for our times [17d]
• The factors that will decide the Super Bowl: a brilliant receiver, pass protection and explosive plays [17d]
• State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism | Jason Stanley [17d]
• Nuclear talks seen as last chance to stop US attacking Iran [17d]
• Farrell to carry out review after Ireland humbled by France in Six Nations [17d]
• Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation? [17d]
• Three years on: what is the latest with Premier League charges against Manchester City? [17d]
• Only seven petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January [17d]
• Software selloff deepens amid AI fears, in ‘echoes of dot-com crash’ – business live [17d]