Read more at The Guardian.
I want to survive the apocalypse – but not if it’s just me and some terrible billionaires | Emma Beddington
Since the pandemic, remote properties have been marketed for off-grid living. But a life spent gardening and eating cormorants is not for me
I have just been to the Hebrides, because trudging across tussocks in the rain is my ancestrally transmitted idea of fun. The weather was fine, actually, and the midges hadn’t reached peak summer blood lust, which meant we could indulge in that universal holiday activity: fantasising about living in the destination.
On one walk, we stumbled across the perfect beachfront cottage, utterly isolated, accessible only on foot or by quad bike. Was it the perfect end-times home, we wondered; was there enough growing land, a fresh water source, high ground for spotting marauding – possibly mutant – attackers?
Continue reading...Date: |
Sort by
Filter
Date
-
GameSpot - Tech
Hyper Light Breaker's Roguelike Loop Didn't Engage Me, But I Want To Give It Another Chance
Something about Hyper Light Breaker just isn't working for me. Having played about 30 minutes of the game at Summer Game Fest, I left my time with the game not really wanting to play more of it. And for a roguelike, that feels like a pretty big ... -
MarketWatch - Business
‘My stepmother makes me feel unwelcome’: I bought a house for my father in 2008, but now he wants me to sign over a 50% share for his third wife
“He has been married to his third wife for three years; she has asked him where she will live when he passes.” -
The Guardian - World
We’re all familiar with BFFs and frenemies. Here are six other friendship types you need to know | Emma Beddington
Do you have a friend you contact only when you need to be mean-spirited? Or someone you would categorise as a chaos friend? If not, you just might be one .... The New York Times recently explored “the vexing problem of the ‘medium friend’”: people ... -
The Guardian - World
My partner wants me to ejaculate – and I’m not sure it’s possible
I haven’t even experienced this when orgasming alone and wonder if this is normal for a woman. Does sex need to be more intense?. I have recently been seeing someone who is very curious about making me ejaculate. I usually only have orgasms via ... -
The Guardian - World
Is a slimmed-down monarchy really such a ‘foolish idea’? We subjects seem to be surviving just fine | Catherine Bennett
After Princess Anne’s accident, concerns over a too small royal family may be over-inflated. Even before Princess Anne’s head injury, with a king and princess both on long-term sick leave, royal family experts were arguing that its professional ... -
The Hill - Politics
Geraldo Rivera on Biden's debate performance: 'I wanted to hug him'
Television news pundit Geraldo Rivera said he felt bad for President Biden after watching him debate former President Trump on Thursday night. "It was so dramatic, it was jaw dropping and I felt so badly for our president. I wanted to hug him," ...Joe Biden -
MarketWatch - Business
I want to buy an apartment in Manhattan, but it’s on the 6th floor — with no elevator. Is it worth it?
“If I want to rent or sell in the future, am I going to have a tough time?” -
The Wall Street Journal - World
'Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich Bin Ich / I Am Me' Review: An Elegiac Exhibition
Neue Galerie stages a poignant homage to the German modernist painter’s boundless creativity, tragically extinguished by her death in 1907 at age 31. -
The Guardian - World
The moment I knew: on the long night walk, he had barely enough food for himself – but shared half with me
Suzan Muir was drawn to Jon’s wild animal physicality and love of nature. Then a simple act of generosity left her besotted. Find more stories from The moment I knew series hereIt was the early 90s and I was a 22-year-old fringe dweller living ...
More from The Guardian
-
The Guardian - World
Trump seeks to set aside hush-money verdict hours after immunity ruling
Lawyers ask New York judge to delay sentencing while he weighs high court’s decision and how it may influence case. Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday asked the New York judge who presided over his hush-money trial to set aside his conviction and ...Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for surprise talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Hungarian PM, an outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, makes first trip to country since start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Hungary’s prime minister has made a surprise visit to Kyiv for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the first trip by Europe’s ...Ukraine -
The Guardian - World
Marine Le Pen says National Rally ‘wishes to govern’ and will only form government if it can act – France election live
Far-right politician says National Rally wants a majority in the national assembly and cannot accept a part in a government in which it cannot act. The National Rally’s Jordan Bardella is debating on social media with France’s economy minister, ... -
The Guardian - World
Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official
Harrison Mann, military expert who quit over Gaza, says ruinous war in Lebanon would pull US into regional conflict. Israel risks going to war against Hezbollah to ensure Benjamin Netanyahu’s political survival, but it would be a miscalculation ...Israel -
The Guardian - World
Cambodia jails 10 environmentalists in ‘crushing blow to civil society’
Activists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against government. Ten activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case ...