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Putting the antisemitism debate in perspective | Letters
Letters: Roger Silverman says it is time to defend Corbyn’s consistent record of resistance to racism in all its forms, Bryn Jones says the Zionist label now resembles previous intemperate use of the term ‘communist’, Richard Cooper says the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism is highly Israel-centric, and Sophie Marks says the voices that shout loudest are not always representative
Read more » | Desktop version »From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars
The long read: Nina Gold’s role is invisible, and yet her taste has shaped much of what we watch on film and TV. By Sophie Elmhirst
Read more » | Desktop version »World weatherwatch: Hawaii is flooded as Oklahoma suffers wildfires
Parts of India have been sweltering in 40C, with thunderstorms the only relief
Read more » | Desktop version »Anzac dawn service at Villers-Bretonneux: pomp, patriotism and plastic ponchos | David Marr
Despite the sombre occasion and the cold of France, it’s clear a hobnobbing Malcolm Turnbull is having the time of his life
Read more » | Desktop version »How academic at centre of Facebook scandal tried – and failed – to spin personal data into gold
The story of Aleksandr Kogan’s business ventures reveals a world where companies traded in the currency of personal information
Read more » | Desktop version »The rise of Russia’s neo-Nazi football hooligans
The long read: For the past two decades the Russian state has encouraged groups of violent far-right fans. As the World Cup approaches, it is struggling to tame them. By Simon Parkin
Read more » | Desktop version »We can't lose sight of how important Anzac Day is to Australia | Michael Cooney
It would be a mistake to conclude Anzac Day has become a divisive occasion – it is about as good as Australian patriotic sentiment gets
Read more » | Desktop version »Weatherwatch: the real darkness that blighted the dark ages
The crop failures, famine and plague that earned sixth-century Europe its bitter reputation were caused by a series of volcanic eruptions
Read more » | Desktop version »Fake it till you make it: meet the wolves of Instagram
The long read: Their hero is Jordan Belfort, their social media feeds display super-rich lifestyles. But what are these self-styled traders really selling? By Symeon Brown
Read more » | Desktop version »How real-time weather data sprang from aid to gunners of 1916
Meteor telegrams, sent by the Royal Flying Corps to troops at the western front, paved the way to modern forecasting
Read more » | Desktop version »Looking back: railways
From steam locomotives to electrification, a selection of Guardian archive stories about trains and train travel
Read more » | Desktop version »Say cheese! Fondue’s unlikely return
The Swiss national dish is making a comeback. Here’s how to make the classic, and, if you are not keen on resurrecting the 1970s staple, some modern twists
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