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Good news: men have stopped disrupting women’s sport with dildos. Bad news: now they’re betting on their periods

Speculating on basketball players’ menstrual cycles is creepy and intrusive. In other words, it’s just what you’d expect when women must be punished for standing out, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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If a four-year-old can pronounce a name correctly, so can a politician

When someone’s name is repeatedly botched, we shouldn’t give the perpetrators the benefit of the doubt. Just ask NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Taylor Swift’s ode to Travis Kelce is cringe – but is it worse than these other terrible lyrics?

The singer-songwriter has proved herself a modern-day Shagspeare with Wood, a paean to the penis. When it comes to shocking lyrics, though, it faces strong competition, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Why I have had it with entitled dog owners

You know the types – they let their hound jump all over you and don’t clear up after them. Bring on their poo-nishment, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Sperm racing is all the rage among the tech bros. Why am I not surprised?

It started as a gag, but Eric Zhu’s sperm races are doing good work in putting male fertility under the microscope – literally, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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I’ll admit it; I’ve become a late-in-life semicolon lover

Vonnegut hated them and Lincoln thought them ‘useful little chaps’. I, meanwhile, have come round to the charms of this controversial punctuation mark after years on the fence, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Someone has to drag the US out of the hellscape of Trumpism. Who better than AOC?

Yes, the Democratic congresswoman is flawed – but she’s a fighter. Let’s not write her off as too young or too female, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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How will childhood be changed by AI toys?

Letter: Our study is looking into how toys powered by AI can affect children’s development and their right to privacy, write Dr Emily J Goodacre and Prof Jenny Gibson

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It’s not all lies, lies, lies with Trump – sometimes he’s unnervingly honest

As the US president comes to the UK, let’s give credit where it’s due: he wasn’t lying when he said smart people don’t like him, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Yes, British democracy is under threat – from Musk and his billions, not desperate people on small boats

Tesla’s boss has already done his best to destabilise the US, Canada and Germany. Keir Starmer needs to push back, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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What is the truth about Trump and Epstein? The story keeps getting murkier ...

Whatever happened between the pair, questions about their relationship are not going away. This enigma is ageing like raw milk, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Welcome on board this aircraft. Please return your seat to the upright position – for ever

Air rage episodes are on the rise – many sparked by seat problems. Surely Trump could use his executive overreach to impose an outright ban on recliners, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Please don’t succumb to hopelessness over Palestine. Your voice can still make a difference

As the war gets livestreamed to our phones, it is easy to be overwhelmed and feel helpless. But even small acts of activism add up, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Why does the Maga elite love conspicuous cosmetic surgery?

Mar-a-Lago face is suddenly everywhere – and there is a version for both men and women, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Gavin Newsom is taking the fight to Trump – but for whom is he fighting?

The California governor is one of the few Democrats who seems ready to play the president at his own game. But he also has to show voters that he has empathy and a vision for their future, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Trump wants a big beautiful cage fight - so Ivanka is getting back in the ring

The US president’s eldest daughter has kept a low profile in his second term, so far. But a UFC match on the White House lawn could change everything, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Would an ‘Unsexiest Women Alive’ list be published today? Maybe not – but body-shaming is definitely back

The 90s and 00s were a toxic time to be a woman in the public eye, as Victoria Beckham has recently reminded us. Trouble is, spite and cruelty towards women never went out of fashion, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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The Trump administration has decided coal is female. Here’s why

What is really behind the US Department of Energy’s weird pronouncement on social media, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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Golf for them, grind for us: Trump, Vance and the hellish US holiday divide

While American workers battle burnout and ‘infinite workdays’, the men at the top are living the endless vacation dream, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Meet the AI vegans

They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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How did John Oliver become the moral compass of the US?

He and other late-night hosts are rare voices when it comes to honest discussion of Gaza and Trump – which says something frightening about our public discourse, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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There are no secrets on the internet. Just ask the women who entrusted their data to Tea

An app designed to protect its users from dodgy men has been hacked by dodgy men. I wish I could say I’m surprised, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

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Ghislaine Maxwell is not a victim. And if she is pardoned, it won’t be for the sake of justice

The Epstein files may never be released, but it’s increasingly likely that Epstein’s right-hand woman could be. The groundwork is already being done, says Arwa Mahdawi

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Nick Cannon, father of 12 children by six women, is launching a relationship advice podcast. Who better?

The entertainer, who has struggled to recall the names of all his offspring, has struck marketing gold. What next – Lauren Sánchez on budgeting advice, asks Arwa Mahdawi

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Obsessed with the Coldplay kiss cam story? I was too, until I realised the sinister truth at the heart of it

Nobody should expect to go to a huge concert and expect privacy, but the incident is a jarring reminder of the reach of the surveillance state and the internet’s insatiable appetite for public shaming, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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