This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Hello and welcome to Decoder, Nilay’s show about big ideas and other problems. This is Nick Statt, senior producer, and I’m joined by host and very occasional guest, Nilay Patel. Nilay, welcome back to your own show. Hello. I hate being the guest. Now, you…
A few months before Alden Ehrenreich and Patrick Ball made their Broadway debuts in the hilarious dark comedy “Becky Shaw,” the two men met at a swanky Golden Globes party in Los Angeles. Ehrenreich recalls his first impression of his future scene partner: “Not really a fan,” he cracks from the orchestra of the Hayes…
Britain stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, according to new research by a team of international experts. Their report concludes that Barbados’s population of African descent have suffered damages estimated at up to US$2tn (£1.5tn) from 200 years of chattel slavery. The head of the research team, Coleman Bazelon,…
The Panama Canal has emerged as the latest maritime flashpoint, with the United States and China exchanging barbs in recent weeks over influence in what is one of the world’s most important shipping routes. Earlier this week, Washington and its allies in the region accused Beijing of detaining and holding up Panama-linked ships – and…
What companies like Lowe’s are doing differently.
30 April 2026 Jack Antonoff asked Margaret Qualley’s sister for permission to marry the actress. Jack Antonoff has shared details on his proposal to Margaret Qualley The Bleachers frontman popped the question to The Maid star on “such a f****** not special night” over a chicken dinner when they were living in Paris in 2022,…
In his post, Trump said he was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time.” The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with more than 36,000 active duty troops assigned to bases across the country as of last…
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes act as the immune system’s specialized “killer” cells, seeking out and eliminating infected or cancerous cells with remarkable precision. Their effectiveness depends on a tightly controlled contact point called the “immune synapse,” where they release toxic molecules that destroy the target while leaving surrounding healthy cells unharmed. Until recently, scientists struggled to…
We’re roughly one month into the 2026 Major League Baseball regular season, and that means it’s time for a league-wide check-in. Specifically, we’re going to highlight 10 baseball entities that qualify as “pleasant surprises” thus far. What’s a surprise? Something that’s gone contrary to general expectations. What’s the pleasant part of this? It means the…
Iran’s supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran’s control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. “Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world’s bullies in the region, and the United States’ disgraceful defeat…
