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2026-05-02 05:00:22 (2 days ago)

The Devil Wears Prada is back – and oh, those fat jokes are wearing thin | Chloe Mac Donnell

There has been much talk of the long-awaited sequel making the most of body diversity. The reality seems to be one plus-size actor and gags worthy of the 00s

During the two-month endurance test that was The Devil Wears Prada 2’s global press tour, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway hinted that the long-awaited sequel to the 2006 hit would champion body diversity. In interviews, both actors explained that while attending Milan fashion week they were surprised by how “alarmingly thin the models were”. As a result, Hathaway made “a beeline to the producers”, Streep said, to ensure that “skeletal” models wouldn’t feature in the film. At one premiere, Hathaway said she “thought the scene would be so much more enjoyable for the audience if we had just a wider range of bodies on display”.

Spoiler alert: only 15 minutes into the sequel the first weight gag lands, and it becomes clear that all the chatter around size inclusivity was, in fact, just simple size-washing. That means there’s just enough for the producers to tick the inclusivity box – mainly in the casting of the comedian Caleb Hearon as Miranda Priestly’s second assistant, and a quick glimpse of a couple of plus-size models including Ashley Graham in a catwalk montage – but not enough for any actual credibility. Then there are several wisecracks about weight, although remarkably only one reference to the weight-loss drug Ozempic. Now, that is groundbreaking!

Chloe Mac Donnell is the Guardian’s deputy fashion and lifestyle editor

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-02 05:00:22 (2 days ago)

Asylum seeker sent back to France in ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria

Kurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he ‘didn’t want to kill people’

An asylum seeker sent back to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme faces being returned to Syria after authorities in Paris ruled it was safe to do so, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.

When the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the “groundbreaking” deal in July 2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel – by forcibly returning one small-boat asylum seeker to France in exchange for bringing one in northern France legally to the UK – they emphasised that France was a safe country for returnees.

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-02 05:00:21 (2 days ago)

Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’

The actor on struggling with body image, her U-turn on marriage and her obsession with Instagram dogs

Born in Essex, Juliet Stevenson, 69, studied at Rada and made her film debut in Drowning By Numbers. Her other film work includes Truly, Madly, Deeply and Bend It Like Beckham. On stage, she has performed for the RSC and the National. She received an Olivier in 1992 for her role in Death and the Maiden and the 2019 Critics’ Circle best actress award for The Doctor. She is current touring By a Lady, a show about Jane Austen which is at the Buxton Opera House 10 May. She is married with two children and lives in London.

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The Guardian - World News

2026-05-02 05:00:21 (2 days ago)

The football chant mystery: where do fans’ favourite songs come from in the first place?

Belting out terrace anthems is part of the experience of watching a match, but why do supporters do it? And would I be able to get a chant going?

A notification on my smartwatch warns me that I’m in a loud environment, and I’m not surprised. Casemiro just played an impudent no-look pass into the penalty area. His Brazilian compatriot, Matheus Cunha, receives the ball on the half-turn and wallops it with a vengeance into the top corner. I’m at Old Trafford, and Manchester United just went 2-0 up against Fulham.

The match-day crowd has become a sea of twirling scarves and flailing limbs, and I’m swept along with it, hugging strangers while shredding my vocal cords. As the celebrations die down and the teams head to the centre circle for the restart, a momentary lull falls over the Stretford End. There’s a popular song that fans at Old Trafford sing at glorious times like this. It goes: “We’ve seen it all, we’ve won the lot, we’re Man United, and we’re never gonna stop.”

New York Times - World News

2026-05-02 05:00:14 (2 days ago)

After Trump’s Ousting of Maduro, Little Has Changed for Most Venezuelans

U.S. officials say they will “unleash prosperity” by commandeering the oil industry. Many people in Caracas say it will take far more than that.

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-05-02 05:00:12 (2 days ago)

UAE’s Opec exit signals aim to accelerate foreign policy diversification

The United Arab Emirates is expected to continue making high-risk geopolitical moves with potentially high rewards, following its exit from the Opec oil cartel, as the small but extremely wealthy Gulf state strives to become a global power. Framed by Emirati officials as an orientation towards strengthening economic autonomy, the UAE’s decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) on Tuesday coincided with the downgrading of its diplomatic participation in the Gulf...

Fox News - Politics

2026-05-02 05:00:07 (2 days ago)

Inside the far left 'breeding ground' universities alleged WHCD called home for years

The educational background of alleged WHCA shooter Cole Allen sparks scrutiny of far-left campus culture at Cal State University Dominguez Hills.

Fox News - Politics

2026-05-02 05:00:07 (2 days ago)

Inside the Kentucky Derby: What fans don’t see at Churchill Downs on race day

Derby Day at Churchill Downs begins long before the crowd arrives, with horses training at the track since March and a backside community of 600 workers on-site.

The Guardian - World News

2026-05-02 04:53:53 (2 days ago)

Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59

• Italian driver lost both legs in high-speed cart race crash

• He went on to win four Paralympic golds as a para-cyclist

Alex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver who lost both legs in a racing crash and went on to win Paralympic gold medals, has died at the age of 59, his family said on Saturday.

Zanardi, from Bologna, made his F1 debut in 1991 and later achieved success in the Cart series in the United States, winning back-to-back championships in 1997 and 1998. His life took a dramatic turn in September 2001 when he was involved in a high-speed crash during a Cart race in Germany that led to the amputation of both legs.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-05-02 04:41:52 (2 days ago)

Pentagon strikes deals with top AI companies

The Pentagon has said it has reached deals with SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA and other firms to use their AI for its classified networks
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Fox News - Video

2026-05-02 04:37:20 (2 days ago)

Democrats defend redistricting response ahead of 2026 midterms

Lawmakers say GOP tactics made them fight back, push for a nationwide ban. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-05-02 04:30:08 (2 days ago)

Mini-crises sparked by the Iran war may add up to a big collapse

Not a sudden, major crash but a series of mini-crises. That, according to some, is the prospect facing the global economy and financial system in the wake of conflict in the Middle East. But what if these mini-crises cascade into a collective collapse? And what if the Trump administration emerges as the only winner in the conflict by virtue of the fact that it has, in engineering the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, locked Europe and Asia into a desperate dependence on US oil and gas, especially...