The Mercury News

Guillermo Del Toro: ‘I saw real corpses when I was growing up in Mexico’
Scream: new characters, new rules, new killers – discuss with spoilers
Alec Baldwin hands over phone in film shooting investigation
Streaming: The Tragedy of Macbeth and the best Shakespeare on film
Jean-Jacques Beineix: the French auteur who brought style and substance
Denis O’Dell obituary
President review – an intimate look at Zimbabwe’s collective cry for democracy and freedom
Betty Blue director Jean-Jacques Beineix dies aged 75
Rebel Wilson to host 2022 Bafta film awards at Royal Albert Hall
Hollywood stars back Emma Watson after Palestinian solidarity post
Rust shooting: armourer sues guns and ammunition supplier
Screen Actors Guild nominations: Succession, Ted Lasso and House of Gucci rule
From whodunnits to cerebral sci-fi: what movie trends will 2022 bring?
Arron Banks’s lawsuit against reporter a freedom of speech matter, court hears
Carl Bernstein: ‘Our democracy, before Trump, had ceased to be working well’
Cryptocurrency ads reach record levels on London transport
James Slack: the Sun deputy editor in latest No 10 party scandal
British Vogue hails new era with nine African models on cover
Facebook owner to ‘assess feasibility’ of hate speech study in Ethiopia
‘It’s shortsighted’: farmers lament veto of Jeremy Clarkson restaurant
Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Pegasus spyware used in ‘jaw-dropping’ phone hacks on El Salvador journalists
Debt advice charity condemns ‘misleading’ write-off ads on Facebook
Capitol attack panel subpoenas Google, Facebook and Twitter for digital records
Thank you for giving generously to the Guardian and Observer charity appeal
Zen School of Motoring: TV that will cleanse your spirit like meditation
Profusely Illustrated review: Edward Sorel and all the golden ages of New York magazines
The BBC’s flat Earth policy should be roundly condemned | Letters
Cat Power: ‘To this day I sleep with my bedroom door locked’
FKA twigs: Caprisongs review – party tunes and hard-won notes to self
Martin Kemp and Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet look back: ‘We were stern young men who wanted to take over the world’
One to watch: CMAT
Lana Del Rey’s greatest songs – ranked!
Post your questions for Sharleen Spiteri of Texas
‘I need to not be violent to myself’: Big Thief on pain, healing and their intense musical bond
The 10 best contemporary albums of 2021
Jazz, R&B and ‘sophistifunk’: James Mtume’s greatest recordings
Japanese gems, maligned boybands and ‘the Dan’: the best old music Guardian writers discovered this year
Little Simz review – an introvert on full beam
Novak Djokovic live news updates: Australia cancels tennis player’s visa again
Ashes 2021-22 fifth Test, day one: Australia v England – live!
Cut English cricket’s funding over ‘deep-seated racism’, government urged
Arsenal dig in to deny Liverpool in first leg despite Granit Xhaka red card
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Lewis Hamilton faces two-month wait for outcome of F1 title finale inquiry
European club rugby fixtures to go ahead after France relaxes Covid rules
Team GB targets record-breaking Winter Olympics medal tally in Beijing
DCMS report on racism in cricket is welcome but government must take lead | Mark Ramprakash
What more could Novak Djokovic have done? Get vaccinated, isolate and get the facts right | Paul Karp
England’s Geva Mentor wary of Australia in Netball Quad Series
‘I felt like a criminal’: Renata Voracova on being kicked out of Australia
Team GB athletes offered temporary phones over China spying fears
Usman Khawaja to open in final Ashes Test with Marcus Harris axed
Australian Open crowds to be capped at 50% due to Omicron surge in Melbourne
Joe Root backs embattled England coach Chris Silverwood to keep job
Former England rugby union international arrested on suspicion of rape
Funding cut threat must sharpen ECB’s thinking with finances already tight | Andy Bull
Arsenal seize chance to be heroes after Xhaka red sets up rearguard | Jonathan Liew
Will Coutinho, the costly Barcelona misfit, show his worth at Aston Villa? | Sid Lowe
Chris Wood to Newcastle for £25m shows Saudis have one priority | Louise Taylor
Jim Harbaugh’s likely NFL return shows college isn’t what it used to be
Aboubakar at double again as Cameroon rout Ethiopia to reach Afcon last 16
Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal’s ‘spirit and brotherhood’ in draw with Liverpool
Lucas Digne ‘very sad’ over Everton treatment as he joins Aston Villa
Athletic Bilbao into Spanish Super Cup final with comeback win over Atlético
Men’s transfer window January 2022 – all deals from Europe’s top five leagues
Newcastle’s Chris Wood admits he never imagined £25m release fee being paid
‘I am a monster’: Alexis Sánchez unleashed to win Supercoppa for Inter
Celtic’s latest Japanese buys look a bargain and could set a Scottish trend | John Duerden
Hayley Mills has stolen Oscar replaced
Scream review – irony-laden horror ‘requel’ is starting to creak with age
‘Why don’t Jews play Jews?’ – David Baddiel on the row over Helen Mirren as Golda Meir
Oscars 2022: ceremony will have a host again after three-year absence
Sidney Poitier was a defining figure of distinguished Blackness | Todd Boyd
Save the Cinema review – Samantha Morton is Welsh town’s Hollywood heroine
Killing Field review – Bruce Willis murders his own reputation once again
The Legend of La Llorona review – holiday horror down Mexico way
President review – an intimate look at Zimbabwe’s collective cry for democracy freedom
YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say
BBC does not subscribe to ‘cancel culture’, says director of editorial policy
Chinese broadcaster PPTV ordered to pay £156m to Premier League
UK book sales in 2021 highest in a decade
All Creatures Great and Small gently conquers America
‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media
‘The party’s over, Boris’: what the papers say about Johnson’s No 10 crisis
Jacqueline Wilson is a perfect pick to reinvent Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree
Couples Therapy: nothing can prepare you for this startling fly-on-the-wall TV
‘I’ve been expecting things to fall apart at any moment’: Dan Smith on 10 years of body dysmorphia, burnout and Bastille
The 10 best global albums of 2021
Harmony in your head: the five best podcasts for music obsessives
Yorkshire interim coach Sidebottom apologises for racism scandal comments
Newcastle make move for £25m-rated teenage Reims striker Hugo Ekitike
Ross Taylor’s final Test act seals New Zealand victory over Bangladesh
America’s next top striker: who will be Berhalter’s first choice in Qatar?
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania review – undead franchise finally expires
Ascension review – sex dolls, super wealth and the Chinese dream
The Power of the Dog among worthy winners as disgraced Golden Globes plays it safe
The Devil to Pay review – revenge is a dish served tepid in hillbilly thriller
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi: ‘Global recognition is double-edged’
Memoria review – Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton make a dream team
Cow review – Andrea Arnold’s first documentary is meaty slice of bovine socio-realism
Have we witnessed the death of the Hollywood remake?
Fox News signals further drift to the right with Jesse Watters’ new show
‘You levelled me up’: Michael Gove trapped in BBC lift
Strictly: sign language interpreter to be projected on to big screens at live shows
‘Bring your own booze’: newspapers lash PM over latest Downing Street party claim
Fanpage: the Italian website that went from gossip to award-winning scoops
Take-Two acquires Farmville creator Zynga in £9.4bn deal
Bob Saget, Full House actor and comedian, dies aged 65
UK data watchdog seeks talks with Meta over child protection concerns
The New York Times is a reminder: good liberals often oppose unions | Hamilton Nolan
Nilüfer Yanya: ‘I wasn’t thinking: how am I going to make this a TikTok hit’
S2 E12: Guy Garvey, musician
How we made: Big Country on Chance
‘We’re just little country bumpkins!’: 2022’s hottest band Wet Leg on songs, silliness and their surprise success
James Mtume, jazz and funk musician, dies aged 75
Lost footage of Rolling Stones at notorious Altamont festival uncovered
From Mendelssohn to mush: a day tuned to Scala Radio’s Women Composers
My perfect festive playlist, by Self Esteem, Kathryn Williams and Years & Years
Elvis Costello: ‘The OBE is just another bauble in my china cabinet’
The Wombats: Fix Yourself, Not the World review – noughties indie returns bigger and brighter
Australian Border Force investigating whether Novak Djokovic made false travel claim
Five questions for England to resolve for the fifth and final Ashes Test | Simon Burnton
Kylian Mbappé’s graphic yearning for Real Madrid lays bare PSG’s joyless state | Jonathan Liew
McTominay header sends United through as Villa rue missed chances
Power of the Dawgs: Georgia end 41-year title drought after seeing off Alabama
French quarantine rules could disrupt Champions and Challenge Cup fixtures
‘It’s improved the atmosphere’: how fans feel about safe standing
Talking Horses: BHA hatches plan for British jumps racing to reel in Ireland
The last-ditch, non-result, dead-rubber draw: there’s nothing like this | Barney Ronay
Day of Djokovic mayhem creates more questions than answers | Tumaini Carayol
The Bulls are back: How Chicago went from Last Dance to Next Chance
Nick Kyrgios in doubt for Australian Open after contracting Covid-19
Australia’s Cameron Smith posts lowest score in PGA Tour history to snare title
Erin Jackson’s Olympic dream back on after friend Brittany Bowe gives up spot
He’s back! Klay Thompson returns to Warriors after 941-day injury layoff
‘Pride in the badge’: Root hails England’s resolve after dramatic Ashes draw
NFL roundup: Raiders book playoff spot at Chargers’ expense to cap wild finale
Carson Wentz’s epic meltdown throws the Colts’ whole future into doubt
‘I am not vaccinated’: Novak Djokovic’s interview with Australian Border Force
FA Cup: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Magic of the final-over finish in Sydney is why we love Test cricket | Geoff Lemon
FA Cup cheer for Cambridge and Harriers jet into fourth round – Football Weekly
Fifa opens investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in Gabonese football
Sadio Mané nets late penalty to give Senegal victory against Zimbabwe
Manchester City cannot be held responsible for Barry Bennell abuse, court rules
Roma 3-4 Juve: a magical melodrama with more twists than a HBO series | Nicky Bandini
Bayern beaten as Bundesliga’s return is haunted by spectre of ghost games | Andy Brassell
West Ham optimistic Kurt Zouma to return from injury ahead of schedule
‘It’s really hurting,’ says Mikel Arteta after Arsenal knocked out of FA Cup
‘The extremist media has tried to destroy me’: Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi
‘I’m used to flying under the radar’: Kelly Macdonald on fame, family and being herself
Alec Baldwin says he is complying with Rust shooting investigation
Don’t Look Up: four climate experts on the polarising disaster film
Sidney Poitier: a natural film star who quietly pioneered a revolution
Ailey review – absorbing tribute to African American dance icon
Golden Globes: The Power of the Dog and Succession win at celebrity-free ceremony
As A-listers shun Golden Globes, have awards shows had their day?
A 'most memorable moment': Sidney Poitier accepts 2002 honorary Oscar – video
Sidney Poitier's most memorable roles, from To Sir, with Love to In the Heat of the Night – video
Danny Dyer to leave EastEnders after nine years , BBC confirms
More than £760,000 raised for Guardian and Observer charity appeal
Nadine Dorries grills BBC over coverage of antisemitic attack story
Guardian’s Cadwalladr in court to fight defamation claim by Brexit backer Banks
‘Truly blood chilling’: Louise Minchin reveals her family’s stalking experience
Sister of murdered officer sues Facebook for radicalizing attackers
Haiti: two journalists killed by gang members in latest surge in violence
Fox News goes through the looking-glass on US Capitol attack anniversary
BBC should play God Save the Queen every day, say ministers
GB News accused of prejudicing Colston Four trial
New York Times to buy subscription sports site the Athletic for $550m
Hype House: Netflix series shows the depressing side of TikTok fame
The Guide #16: how the streaming revolution is hurting TV’s golden age
I had death threats and my tires slashed for my reporting. Many journalists in the Pacific face huge dangers | Joyce McClure
The Guardian view on Grange Hill and The Wonder Years: old-school drama for new times | Editorial
Cat Power: Covers review – the healing work of a singer reborn
Olly Alexander on hope, hedonism and hook-ups: ‘If you’re honest, you don’t have anything to hide’
Justin and Dan Hawkins of the Darkness look back: ‘People are terrified of us. And rightly so’
The Weeknd: Dawn FM review – a stunning display of absolute pop prowess
Bob Dylan’s lawyers call child sexual abuse lawsuit ‘false and malicious’
‘Booty is part of Blackness!’ Bobby Rush on blues, dirty dancing and being the funkiest man alive
Valentina Goncharova: Recordings 1987​-​1991 Vol 2 review | Jennifer Lucy Allan's contemporary album of the month
The 50 best albums of 2021, No 1: Self Esteem – Prioritise Pleasure
The 50 best albums of 2021
The 20 best songs of 2021
Folk’s unsung heroines – the sisters who saved English music
Various: Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House review – another great time capsule
Lady Blackbird: Black Acid Soul review – understated and utterly haunting
Millwall 1-2 Crystal Palace: FA Cup third round – live!
Novak Djokovic relied on December Covid infection for Australian vaccine exemption, court documents reveal
Usman Khawaja’s second century leaves England needing a miracle on final day
Newcastle v Cambridge and more: FA Cup third round clockwatch – live!
Oh crikey, it’s Leicester: Tigers out to match their own winning streak
Paul Pogba faces another month out after setback in recovery
Naomi Osaka pulls out of WTA event after body gets ‘shock’ on return to tennis
Cole Palmer leads Manchester City’s big guns past Swindon in FA Cup
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to continue after French travel exemptions
Arsenal will let Mikel Arteta spend but face battle to land Dusan Vlahovic
Novak Djokovic and trying to understand the divisive tennis-Jesus | Barney Ronay
Khawaja’s twin Ashes hundreds give Australia selection dilemma | Geoff Lemon