Yahoo News
Forget the Maldives: Bawah Reserve offers six private Indonesian islands, sea turtle baby-watching, and luxury so curated it's practically a turtle nest for humans.
The Guardian
The $915m Powerhouse Parramatta opens in November, but first it must survive an investigation into executive misconduct, a $1.7m documentary about itself, and the crushing weight of its own hype.
The Guardian Europe
Manchester City, bored with winning, decide to also buy all the players, leaving Spurs and Chelsea to scramble in the transfer window chaos.
The Atlantic
A school administrator with decades of experience admits he has no idea what he's doing and invites you to join his newsletter for eight weeks of parenting wisdom that may or may not help.
The Guardian Europe
Football's transfer deadline day: where clubs spend millions on players, loan them out a year later, and hope nobody notices the gaps in the squad.
Yahoo News
Spain's autumn travel guide: skip the beach, embrace the chestnuts, and maybe learn what a half-door is.
The Guardian Europe
Love Cheats returns with romance scams so wild they'd make a soap opera blush, and one victim's fury reaches parliament.
The Guardian Europe
Real Madrid keeps winning, Napoli keeps Napoli-ing, and Schalke's return to the big time goes about as well as expected.
The Guardian Europe
Mario Balotelli, now 36 and playing in Saudi Arabia, offers a surprisingly reflective take on Italian football's woes, his brotherly dreams, and his own hectic career - while still cracking jokes with his old mentor.
The Guardian Europe
Ethiopian javelin thrower turns marathon runner and breaks records; Kenyan adds another major; medals feature wrong stadium; wheelchair racers smash course records.
The Guardian Europe
Australia survives a chaotic, error-strewn clash with Argentina, proving that sometimes winning ugly is still winning - especially when you spill the ball less often.
The Guardian Europe
Tadej Pogacar's grand tour winning streak hits a wall (or rather, a road) as he pulls out of the Vuelta after a fall, leaving his triple-crown dreams in the dust.
The Guardian Europe
Liverpool splashes £123m on Barcola, Everton may sell a teen for financial reasons, and Glasner says he's not a magician. Football is back, and so is the chaos.
The Guardian Europe
Two nice people share a lovely dinner, a stroll, and a hug - then agree to maybe, possibly, have coffee someday. Romance is officially on pause.
The Atlantic
Gwyneth Paltrow postpones her Sam Altman dinner due to 'scrutiny,' then reveals it's still happening at a decoy house, because nothing says off-the-record like a decoy.
Pitchfork
Barwick and Lattimore release another ambient album, because the world needs more ethereal sounds to accompany Olympic skiing.
The Guardian Europe
England's bowlers have Pakistan on the ropes at Lord's, while the OBO inbox provides its usual mix of cricket banter and existential dread.
The Guardian Europe
Chelsea want £120m for an absent midfielder, Arsenal might pay £128m for a striker who's not training, and everyone pretends this is normal.
The Verge
Rockstar finally uploads the GTA VI preview to YouTube, but if you watched any reaction video, you've basically seen it. It's a movie-like tour of crime, with a $79.99 price tag.
The Guardian Europe
Atlético Madrid's CEO declares Júlian Alvarez will 'never, ever' be sold to Barcelona, while Barcelona wins a football match and everyone gets very dramatic about it.
The Good Times
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