Orlando terror attack
Tuesday
14
June
2016
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Orlando shooter's wife could be charged if she knew he was planning mass attackPossibility that Omar Mateen received support from other individuals or groups is now central to the FBI’s inquiry into the deadliest mass shooting in US history -
Latino community mourns Pulse shooting victimsAdvocates call for expanded outreach amid concerns that media narrative of Orlando attack has failed to fully address impact on Hispanic community
headlines
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Juror in Stanford sexual assault case says judge made 'mockery' of justiceScathing letter saying ‘punishment does not fit the crime’ comes after judge was scrutinized for giving Brock Turner a significantly lenient sentence
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highlights
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Gay bars are everything straight people take for grantedArwa Mahdawi reflects on the sactuaries that patch up wounds
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Larry David resurrecting Curb Your EnthusiasmThe hit show starring the Seinfeld co-creator is to return for a ninth season on the premium cable channel
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Right makes a play for gay votersIn the aftermath of Orlando, conservatives are facing the dilemma of deflecting attention from their own homophobic history – and drawing voters to the right
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Why we should all take partCleansing ourselves too often means wasting increasingly valuable drinking water – and it can actually backfire when it comes to good hygiene
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After Orlando terror, time for Mexican fans to dump 'puto' once and for allLuis Miguel Echegaray: Abstaining from the allegedly homophobic puto chant would send a message of unity to a community in desperate need of it
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Cristiano Ronaldo hits out at ‘small’ Iceland after Bjarnason forces drawIceland recorded their first point at a European Championship finals after Birkir Bjarnason equalised against Portugal
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Why Irving is more important than LeBron in the NBA finals' buddy movieCleveland’s title hopes have a glimmer of life after victory in Game 5. But with LeBron James’s excellence a given, an extra burden falls on the team’s other standout
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Maria Sharapova had no ‘valid excuse’ for taking banned substanceAndy Murray has maintained his hardline stance on Maria Sharapova’s conviction for taking a banned substance
the citadel
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Donald Trump’s response to the Orlando shootings was so heinous that it spurred Barack Obama to make his most passionate defense of our values yetThe election isn't just a vote. America's very soul is in the balance
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In France we’ve lost our joie de vivreTerrorist attacks, strikes, floods and Euro 2016 violence have taken their toll. We are exhausted
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Stakes raised for next presidentFollowing the worst mass shooting in modern American history, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have made their ideological divisions clear
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Band in court as Stairway to Heaven plagiarism trial beginsLawsuit alleges Led Zeppelin lifted their 1971 song’s famous opening riff from Spirit, a psychedelic band they shared concert billings with in the late 1960s
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Very low risk of international spread after Olympics, WHO saysEmergency committee on virus concludes that risk of mosquito-borne diseases spreading further through mass gathering is very low
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Pope Francis rejects '666' donation from Argentina presidentCentre-right leader Mauricio Macri gave 16,666,000 pesos to educational foundation backed by pope, reports say
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in brief
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There is not really a place you can run toIn New York, the Nobel prize-winning Belarusian writer also spoke about chronicling politics and suffering – and why she’s turning her attention to love
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More women, more diverse and more macawsThe £260m Switch House extension has rooms with solo female artists, work from across the world, and a live bird installation
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Ian McEwan's unborn baby – and other strange narratorsNutshell, his forthcoming novel, is told from inside a mother’s womb. It’s a strikingly unusual point of view – do any others outdo it for oddness?
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Unique mating position of Bombay night frogs finally revealedThe frogs are secretive, breed only at night, and always at the peak of monsoon season, but researchers have finally identified their remarkable mating habits
in depth
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Why gay clubs matterGay clubs were supposed to be safe spaces where lives were transformed. They were never meant to be newsworthy. The Orlando shooting changed that. Plus: how gay disco shaped pop
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An interactive look at America's gun crisisData compiled by the Gun Violence Archive via the crowd-sourced websiteShootingTracker.com reveals a shocking human toll
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♥️ them or 😡 them, emojis make our messages feel more like usThey’re easy to mock until you use them, but they’re a staple of millennial identity with a power to express tone – and proof of why representation matters
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Literature puts a city on the couchThe great metropolis has always been a magnet for writers, whose scrutiny has laid bare towers of ‘issues’ alongside its grand glamour
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My uncle's life was erased. Mine won't beGay Oklahomans like my uncle, son of Oral Roberts, bear the weight of stories the straights refuse to tell. Now I am chasing down – and sharing – his own tale
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How Berlin's Biennale became a slick, sarcastic jokeIn the hands of New York fashion collective DIS, one of Europe’s biggest exhibitions is now a feeble blancmange of ads and avatars – where is the art?
in pictures
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The Tate Modern and the vigil in OrlandoThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including A new extension to Tate Modern, a miniature Merkel and the vigil in Orlando
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New York skyscrapers in the desertUsing digital editing, designer Anton Repponen places Manhattan buildings in desolate landscapes, ‘inviting viewers to see them as if for the first time’
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Massimo Vitali's beach scenesUnder blue skies and beside blue seas, Vitali’s photography exhibits – in his words – ‘cosmetic fakery, sexual innuendo, commodified leisure, a deluded sense of affluence and rigid conformism’
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International Albinism Awareness DayEvent, which takes place every 13 June, aims to increase understanding of condition and fight superstition, discrimination and stigma
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Beacon Theatre, BroadwayThe cast of Hamilton performs during the 70th annual Tony awards at the Beacon Theatre on Broadway
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Her career highlightsGisele Bündchen is reissuing her limited-edition coffee-table book – at a tenth of the original price of £450. Here are some highlights, with shots by Mario Testino, Juergen Teller, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and Inez & Vinoodh. Also included in the book are photos by Steven Meisel, Peter Lindbergh, David LaChapelle and Corinne Day
people
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On playing Orlando: ‘I’m not going to hide in the shadows'Less than 24 hours after the Pulse nightclub atrocity, Allison Weiss took to the stage in Orlando, FL. The gay singer-songwriter talks community, the cathartic power of music and defending LGBT pride
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The title of artist has to be earnedThe art critic and essayist may have retired from the art world – but he’s still thinking and writing about art, why Donald Trump has charisma, and how Joan Mitchell was the best painter of her generation
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Kanye West releases Only One game trailer at E3 eventRapper and fashion designer’s late mother ascends to heaven in first official trailer, which debuted at a Sony press conference in Los Angeles
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John Singleton reflects on Boyz N the HoodThe film-maker, who made his debut with the Oscar-nominated classic, reflected on the making of the drama during a special screening, hosted by the Academy
the big picture
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The world lights up in tribute to the lives lost in OrlandoBuildings around the world have been illuminated in rainbow colors to honor the 49 people killed in the nightclub attack and to stand in solidarity with the LGBT community
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