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Tom Hanks is releasing his debut novel. In this interview with Chris Heath, the award-winning actor and now novelist, reflects on how he reached Hollywood stardom and the other lives he might have lived instead.

Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857.

The Atlantic

The making of Tom Hanks

Introducing a new series called Planet for Tomorrow, exclusively on Curio.

Every month, we invite leading voices in sustainability to discuss pressing environmental issues, dispel prevailing myths and discover real-world solutions to implement in our daily lives.

Fast fashion has created an insatiable demand for new clothes, but at what cost? Writer, stylist and consultant Aja Barber exposes the colonial legacy behind the industry’s success. Discover the impact of modern retail on the world around you, how it thrives on the same practices of our imperial past, and what you can do to make a difference.

Are you ready to make the planet your top priority? Join our leading voices in sustainability once a month for a fresh perspective on the environment, exclusively on Curio.

Planet for Tomorrow

Aja Barber on fast fashion's colonial legacy

This week, what makes sex just so magnificent?

In today's episode, Gillian selects two different stories that shed some light on the questions we're dying for answers about.

In the first story this week, Alexandra Jones in The Guardian, wants to know if there's more to good sex than complicated positions or wild lust. This story takes a methodological approach borrowing research from Dr Peggy J. Kleinplatz and her colleagues at Ottawa University who have discovered what really makes it great.

And, for a slightly naughtier story, the second piece is from Jaimie Seaton in Narratively. Recounting a night she and her 'paramour' James gave way to the heady, passionate, throes of their youth; rebelling against the stereotype of age.

This is What Do I Know?! with Gillian Anderson. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be listening to a series of curated audio articles, exploring a range of deeply human stories of social challenges, sexual liberation, phenomenal women and much more. Join us every other Thursday for new episodes as we go on a collective journey of discovery, asking ourselves to truly question, ‘What do I know?!”

Gillian Anderson is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress.

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson discusses Magnificent Sex

James McAvoy: The stoner arms dealers

Are you ready for an incredible story? Listen to the voices you know and love telling the most extraordinary true stories with Retold, a new Curio exclusive.

In this episode…

Join James McAvoy on one of the craziest hustles in modern America, which inspired the film “War Dogs”.

It’s a story you were never supposed to know, and - if it were down to the U.S. government - perhaps you never would? Enter the mysterious (and dangerous) world of global arms dealing and discover how two young Americans from Miami Beach secured a $300 million arms deal in “The Stoner Arms Dealer” by Guy Lawson.

The voices you know, the stories you don’t.

Retold

James McAvoy - The stoner arms dealers: how two American kids became big-time weapons traders

Experts have debated the potential risks of artificial intelligence for years. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discuss the dangers of AI and social media - especially for young adults - and suggest five reforms to help people trust online content.

AI is about to make social media (much) more toxic

Gary Neville: Man Utd, politics & the city's success

What's behind Manchester's startling success? Jennifer Williams goes to lunch with former Manchester United player Gary Neville to discover what he learned from Alex Ferguson, his soiree into politics and what Abu Dhabi has done for the industrial city.

The Financial Times is one of the world's leading global business publications. It will help you stay informed on relevant corporate, political and financial news worldwide.

Financial Times

Gary Neville: ‘Manchester has achieved its success in spite of the government’ 

Are readers more likely to click on negative news, or are journalists simply a pessimistic lot? From doomscrolling to the supply-and-demand dilemma, Dylan Matthews explains how we can break the media's negativity bias and get a more balanced view of the world.

Vox is a home for discussing, analyzing, and explaining the media industry, including journalism, social networks, and entertainment.

Why the news is so negative — and what we can do about it

"They stole my childhood": Paris Hilton on her teenage trauma 

From the outside looking in, Paris Hilton was a party-girl socialite living a life of luxury. But appearances aren't all that they seem. Zoe Williams meets with the heiress to discover her life behind the glitz and glamour, and the scars she still struggles with today.

The Guardian is the world's leading liberal voice providing independent analysis and investigative journalism on current topics like environment, art, and human rights.

The Guardian

"They stole my childhood": Paris Hilton on teenage trauma, sex tapes and having a baby by surrogate 

He's been Mr Universe, the Terminator, and the Governor of California. Now, Arnold Schwarzenegger is contemplating his final act. Mark Leibovich meets with the beloved actor to discover what the future holds.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's last act

Stormy Daniels is at the front and centre of Donald Trump's legal drama. But what's her side of the story? In this interview with Daniels, Olivia Nuzzi discovers the long afterlife of her forgettable fling with the former President.

New York Magazine chronicles the ideas, people, and cultural events that are forever reshaping our world.

New York Magazine

How Stormy Daniels sees it ending

Following cryptocurrency firm FTX's spectacular downfall and its founder's arrest, Joshua Oliver explains how Sam Bankman-Friend and his collective of millennial millionaires lost a $40bn empire.

'Sam? Are you there?!' The bizarre and brutal final hours of FTX

Introducing a new series called Planet for Tomorrow, exclusively on Curio.

Every month, we invite leading voices in sustainability to discuss pressing environmental issues, dispel prevailing myths and discover real-world solutions to implement in our daily lives.

Combating climate change is daunting, but can individual action really make a difference? Discover with writer and podcast host Gemma Styles the incredible lengths some people have taken to put our planet first, how to balance your mental well-being with a sustainable lifestyle and why small actions can make a big difference in reducing our environmental impact.

Gemma Styles on eco-perfectionism

Following the success of ChatGPT, Berber Jin and Keach Hagey explain how OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman navigates the fine line between cutting-edge AI and technological dystopia.

Thirty-eight time Pulitzer Prize winner, The Wall Street Journal offers unrivalled coverage of global markets. Discover insights on business, politics and current affairs.

The Wall Street Journal

The contradictions of Sam Altman, AI crusader

Obsessed with conspiracy theories and with a penchant for hyperbole, Jamie Tarabay and Matthew Bremner examine what led to disgraced tech tycoon John McAfee's downfall.

Bloomberg Businessweek helps leaders stay ahead with insights and in-depth analysis on the people, companies, events, and trends shaping today's market.

Bloomberg Businessweek

Fear made John McAfee rich. It also ruined him.

In the 1990s, Yemeni-British boxer Naseem "the Prince" Hamed shook up the boxing world and left a lasting impact on British culture. Tam Hussein reflects on the sporting icon's legacy for multiculturalism in the U.K.

New Lines is an American magazine for the best ideas and writing from around the world. Specialising in long-form essays and reportage, New Lines aims to make the past relevant and the present grounded in history.

New Lines Magazine

How Prince Naseem Hamed shaped British identity

When does a model own her own image?

Emily Ratajkowski is more familiar with seeing herself through a photographer's lens than with her reflection in the mirror. Since 2013 when she starred in a viral music video, she became accustomed to paparazzi lurking outside her home and men jumping out from corners to try and snap the perfect picture. 

Following the publication of her memoir, "My Body", we visit this honest piece in which she explains her fight for autonomy over her image and the tension between empowerment and objectification.

The Cut is the premier destination for women with sharp, stylish minds. No matter the subject, they address people's lives head-on, with generous wit, unflinching honesty and undeniable power.


The Cut

Emily Ratajkowski: Buying myself back

Tech guru Jaron Lanier on the dangers of AI

The godfather of virtual reality, Jaron Lanier, meets with Simon Hattenstone to discuss how we can make AI work for us (instead of against us), the dangers of the internet and why TikTok is more trouble than it's worth.

Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’

Tate-pilled: what does a generation of boys see in Andrew Tate?

How did Andrew Tate conquer TikTok and YouTube seemingly overnight? Following the media personality's arrest on suspicion of rape and human trafficking, Lisa Miller discusses his direct influence on the rise of far-right men's movements and its effects on a generation of young men.

Tate-pilled: What a generation of boys have found in Andrew Tate’s extreme male gospel

Discover the story behind the world’s most powerful man.

Xi Jinping wants to ensure that the Communist Party never loses its way again as it did during the Cultural Revolution or the pro-democracy protests of 1989. But the way he sees it, only he is qualified to navigate the passage. Sue-Lin Wong profiles the influential Chinese leader.

1843 Magazine brings stories of an extraordinary world to life. The Economist publication covers topics like culture, lifestyle, design, fashion, health, travel, and technology.

1843

Xi Jinping: the making of a dictator

The world’s richest person auditions his 5 children to run LVMH

Bernard Arnault has spent decades grooming his children to run his luxury empire, LVMH. Nick Kostov and Stacy Meichtry discuss how Arnault has tightened his family's grip on the conglomerate by assigning them high-powered company roles.