New York police seek suspect after activist stabbed to death at bus stop | Brooklyn

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  792 words  |  Delta Gatti

Brooklyn This article is more than 3 months oldNew York police seek suspect after activist stabbed to death at bus stopThis article is more than 3 months oldRyan Carson, 32, who worked in series of advocacy positions, died on Monday morning after attack at bus stop in Brooklyn A man who dedicated his life to social justice activism was stabbed to death by a stranger on a New York street after attending a wedding with his girlfriend. [Read More]

Obituary: Frank MacShane | Books

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  544 words  |  Delta Gatti

Books This article is more than 24 years oldObituaryObituary: Frank MacShaneThis article is more than 24 years oldA mission to reclaim lost literary reputationsFrank MacShane, who has died aged 72, wrote resurrectionist biographies of Ford Madox Ford, Raymond Chandler, John O'Hara and James Jones between 1965 and 1985. MacShane was seeking to reclaim the reputation of writers who had once enjoyed status or sales, but had either failed to be taken seriously, or whose later careers had gone awry. [Read More]

Police killed Niani Finlayson seconds after responding to her 911 call, video shows | California

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1028 words  |  Delta Gatti

CaliforniaPolice killed Niani Finlayson seconds after responding to her 911 call, video showsBody camera reveals Los Angeles deputy fired at woman who sought help for domestic violence as nine-year-old daughter watched The Los Angeles sheriff’s department (LASD) released body-camera footage on Friday of an officer fatally shooting Niani Finlayson, 27, who had called 911 for help during a domestic violence incident. The footage from the 4 December encounter showed that deputy Ty Shelton shot Finlayson four times within roughly three seconds of entering her home. [Read More]

How Houthi anger with Israel is reshaping the Middle East conflict

 Posted on June 2, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1651 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

The ObserverYemenAttacks on Yemen by the UK and the US have fuelled tensions in a region riven by conflict and violence Who are the Houthis? Middle East crisis – live updates Last summer, as Washington tried quietly to coax Saudi Arabia towards the grand bargain of normalisation of its relations with Israel, diplomats in Riyadh were much more focused on securing a different peace deal on its southern borders with one of the most successful insurgencies of ­modern times – the one led by the Houthi rebels of Yemen, also known as Ansar Allah, the supporters of God. [Read More]

Ian Sample | The Guardian

 Posted on June 2, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  52 words  |  Christie Applegate

Ian Sample is science editor of the Guardian. Before joining the newspaper in 2003, he was a journalist at New Scientist and worked at the Institute of Physics as a journal editor. He has a PhD in biomedical materials from Queen Mary's, University of London. Ian also presents the Science Weekly podcast

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Interview with pianist Stephen Kovacevich | The Guardian

 Posted on June 2, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  829 words  |  Christie Applegate

He has changed his name twice, and fought a lifelong battle with nerves. But pianist Stephen Kovacevich is now happy with his music - and himself. He talks to Jessica Duchen "They agreed to drop the Bishop." It sounds mystifying, but Stephen Kovacevich is actually talking about his name. It was as Stephen Bishop that Kovacevich first shot to fame as a pianist. Later, for a while, he tagged Kovacevich on after the Bishop. [Read More]

Prep talk: 'yindies' revive 80s Wall Street look for generation Z

 Posted on June 2, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  438 words  |  Delta Gatti

FashionIronic take on corporate attire reboots yuppie look in age of The Crown and new Gossip Girl In the ultimate moment of fashion revival, the 80s yuppie look is back – but with a difference. The “yindies” (young ironic nostalgic dresser), is bringing back the suited, Wall Street look but with a touch of knowing self-reference and elements of preppy style too. The first cast photograph of the new Gossip Girl reboot, the current season of The Crown, which features Diana Spencer’s 1980s Sloane Ranger chic and the navy suit jacket of Donald Trump impersonator Sarah Cooper, have all riffed on the classic powersuit silhouette. [Read More]

Talking Heads 10 of the best

 Posted on June 2, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2450 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

10 of the bestPop and rockFrom post-punk to funk, with an off-kilter view of the world, these songs show why the restless US band remain an influence on successive waves of musicians 1. Love -> Building on Fire In the beginning, there was just a freaky outsider called David Byrne. Born in Dumbarton in Scotland and raised near Baltimore, Byrne was a wiry misfit with an interest in rock’n’roll and experimental performance art that extended to once shaving off his beard (bloodily) using beer for foam while a friend played Pennies from Heaven on the accordion. [Read More]

The Observer view on Joe Biden: he struck a blow against Donald Trump, but the fight is only just be

 Posted on June 2, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  679 words  |  Christie Applegate

The ObserverUS elections 2024The Observer view on Joe Biden: he struck a blow against Donald Trump, but the fight is only just beginningObserver editorialBiden has come out punching, but the polls aren’t on his side, and he’s up against a man who always plays dirty Joe Biden, as US president, likes to stand above the fray, conscious of the dignity of his office and the awesome power he wields. Joe Biden, as Democratic party presidential candidate, running for a second term and determined to prove the doubters wrong, is happy to wade right in. [Read More]

Apocalypse then

 Posted on June 1, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  719 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Nicholas Lezard's choiceFictionReviewOne of the problems with science fiction is that it usually takes itself awfully seriously. (This is also a problem with a lot of conventional fiction.) You can see how it happens: all that business of keeping your imaginary world together tends to impose the straight face. Which is a pity as, really, there is no reason why sci-fi shouldn't have some fun. Think, after all, of the island of Laputa. [Read More]