Nandy raises concerns over imperialist Foreign Office murals | Painting
Posted on May 12, 2024
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Painting This article is more than 3 years oldNandy raises concerns over imperialist Foreign Office muralsThis article is more than 3 years oldDebate about appropriateness of images by Sigismund Goetze reignited in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
The Foreign Office has come under scrutiny over a set of large-scale painted murals in which the Anglo-Saxon empire is triumphantly portrayed, including one in which Africa is depicted as a little naked boy carrying a fruit basket.
[Read More]Naomi Wolf | Books | The Guardian
Posted on May 12, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
For years the writer laughed off being mistaken for fellow author Naomi Wolf. Then her ‘double’ drifted into a world of conspiracy theories and became a favoured guest of Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson. With the US standing on a political precipice, suddenly the stakes were a lot higher
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Oscar Shumsky | | The Guardian
Posted on May 12, 2024
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ObituaryOscar ShumskyAmerican violinist held in awe for his technical virtuosity, lyrical playing and musical memoryThe American violinist Oscar Shumsky, who has died aged 83, was regarded by many musicians as one of the greatest 20th-century exponents of his instrument.
His intensely communicative yet refined playing combined the grand romantic tradition of Russian-Jewish violinists with the same dash of eloquence that characterised the playing of his idol, Fritz Kreisler. His immaculate technical command was legendary, and his lyrical playing was distinguished by a luscious warmth and highly expressive intonation.
[Read More]Post-punk legend Kate Fagan on her hipster-baiting classic: Studio 54 was based on status and mon
Posted on May 12, 2024
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MusicInterviewPost-punk legend Kate Fagan on her hipster-baiting classic: ‘Studio 54 was based on status and money’Safi BugelAs her catalogue is reissued, the Chicago club kid dishes on why Windy City’s DIY scene outshone NYC, and how she hit out against Reagan and hustled for the spotlight
When a record label contacted her wanting to reissue her 35-year-old debut single, Kate Fagan thought it was a prank call. She had released the track, I Don’t Wanna Be Too Cool, on her friends’ DIY imprint; it had made the rounds in the underground clubs and bars of Chicago’s punk scene before fading into obscurity.
[Read More]Grandma who ran nine-year-old to death for lie about candy dies in prison | Alabama
Posted on May 11, 2024
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Alabama This article is more than 7 years oldGrandma who ran nine-year-old to death for lie about candy dies in prisonThis article is more than 7 years oldJoyce Hardin Garrard received a life-without-parole sentence for the killing of her granddaughter, who she made run for hours after lying about candy
An Alabama woman, convicted of capital murder for making her nine-year-old granddaughter run for hours as punishment for lying about candy, died on Friday less than a year into her life-without-parole sentence for the killing.
[Read More]I studied the play in school I hated it: Cush Jumbo and David Tennant on playing the Macbe
Posted on May 11, 2024
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The ObserverMacbethInterview‘I studied the play in school – I hated it’: Cush Jumbo and David Tennant on playing the MacbethsKate KellawayThe Shakespeare virtuosos are about to share a stage in a modern-day version of the Scottish play. Fresh out of rehearsals, they discuss PTSD, childhood ambition and what makes them angry
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo walk into the Donmar Warehouse’s offices, above the theatre’s rehearsal rooms in Covent Garden, and sit down on a sofa, side by side.
[Read More]Insults, projectiles, well-intentioned fat-shaming: the perils of being a plus-size runner
Posted on May 11, 2024
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Health & wellbeingIt is hard enough to exercise when you are overweight, so why do people feel the need to add their judgment to the workload?“Well, what is an athlete? It’s somebody that gets up, and does what they need to do. Just because they don’t look or act like an athlete doesn’t mean they should get singled out.”
Elizabeth Ayres has been fielding lots of questions since her Facebook post about her experience at the London Marathon went viral.
[Read More]Seinfeld, shootouts and haunted mansions: how Jennifer Coolidge became an icon at 61
Posted on May 11, 2024
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TelevisionAfter her Golden Globe win, it’s full steam ahead for the actor’s career renaissance. It’s about time, given how long her irreverent, eccentric wit has been overlooked
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer person. We know this by the unanimous reaction to Jennifer Coolidge’s career renaissance at the age of 61. Her long-time fans – always of the opinion that she was one of the most underrated comic actors – couldn’t contain their glee.
[Read More]Storm expected to become extremely dangerous Category 4 as it happened | US weather
Posted on May 11, 2024
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30 Aug 202302.58 EDTWe’re pausing our coverage now but you can read our main report here, and the main updates so far below:
Hurricane Idalia is forecast to reach “an extremely dangerous Category 4 intensity” with maximum sustained winds of at least 130 mph (209 kph) before it is predicted to slam into the Big Bend region on Florida’s Gulf Coast early Wednesday.
It was packing sustained winds of 110mph at 12am EDT on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center, making it just 1mph shy of a Category 3 storm.
[Read More]They could disappear overnight: rare Italian deer make long journey to survival | Animals
Posted on May 11, 2024
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The deer are captured and tranquilised before beginning the long journey to their new home in southern Italy. Under an ambitious conservation plan, 60 Mesola red deer are being moved from northern Italy to Calabria, where it is hoped they will thrive and multiply
by Lorenzo Colantoni. Photographs by Marco BarrettaIn a meadow in northern Italy, the fog engulfs a forklift truck putting long, narrow boxes inside a green mounted police transporter.
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