Isabel Allende: 'Everyone called me crazy for divorcing in my 70s. Ive never been scared of being

 Posted on June 17, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1995 words  |  Delta Gatti

Isabel AllendeInterviewIsabel Allende: 'Everyone called me crazy for divorcing in my 70s. I’ve never been scared of being alone'Fiona SturgesThe bestselling Chilean American novelist talks about her foundation for women, laughing too much to write romance - and what she’s learned from her grandchildren The Chilean American author Isabel Allende was a feminist long before she knew what the word meant. At the age of three, she saw her mother, Panchita, abandoned by her father and left to raise their three small children alone. [Read More]

Its a Wonderful Life: my most overrated Christmas film | Most overrated films

 Posted on June 17, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  878 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Film blogMost overrated filmsIt’s a Wonderful Life: my most overrated Christmas filmFrank Capra’s classic movie is a celebration of picket-fence smugness. Boring Bedford Falls would have been better had George Bailey never lived – from the magical, sleazy bar to the bowling alley Well hot dog dickety damn, what is it about this film that makes people love it so much? Is it the bit where the black maid gets spanked back into her kitchen? [Read More]

Supporters performing Nazi salutes warned of arrest and prosecution | World Cup 2006

 Posted on June 17, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  710 words  |  Brenda Moya

World Cup 2006Supporters performing Nazi salutes warned of arrest and prosecutionFans told not to imitate Nazis - even in jest Security measures will put 7,000 soldiers on alertFans who perform Nazi salutes at this summer's World Cup will be arrested and prosecuted, Germany's interior minister warned England supporters yesterday. Wolfgang Schäuble said he had been encouraged by the tough line taken by the home secretary Charles Clarke over provocative behaviour by England supporters. [Read More]

Dont listen to Arnold Schwarzenegger join the rest and relaxation resistance! | Sleep

 Posted on June 16, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  404 words  |  Delta Gatti

OpinionSleep This article is more than 3 months oldDon’t listen to Arnold Schwarzenegger – join the rest and relaxation resistance!This article is more than 3 months oldEmma BeddingtonArnie’s brand of hustle culture is taking a bashing online and I am all for it. Do less, enjoy more and take that nap ‘Rest is for babies and relaxation is for retired people,” barks Arnold Schwarzenegger in his new self-help book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life. [Read More]

Dystopia-core: what is the new pandemic-era punk look?

 Posted on June 16, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  643 words  |  Brenda Moya

Fashion This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldContinuing the grunge and goth revival, the look takes inspiration from sci-fi fantasies such as Dune Sick of sweatpants? A new fashion trend that swaps elasticated waistbands for harder, more utilitarian clothing could be right up your street. Taking inspiration from dark cinematic fantasies such as The Matrix Resurrections and Dune, “dystopia-core” comes as we approach the third year of pandemic living. [Read More]

Gamechanger: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial | Montana

 Posted on June 16, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1172 words  |  Delta Gatti

Big oil uncoveredMontana This article is more than 5 months old‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trialThis article is more than 5 months oldSixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment The judge who heard the US’s first constitutional climate trial earlier this year has ruled in favor of a group of young plaintiffs who had accused state officials in Montana of violating their right to a healthy environment. [Read More]

Israeli forces kill 10 in West Bank as it happened | Middle East and north Africa

 Posted on June 16, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2388 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

00.23 GMTUS carries out fresh strikes on Houthi targets, US officials sayThe US has carried out another round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, US media is reporting citing US officials. The US military fired a wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. The strikes come after the rebel group launched a drone earlier on Wednesday that hit a US-owned bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden. [Read More]

The Pontiac Silverdome: from dream arena to symbol of American decay

 Posted on June 16, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1937 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

US sportsThe stadium was once hailed as the finest sporting venue in the world. On Sunday, its demolition will begin and few will shed any tears for its end When the Detroit Lions played their first regular season NFL game at the Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium on 6 October 1975, millions of Americans tuned in to witness Michigan’s new 80,000 state-of-the-art facility in all its glory. Alongside Alex Karras and Frank Gifford in the ABC commentators’ booth, legendary broadcaster Howard Cosell described the venue as “the most magnificent football structure of its kind … the finest edifice of its type known to mankind”. [Read More]

My boyfriend ended things out of the blue. Heres what I learned about heartbreak and how to live

 Posted on June 15, 2024  |  14 minutes  |  2782 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

RelationshipsAnnie Lord was 25 when her five-year relationship ended. After a lot of tears – and cold pasta – she scraped herself off the floor and took stock ‘Whenever anyone tells me they’re going through a breakup, it makes me feel sick,” I told my dad, sitting in his kitchen one weekend, during a trip home to Leeds. “It takes me right back to how much he hurt me, like I’ve got PTSD or something. [Read More]

Readers recommend: songs about monkeys and apes results

 Posted on June 15, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  643 words  |  Delta Gatti

Readers recommendMusicFrom King Kong to Space Monkey, here are your songs with a simian sensibilityMonkey songs are often those with a swinging sense of fun – gibberish, even – if your recommendations over the last week are anything to go by. Take Gino Washington's soul stomper Come Monkey With Me, a stream of dancefloor-filling gibberish, laced with the innuendo of the title. What could be better? Well, it must have been quite fun being Barry White, whose Love Unlimited Orchestra provide a lush disco reading of John Barry's theme from the 1976 remake of King Kong. [Read More]