The Guardianadded this to TV & RadioGeorge Clooney Catch-22: has George Clooney broken the curse of the unfilmable novel?The Guardian - Stuart HeritageFans of the unfilmable novel must be having a terrible time of it now. In the last three weeks alone, two of the most notorious examples have made their way to screen. Admittedly one – Amazon’s Good Omens
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeVaccines How do we combat the global measles revival? It’s a matter of trustThe Guardian - Charlie WellerTrust in scientists, in turn, is linked to trust in national institutions such as the government There’s no vaccine against distrust in vaccines. Millions of children in the world used to die each year
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesYorkshire, UK The great British tea test: which part of the country brings us the very best brew?The GuardianI made the mistake of buying some Lancashire Tea bags recently. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. I was born in Lancaster – and they were on offer in Morrisons. What a disappointment. Lancastrians
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesMental Health A short working week is good for your mental health – but it made me miserableThe Guardian - Adrian ChilesA new study shows working one day a week (and not necessarily more than that) can improve your mood. This doesn’t reflect my experience The essential ingredients of happiness are having someone to love,
The Guardianadded this to BusinessQantas Qantas frequent flyer changes reviewed: more miles for upgrades, but more seats to buyThe GuardianEconomy seats are going to be cheaper and easier to get. But premium economy, business and first class tickets will cost more. The points needed to earn an economy seat on international and domestic flights
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonCassius Cassius's Philippe Zdar dies in fall from Paris buildingThe Guardian - Laura SnapesThe French DJ and producer Philippe Zdar has died after accidentally falling from a building in Paris, his agent has said. Zdar (born Philippe Cerboneschi) and Hubert Blanc-Francard had produced tracks
The Guardianadded this to BooksBooks Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself by Florian Huber review – the downfall of ordinary GermansThe Guardian - Richard J EvansOn 20 April 1945, Adolf Hitler’s birthday, 21-year-old Friederike Grensemann said goodbye to her father, who had been called up to the Volkssturm, the “People’s Storm”, a hastily assembled, motley crew
The Guardianadded this to Art & DesignArt 'He never hit her in front of me again' – Donna Ferrato's domestic abuse photosThe Guardian - Guy LaneFor nearly four decades, the photojournalist Donna Ferrato has documented the effects of domestic violence on abused women and their families. Her book and series Living with the Enemy is one of the most
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesViktor Orbán Europe must stop this disgrace: Viktor Orbán is dismantling democracyThe Guardian - Timothy Garton AshThe ruling party, Fidesz, has so completely penetrated the state administration that Hungary is again a one-party state When European Union leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday they will have a guilty
The Guardianadded this to World NewsVladimir Putin Vladimir Putin to hold national phone-in after Russians charged over MH17The Guardian - Andrew Roth in MoscowRussian President Vladimir Putin will address the nation in a live televised broadcast on Thursday, one day after a Dutch-led investigation accused four Russian-back separatists in the 2014 shooting down
The Guardianadded this to FilmPlay buttonFilm (UK) Division 19 review – emo rebels run riot in a derivative dystopiaThe Guardian - Leslie FelperinSet 20 or so years in the future, this low-budget, colour-drained sci-fi thriller is a curate’s egg – one that’s been overboiled and well past its sell-by date. It was finished back in 2017 and is only
The Guardianadded this to MoneyCredit Rating My credit rating suffered when I tried to buy smartphonesThe Guardian - Anna TimsI ordered two new smartphone contracts for myself and my wife. My wife decided to go for a different handset, so I cancelled her contract and reapplied. On the delivery day, I called to find out when was
The Guardianadded this to TV & RadioPlay buttonAmazon Is Nicolas Winding Refn's Amazon show an indulgence too far?The Guardian - Guy LodgeTelevision is a writer’s medium, while cinema is a director’s one. So goes the old maxim, and for years it was more or less true: episodic TV directors were regarded largely as journeymen, keeping things
The Guardianadded this to World NewsMeng Hongwei Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei put on trial for bribery in ChinaThe Guardian - Guardian staff and agenciesFormer Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has been put on trial for bribery, according to Chinese state media. Official government mouthpiece the People’s Daily claimed Meng had admitted his guilt during a court
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesArt Council housing: it's back, it's booming – and this time it's beautifulThe Guardian - Oliver WainwrightA broad arched entranceway leads into a tree-lined courtyard where a playground is overlooked by balconies full of plants. Banded brick walls frame stone stairwells with deep oxblood and creamy white These
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentEnbridge Critics seek to stop Great Lakes pipeline run by company with poor safety habitsThe Guardian - Tom Perkins in DetroitA coalition of environmental groups and newly elected Democrats in Michigan are seeking to shut a controversial pipeline through the Great Lakes they say represents a major environmental threat and is
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentEnvironment UK's big energy firms accused of failing to tackle climate crisisThe Guardian - Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondentThe UK’s largest energy companies have withheld support for a legally binding target to reduce the EU’s emissions to net zero by 2050, even while publicly backing the plans. Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Gas’s
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Four reasons why Trump is cruising towards re-electionThe Guardian - Cas MuddeTrump can rightly claim that he has done all he could to keep the wall on the political agenda and push through a brutal anti-immigration agenda On Tuesday night President Trump launched his re-election
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Thursday briefing: Baby boomers splurge as young adults struggleThe Guardian - Warren MurrayBritain’s youngest adults have suffered a slump in their discretionary spending power while people aged 65 and over have enjoyed a sharp 37% rise. The findings shatter the myth of millennials wasting disposable
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonEnvironment Song of one of rarest whales on planet recorded for first timeThe Guardian - Associated PressMarine biologists for the first time have recorded singing by one of the rarest whales on the planet, the north Pacific right whale. Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Our languages are a tool to understanding our ways of knowing and beingThe Guardian - Ali DrummondMy nervousness was at its peak as I walked towards the class. Then, upon seeing the familiar face of Aunty Mattie, the nerves started to dissipated My name is Ali Jimmy Drummond. I was named after my grandfather
The Guardianadded this to MusicMusic (UK) Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge alleges attempted assault by collaboratorThe Guardian - Laura SnapesAluna Francis, singer and songwriter in the British dance duo AlunaGeorge, has told the BBC that a former collaborator attempted to force her to perform oral sex on him. In an episode of BBC podcast the
The Guardianadded this to TravelTravel WorldPride: New York's best LGBTQ art, heritage and party venuesThe GuardianAndrew Lear, founder, gay history tour company Oscar Wilde Tours The Metropolitan Museum is marking Stonewall 50 with a gay-related theme for its annual gala and the exhibit Camp: Notes on Fashion (free
The Guardianadded this to FilmFilm (UK) Teen wrestlers, sci-fi road trips and lesbian vampires: the brave new world of trans filmThe Guardian - Veronica EspositoThings are tense. The 18-year-old who left home to find herself in the big city has just had her first lesbian encounter concluded with a savage bite to the neck. Turns out that her sexual partner is vampire,
The Guardianadded this to TV & RadioJoseph Heller TV tonight: George Clooney brings Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 to the small screenThe Guardian - Mike Bradley, Hannah J Davies, Ali Catterall, Jack Seale and Paul HowlettThe comedy in Luke Davies and David Michôd’s fine adaptation of Joseph Heller’s 1961 American novel does a good job of leavening the existential crisis faced by US Air Force bombardier John Yossarian Abbott).
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) I am the sort of person who would die in the desert without any trouble at all, yet here I amThe Guardian - First Dog on the MoonWelcome to Paruku. I am 15km south of Mulan (pronounced mullin) at Handover Camp which is about 12 hours’ drive from Broome. It is the edge of the great Sandy and Tanami deserts. In our last episode, Dog
The Guardianadded this to US NewsPlastic Plastic wrapped in plastic: the wasteful reality of America's grocery storesGuardian US - Jessica Glenza in New York, with photographs by Jessica PettwayThe average plastic bag is used for just 12 minutes, but it could take 450 years to break down A bundle of six small brie cheeses from Trader Joe’s seemed to sum it all up. Each 0.9oz wheel was encased
The Guardianadded this to Art & DesignThe Arctic Evgenia Arbugaeva's best photograph: an Arctic childhoodThe Guardian - Interview by Edward SiddonsI wanted to reconnect with the town through her eyes: to find her secret places, her favourite spots, and recover my past through her The photo often gets read as a symbol. People always romanticised Arctic
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Are your tinned tomatoes picked by slave labour?The Guardian - Tobias Jones and Ayo AwokoyaOn 6 August last year, 14 immigrant farmhands in Foggia, on the ankle of the Italian boot, were coming home from a 12-hour shift picking tomatoes in 40C heat. The minibus carrying them was registered Bulgaria;
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesUnited Kingdom Teach British tourists the truth about empire – they can take itThe Guardian - Afua HirschPeople who have invested the time and money in travelling to Jamaica or Kenya are genuinely interested in learning something new Over the past few weeks, I have realised that I am the worst kind of British
