A moment that changed me: finding out at 15 that Dad was a spy | Espionage
Posted on May 24, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
A moment that changed meEspionage This article is more than 6 years oldA moment that changed me: finding out at 15 that Dad was a spyThis article is more than 6 years oldCharlotte CooperThe signs were all there – our random family lifestyle, his constant absences. Then, rooting though his drawers when he was away, I found a false passport
What Dad actually did for work had always been a mystery.
[Read More]Cate Blanchett reveals 'many' past relationships with women | Cate Blanchett
Posted on May 24, 2024
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| Valentine Belue
Cate Blanchett This article is more than 8 years oldCate Blanchett reveals 'many' past relationships with womenThis article is more than 8 years oldActor hints at lesbian experiences while promoting Carol, Todd Haynes’ period drama co-starring Blanchett and Rooney Mara as her younger lover
Cate Blanchett has spoken about her “many” past relationships with women while promoting her new film, Carol, a lesbian love story co-starring Rooney Mara.
In an interviewwith Variety magazine ahead of the film’s premiere at Cannes on 17 May, Blanchett was asked if playing the title role in the Todd Haynes-directed period drama was her first turn as a lesbian.
[Read More]Cuttlefish: the marginalised mollusc
Posted on May 24, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
British food and drinkWe give it to our budgies, but it's time we started eating it ourselves in the UK"Why are you dressed all in black?" my son asks, wondering if there has been a death in the family. I'm going to help a chef clean cuttlefish and the clothes are on account of the mollusc's messy reputation. Cuttlefish, in common with their squid and octopus relatives, have a sac of ink that they use to evade predators; the Norwegians call them blekksprut (ink squirt).
[Read More]Jonah Hill apologises for using homophobic slur in rant at paparazzi | Jonah Hill
Posted on May 24, 2024
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Jonah Hill was nominated for his roles in Moneyball and Wolf of Wall Street. Photograph: Phillip Massey/GC Images Photograph: Phillip Massey/GC ImagesJonah Hill was nominated for his roles in Moneyball and Wolf of Wall Street. Photograph: Phillip Massey/GC Images Photograph: Phillip Massey/GC ImagesJonah Hill This article is more than 9 years oldJonah Hill apologises for using homophobic slur in rant at paparazziThis article is more than 9 years oldTwo-time Oscar nominee tells Howard Stern 'I should have said either nothing, or fuck you' to photographer who called his shorts 'sexy'
[Read More]Martha Plimpton on The Goonies, Sweat, partying hard and quitting Twitter | Theatre
Posted on May 24, 2024
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9 Jan 201913.21 GMT'First of all, there's nothing silly about acting!'leavesontheline asks:
Loved your scenes with Dianne Wiest in Parenthood, and have found you always bring a particular quality to your roles. Given the essential silliness of acting, do you find it hard to maintain the interest and energy in new projects? And does it become a job like any other, or do you still find it exciting?
Well, first of all, if I may, kind sir or madam: I don't think there's anything silly about acting at all!
[Read More]On Washington's McNeil Island, the only residents are 214 dangerous sex offenders
Posted on May 24, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
US crimeCivil commitment centers, which exist in less than half of US states, are meant as a community safeguard, but they’re riddled with controversies
A small island in the state of Washington houses a group of unlikely residents: they are all men the state considers its most dangerous sex offenders.
McNeil Island, nestled in Puget Sound, is unpopulated except for the 214 people who live at the special commitment center, a facility for former prison inmates.
[Read More]Peter Buchanan obituary | Architecture
Posted on May 24, 2024
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ArchitectureObituaryPeter Buchanan obituaryArchitect and writer who was concerned with the way buildings work within the natural worldPeter Buchanan, who has died aged 80, was an architect, critic, essayist and teacher. The touring exhibition Ten Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural World that he curated in 2000 for the Architectural League of New York, and the book of the same name that followed, had a critical impact on thinking behind the design of contemporary sustainable buildings.
[Read More]Since when did 'perfect smokey eye' become an insult, America? | Jean Hannah Edelstein
Posted on May 24, 2024
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OpinionUS news This article is more than 5 years oldSince when did 'perfect smokey eye' become an insult, America?This article is more than 5 years oldJean Hannah EdelsteinComedian Michelle Wolf was slammed by a wide range of commentators for commenting on the press secretary’s eye shadow. This is a storm in a teacup
If you’re not familiar with the common parlance of cosmetics, you might not know that ‘a perfect smokey eye’ is a very nice way to describe a woman’s makeup – glamorous, well-applied, nicely smudged.
[Read More]Barbara Kingsolver | Books | The Guardian
Posted on May 23, 2024
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The UK’s best-known literary festival has a new CEO and promises ‘11 days of different’ as it unveils its full lineup featuring Richard Osman, Dua Lipa, Margaret Atwood and more
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Borneo's 100ft snake stretches the truth | World news
Posted on May 23, 2024
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News blogWorld newsBorneo's 100ft snake stretches the truthAn impossibly long serpent has been spotted, prompting the question: What are your favourite examples of picture fakery?The Daily Telegraph reports today that a 100ft (30m) snake has been spotted lurking in a river in Borneo, "sparking great concern among local communities".
The photograph used to corroborate this story shows a wiggly snake-like object (as drawn by a pre-school child with their first green felt tip) creating a suspicious amount of wash as it rips through the Baleh river.
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