Castro in quotes | Cuba

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  770 words  |  Aldo Pusey

CubaCastro in quotesThe words of the man who led Cuba for half a century, and of his admirers and detractors"Condemn me, it does not matter. History will absolve me." October 16 1953, at his trial for the raid on Moncada barracks "A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past." January 1961, Havana, speech on the second anniversary of the Cuban revolution [Read More]

China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low | China

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  594 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

ChinaChina population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record lowPopulation data shows drop of almost three million in 2023 China’s population decline has accelerated, with a second year of record-low birthrates. The total number of people in China dropped by 2.75 million – or 0.2% – to 1.409 billion in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. The drop surpassed that recorded in 2022, of about 850,000 – the first time the recorded population had declined since the mass deaths of the Mao-era famines. [Read More]

Claridges, London W1: This is where Id head if world war broke out restaurant review

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1005 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Claridge’s, London W1: ‘The doyenne of classy, pricey, metropolitan hotels.’ Photograph: Matthew Hague/The GuardianClaridge’s, London W1: ‘The doyenne of classy, pricey, metropolitan hotels.’ Photograph: Matthew Hague/The GuardianGrace Dent on restaurantsFoodReviewThe capital is teeming with groundbreaking, puzzling, horizon-expanding dining experiences right now, but thankfully none of them is happening in here The new Claridge’s Restaurant needed to be visited at some point, because the hotel is a London institution. Always the same but, oddly, always evolving, too – I’ve been treating myself here for at least 25 years. [Read More]

Goldman Sachs elevator gossip tweets inside job or wind-up? | Joris Luyendijk

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1159 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The Joris Luyendijk banking blogGoldman SachsGoldman Sachs elevator gossip tweets – inside job or wind-up?Twitter account GS Elevator Gossip documents tales of excess, arrogance and sexism, but it rings true#1: "If a girl doesn't respond to my texts immediately, I lose interest." #2: "I don't even have time to meet girls." #1: "People that post photos of a 1st class seat or an empty bottle of Petrus on Facebook should die. [Read More]

On the brink of extinction: a food historians hunt for ingredients vanishing from US plates

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1476 words  |  Kary Bruening

Myriad crops have been overlooked in the US food system for cultural and economic reasons. Photograph: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesMyriad crops have been overlooked in the US food system for cultural and economic reasons. Photograph: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesOur unequal earthFoodInterview‘On the brink of extinction’: a food historian’s hunt for ingredients vanishing from US platesEmily CataneoIn her new book, Endangered Eating, Sarah Lohman chronicles disappearing foods – and why they need protecting [Read More]

Rikers Island inmate died after seven days alone in New York City cell | US news

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1216 words  |  Aldo Pusey

US news This article is more than 9 years oldRikers Island inmate died after seven days alone in New York City cellThis article is more than 9 years oldMentally ill Bradley Ballard was found naked and unresponsive on the floor of his cell after seven increasingly agitated days After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail in New York, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some of his medication, clogged his toilet so that it overflowed, stripped off his clothes and tied a rubber band tightly around his genitals. [Read More]

Rupert Goold | Stage | The Guardian

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  42 words  |  Kary Bruening

He wasn’t just a magnificent actor – he was also a raconteur, mentor, joker, engineer and pilot. Friends including Tom Hollander, Penelope Wilton, Simon Callow, Nicholas Hytner, Matthew Warchus and Rupert Goold pay tribute to the star

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The photojournalism of Eddie Adams in pictures | Culture

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  300 words  |  Aldo Pusey

The photojournalism of Eddie Adams – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email He was best known for his Pulitzer prize-winning photo, Saigon Execution, but Eddie Adams won over 500 awards for his work, throughout a 50-year career. Starting as a photographer in the marines, he covered war zones, refugees, riots and celebrities. Eddie Adams: Bigger Than The Frame is published by the University of Texas Press [Read More]

Why hypothetical thinking is only a pale imitation of real life

 Posted on May 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  641 words  |  Kary Bruening

This column will change your lifeHealth & wellbeingWhen you think ahead you rely on your intellect and powers of reasoning. Yet when you get there, it’s another matter You’re surely aware, by now, of the Trolley Problem, the most famous of the thought experiments philosophers like to construct when they really ought to be working. But, to recap: a runaway train is hurtling down a track towards five railway workers who’ll be killed unless you pull a lever that will divert it to a siding, where there’s only one worker, who’ll be killed instead. [Read More]

'I wanted him to stop hurting me' | Gender

 Posted on May 7, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1328 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Gender'I wanted him to stop hurting me'After suffering years of abuse, Kiranjit Ahluwalia killed her violent husband - and ended up in jail. When she was finally freed on appeal, her case changed the face of British justice. As a film based on her story is released, Julie Bindel meets herAt first glance, Kiranjit Ahluwalia seems an unlikely subject for a film. She lives in a three-bedroom house in Slough, has brought up two sons - both at university - and works the nightshift at her local Royal Mail sorting office. [Read More]