Dr Tanzil Chowdhury | The Guardian

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  38 words  |  Kary Bruening

The disdain shown to us inspired me to redouble my efforts on the picket lines. Lecturers and students alike have had enough, says Tanzil Chowdhury, a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London

Published: 15 Mar 2023

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Leather and lace: how Stevie Nicks created a new musical language

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2566 words  |  Kary Bruening

The music essayStevie NicksA career-spanning box set documents the Fleetwood Mac singer’s influence as a solo artist, starting with her 1981 debut Bella Donna and its beguilingly witchy, feminine energy The original vinyl insert of Bella Donna features just one photo of Stevie Nicks. Wearing a black dress with sheer lace sleeves, she peers over her right shoulder squarely at the camera, with a look that’s defiant yet a tad bashful. [Read More]

My boyfriend, a writer, broke up with me because Im a writer

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1580 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

RelationshipsThe ability to bend an inch at a time while seeming to stand up straight is a useful and gendered skill Five weeks to the day after my debut novel was published, my boyfriend, who is a writer, broke up with me because I am a writer. I’ve been a writer for a long time. So has he. Until this summer, he was unquestionably the more publicly prominent one. When I told my friends about the breakup, they suggested he was threatened by my success. [Read More]

This war is prophetically significant: why US evangelical Christians support Israel

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1505 words  |  Valentine Belue

Evangelical ChristianityOne strand of evangelical theology holds that the return of Jews to the region starts the clock ticking on a seven-year armageddon, after which Jesus Christ will return It didn’t take long for many evangelical Christian groups in America to show their support for Israel. Hours after Hamas attacked the country on 7 October, killing more than 1,400 people, Christians United for Israel, an evangelical lobbying group which claims to have more than 10 million members, posted a message to on X, formerly known as Twitter. [Read More]

World famous Scottish skatepark bids to become listed site | Scotland

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  641 words  |  Kary Bruening

The ObserverScotland This article is more than 8 months oldWorld famous Scottish skatepark bids to become listed siteThis article is more than 8 months oldLivingston skatepark, built in 1981, is put forward for accolade normally reserved for castles and churches Among Scotland’s more than 50,000 listed buildings, and alongside traditional sites such as castles, stately homes and churches, are structures as diverse as pubs, police boxes and car parks. Now, a skatepark could be set to join them for the first time, with a new consultation from Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the body responsible for designating and managing listed sites, seeking views on a site in West Lothian. [Read More]

Carbuncles and King Charles: was the royal familys meddling supertroll right about architecture?

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1550 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

ArchitectureHe was the comedy villain of architecture, dismissed for his kitsch follies and ill-considered outbursts. But has Charles III actually been proved correct? ‘The most prominent architecture critic in the world” is howthe New York Times once described King Charles III. It was 1989, and the then Prince of Wales was enjoying a wave of publicity after the launch of his spiritual crusade against the heresies of modern architecture. It was a high-profile, three-pronged attack, comprising a prime-time 75-minute BBC documentary, a dedicated V&A exhibition, and an accompanying coffee table book, grandly titled A Vision of Britain. [Read More]

Cocktail of the week: Hide Belows Dillusion

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  150 words  |  Valentine Belue

Dillusion, an invention of Hide’s bar wizard, Oskar Kinberg. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The GuardianDillusion, an invention of Hide’s bar wizard, Oskar Kinberg. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The GuardianThe good mixerCocktailsA lively take on gin and lemon, sweetened with elderflower and freshened up by cucumber I came up with this crowdpleaser way back in 2005 and now, 15 years later, it’s the welcome drink at Hide Below in Mayfair, London. DillusionServes 1 3cm piece cucumber, chopped up [Read More]

Dawn Fraser sorry for 'racist' outburst on Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic | Wimbledon 2015

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  822 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Dawn Fraser said rising tennis star Nick Kyrgios was paid too much money and should go back to where his parents come from if he can’t behave. Link to video GuardianWimbledon 2015 This article is more than 8 years oldDawn Fraser sorry for 'racist' outburst on Nick Kyrgios and Bernard TomicThis article is more than 8 years oldAustralian Olympic gold medallist has apologised for any offence caused after suggesting tennis stars ‘go back to where their parents came from’ [Read More]

Groundhog Day review repeat production makes for guaranteed entertainment

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  477 words  |  Kary Bruening

MusicalsReviewOld Vic, London A revival of the musical at the same venue where it premiered combines clever staging, impeccable performances and Tim Minchin’s lyrical brilliance into a reassuringly familiar and enjoyable package This musical, of a man trapped inside one day on repeat, runs the risk of living its own groundhog day. It will be familiar to many from the Bill Murray film on which it is based, and also from its original run, seven years ago at the same theatre. [Read More]

Killer of Harry Potter actor says he had no choice | Knife crime

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  431 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Knife crime This article is more than 14 years oldKiller of Harry Potter actor says he had no choiceThis article is more than 14 years oldKarl Bishop claims he used knife in self-defence on Rob Knox as group attacked him outside bar in south-east LondonThe man who fatally stabbed the Harry Potter actor Rob Knox told a court today he had had "no other option" as he was surrounded by a group who were attacking him. [Read More]