Shared from www.theguardian.com Very early on, in a chapter titled “Musical Chairs”, we’re told that teachers at a New York City school can’t tell brown girls apart. They call upon Nadira but stare at Anjali; […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com For the vast majority of travelers, stepping foot on an airplane entails a tremendous act of near-blind faith. We control our own cars, trains operate on set tracks at ground level, but […]
Shared from www.complex.com Nearly 20 years after their father’s death, Kim Kardashian and her sisters took to social media on Tuesday to pay tribute to Robert Kardashian on what would’ve been his 78th birthday. “Birthday […]
Shared from www.hola.com Alicia Silverstone had some encouraging words for Leslie Grace, who’s taking on the role of Batgirl. The character of Barbara Gordon will be getting her first solo film soon, available to stream […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com Spain was a slow starter with trains. Its first tracks, between Mataró and Barcelona, covering about 20 miles, were laid in 1848, 18 years after the world’s first intercity line, between Manchester […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com It is now 13 years since Harry Parker stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, creating a blast that would result in the loss of both legs. Alongside the physical pain […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com Rob Halford (vocals, Judas Priest): That first Monsters of Rock [in 1980] was an extraordinary day. It was the first metal festival. And it kicked off a whole experience, not just in […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com I enter the fishmongers with an open mind rather than a shopping list. There may be no smoked haddock or clams today, but there may be a pot of freshly picked white […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com For the past 12 years Anthony Welch and his partner Theresa have been living a Robinson Crusoe life alone on a South Pacific island mostly untouched by humanity. Welch, a retired British […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com It would hardly be hyperbole to say that since its founding in 2004, Facebook has taken over the world – counting more than 50% of the global population as its user base. […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com Nicola Helgesen’s love for old buildings and objects was formed as a child, visiting her grandmother’s “crumbly flint cottage” on the north Norfolk coast. She recalls how “the smell was old and […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com The box of celeriac had six clean, putty-coloured roots in it, each one with a dash of mauve and a fizz of green shoots. If ever this knobbly, hairy root could be […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com Food Don’t miss Anno, near the cruise terminal, where a husband-and-wife team serves creative dishes made with Baltic ingredients. The tasting menu isn’t too expensive and Erno (the husband) suggests inventive wine […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com When he was a teenager, Joe Woodhouse bred and showed whippets. His dogs won the junior category at Crufts and other big shows. On the way home to their farm in Cambridge, […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com Cooking with dried fruit, as opposed to just snacking on it, makes particular sense when we’re all waiting for the new season’s fruit and veg to arrive. When fruit is dried, the […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com For SS22, the runways were awash with oversized blazers and tailoring, from Stella McCartney’s bold saturated colour suiting and Valentino’s crisp minimal white tailoring to Prada’s leather take on the trend. Whether […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com When Hannah Reeve tore up the grass on her suburban block in Burnie, Tasmania to make more room for growing vegetables, she faced the problem of what to do with the surplus. […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com When some people found out Kit Harington was playing Henry V, he says, they immediately thought of Jon Snow, the courageous moral heart of HBO’s giant hit Game of Thrones. It is […]
Shared from nerdist.com If you haven’t watched Foundation‘s first season, it’s time to catch up. Because now we have our first look official look at season two, alongside a slew of new Foundation casting news. This futuristic […]
Shared from www.theguardian.com As European travel returns, many of us will be hoping to ensure our holidays do good rather than harm. But tracking down eco-friendly, affordable escapes can be tricky, which is where, for […]