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11 months ago
US politics

Trump repeatedly celebrated the inclusion of transgender women in his beauty pageant

Years before he said he was running for president to defeat the cult of gender ideology, Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant.In since unreported radio and television interviews from spring and summer 2012, Trump celebrated the interest in a 23-year-old transgender woman named Jenna Talackova participating in a Canadian pageant.
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Islington: Pensioner guilty of killing woman 49 years on after DNA breakthrough

A pensioner has been found guilty of strangling a young woman nearly 50 years ago following a DNA breakthrough.John Apelgren, now 80, hit sex worker Eileen Cotter, 22, in the face and throttled her before throwing her body out of his car in 1974, the Old Bailey heard.The manslaughter in Islington, north London, came two years after Apelgren indecently assaulted an 18-year-old guest at his own wedding, it was alleged.
ESPN.com
11 months ago
Real Madrid

Brazil court sets date to hear Robinho rape case

A high court in Brazil will move forward with Italy's case against former football star Robinho, who was sentenced in Europe to nine years in prison for rape.In a ruling late Wednesday, Brazil's superior court of justice set a date of Aug. 2 to decide whether the Italian government must translate Robinho's full case into Portuguese and then send it to Brazilian authorities for further analysis, as requested by the former player's lawyer.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Whitehouse's ex-wife endured inhumane' intrusion after cancer, hacking trial told

The ex-wife of comedian Paul Whitehouse faced completely inhumane press intrusion after her cancer diagnosis, she has told the High Court in her claim against the publisher of the Mirror.Fiona Wightman is one of several people suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) who claim journalists at its titles The Daily and Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called blagging or gaining information by deception and use of private investigators for unlawful activities.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Denise Lewis praises strong women in her life as she collects damehood

Denise Lewis said she felt very humble as she collected her damehood and paid tribute to the strong and loving women in her life her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.The 2000 Olympic heptathlon champion said the honour is particularly special because it is for her achievements away from track and field and means everything that her mother Joan got to see it.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Whitehouse ex-wife faced inhumane' intrusion after cancer diagnosis, court told

The ex-wife of comedian Paul Whitehouse faced completely inhumane press intrusion after her cancer diagnosis, she has told the High Court in her claim against the publisher of the Mirror.Fiona Wightman is one of several people suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) who claim journalists at its titles The Daily and Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called blagging or gaining information by deception and use of private investigators for unlawful activities.
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Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

Mexican resort where 2 Californians died ignored gas leak problems, employee says

(Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

A current and former employee at a luxury hotel in Mexico where two Americans were found dead this week said managers of the resort ignored repeated signs of a possible gas leak and disabled carbon monoxide detectors to stop their alarms from disturbing guests.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Review | 'R.M.N.' brings director Cristian Mungiu's masterful return to form

Marin Grigore, left, and Mark Edward Blenyesi in Cristian Mungiu's "R.M.N." (Mobra Films/IFC Films)StarOutline (3 stars) Some directors can be recognized within the first minute of their film: Such is the case with Cristian Mungiu, whose rigor, intense focus and painterly sense of composition can be immediately discerned in the opening shot of "R.M.N."
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www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Man put in psychiatric hospital after killing partner and her father he believed had turned into replicas'

A 54-year-old man has been committed indefinitely to a psychiatric hospital for killing his partner and her father in a knife attack after believing that they had turned into "replicas".Achilleas Costa, of no fixed address, stabbed Fernanda Assis, 31, and Joanilson Souza De Assis, 61, to death in Wood Green, north London, on November 27, 2021.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Man who killed partner and her father believed they were replicas', court hears

A 54-year-old man has been committed indefinitely to a psychiatric hospital for killing his partner and her father in a knife attack after believing that they had turned into replicas.Achilleas Costa, of no fixed address, stabbed Fernanda Assis, 31, and Joanilson Souza De Assis, 61, to death in Wood Green, north London, on November 27 2021.
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KQED
11 months ago
Books

5 New Mysteries and Thrillers for the Start of Summer | KQED

Summer is the perfect time to pick up a new mystery or thriller novel to get lost in.
There are plenty of new mystery and thriller books to explore, with genres ranging from psychological thrillers to historical fiction.
Many of the new mystery and thriller books this summer have underlying themes of family secrets, dark pasts, and morality. [ more ]
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11 months ago
Running

Rats, Summer Reads and a Virgin's Dilemma: Audio Highlights

This week, we went inside a courtroom where Donald Trump was indicted, again; met a man who couldn't give up his pet rats; and found joy in running Slow AF.Welcome to your weekly newsletter from New York Times Audio, where app editors share their favorite listens.If you haven't already, download the New York Times Audio app to hear these stories.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Books

5 new mysteries and thrillers for the start of summer

1. Summer is a great time to pick up a new mystery or thriller novel – there are many great options available this season.
2. Whether you’re looking for a psychological thriller, a legal thriller, a detective novel, or a historical mystery, there’s something to suit your tastes.
3. Authors such as A.J. Finn, Riley Sager, and Deanna Raybourn have crafted thrilling stories that are sure to keep you entertained [ more ]
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

People We Meet: Tontantzin at Newkirk's

Tontantzin Alcantar Bratt fiddled behind the counter of Newkirk's, and a customer across the room sneezed three times."Bless you," Alcantar Bratt said after each, smiling widely."Thanks," the woman said, beaming back.Tuesdays to Fridays customers at the Potrero Avenue Philly cheesesteak shop can count on Alcantar Bratt being behind the counter, arranging the restaurant's iconic jalapeño hot sauce in tiny containers or peeling carrots.
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11 months ago
Arts

From lead poisoning to 'miracle feet,' sample the winners of the WHO's film festival

Jonathan and his twin brother were born in Sierra Leone with club feet.His twin died as a baby and his parents were told he may never walk like other children.His father turned to prayer and his mother to an herbal healer, but none of it worked and the family gave in to hopelessness.That is, until a relative heard about a special clinic on the radio, leading the family to travel across the country to get treatment for Jonathan.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
France news

Protege! Would you use that word for a man?' Claire Denis on rum, Africa and rethinking MeToo

My first glimpse of Claire Denis is of a slight, elegant figure dressed in white slipping out of a black limousine that fills the narrow street outside the hotel where our rendezvous is scheduled.For an instant, I feel as if I have been sucked into the menacing world of her latest film.I have just travelled to Paris to interview her, and have arrived early because I am anxious not to waste a minute of the 45 I have been granted to investigate the extraordinary career of a French director idolised by peers such as Barry Jenkins, Charlotte Wells, Andrea Arnold and Pedro Almodovar and whose work is a fixture of critics' lists of the best movies ever made.
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Eater Portland
11 months ago
Portland food

Blueberry Pancakes and Bindaetteok at Portland's Cameo Cafe

Standing adjacent to a motel of the same name for more than five decades, Cameo Cafe exudes an honest, often imitated, never replicated type of cool that is rapidly going extinct in Portland.Each morning starting at 7 a.m., Montavilla neighborhood locals and Cameo devotees from far-flung corners of the city duck through the diner's sliding-glass door, plastered with photos and old restaurant menus, in pursuit of coconut waffles and kimchi omelets.
KQED
11 months ago
Independent films

Why Can't Hollywood Get Pop Stardom Right? | KQED

The troubles of Jocelyn in 'The Idol' feel out of step with what's demanded of mainstream music stars in 2023.(HBO)



These days, according to the parlance of stan armies, you're either a "main pop girl," or you're not.Main pop girl-ism is nebulous, but, like pornography, you know it when you see it.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

Even in Prison, She's an Indomitable Voice' for Freedom in Iran

When Narges Mohammadi was just a little girl, her mother told her to never become political.The price of fighting the system in a country like Iran would be too high.That warning has proved prescient.Ms. Mohammadi, 51, Iran's most prominent human rights and women's rights activist, is now serving a 10-year jail sentence in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for spreading anti-state propaganda.
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11 months ago
New York City

Alicia Keys Is Making a Musical. Her Own Life Inspired the Story.

For more than a decade, Alicia Keys has been quietly developing a musical inspired by her own turbulent adolescence growing up among artists in New York City.Now that musical, Hell's Kitchen, is almost ready for viewing: It will be staged this fall at the Public Theater, the downtown nonprofit where A Chorus Line and Hamilton were born.
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Goodreads
11 months ago
Books

Sadie Hartmann's review of Camp Damascus

1. Reading can be an enjoyable and educational experience. 2. Keeping track of books you have read can help you better organize and appreciate your reading experiences. 3. Different genres of books can provide a variety of different perspectives on the same topics.
KQED
1 year ago
Independent films

What Happened 'The Night of the 12th'? A Murder Remains a Mystery in This French Film

Yohan's not the only one with a feeling of futility.You sense the incessant grind of police work in all the members of his team, from the gallows humor with which they face the latest grisly sight to their reasonable complaints about broken equipment and endless paperwork."We fight evil by writing reports," says Marceau, a sensitive man who wanted to teach French literature but wound up as a cop who quotes the poet Verlaine and dreams of a different life.
Brownstoner
1 year ago
Brooklyn real estate

The Insider: Fresh Color and Vintage Finds Define a Young Woman's First Apartment in the East Village

Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com
For her first apartment, a young woman who works in real estate purchased a bright two-bedroom floor-through in a vintage walk-up building, and furnished it in a way that reflects all the excitement and enthusiasm she felt about her new home.
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11 months ago
Arts

3 new books in translation blend liberation with darkness

Meghan Collins Sullivan/NPR Many novels end in liberation of one sort or another.It is a reliable way to offer catharsis, to give readers the feeling of escape while writing a book that is not escapist as such.Blending liberation with darkness is, then, nothing new but three new novels in translation take the mix as far as it can go.
Yahoo Life
1 year ago
Books

A Supersized List of June 2023 Books By Black Authors We Can't Wait to Read

Put down the electronic devices!June is coming in hot with great books for every taste.A romance between two unlikely lovers, a travel memoir about Blacks abroad and a novel about the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune are just a few of the things on our must-read list.These are the books by Black authors we can't wait to read this June.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

I love the art and design of these new PS5 games from PlayStation Showcase

The PlayStation Showcase came and went and many felt a little disappointed; no The Last of Us multiplayer, Uncharted 5 was missing and many first-party Sony studios were absent.But, I fell in love with many of the indies shown.These games revealed some eye-catching art direction, stylish presentation and elegant design.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Music

Shirley Collins: Is folk music a potent political tool? I would say: my arse'

How do you manage to look so fantastic at 87? I'm not 60 yet and look rough.Romead I hardly think fantastic is the word for me nowadays, but I've spent a lot of time outside and eaten honey all my life.Folk music used to be a potent political tool.Does it still have that power?JonathanKent Potent political tool?
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1 year ago
Girls

The Artists Depicting the Power and Strangeness of Breasts

Women's breasts have been a fixation of Western artists since Western art began.The prehistoric sculptor who carved a hunk of mammoth ivory into the Venus of Hohle Fels the earliest known depiction of a human being, unearthed in Germany in 2008 gave her proportions fit for the pages of Juggs magazine.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Bad Cinderella' to Close on Broadway, Ending Lloyd Webber's Streak

Bad Cinderella, a revisionist riff on the classic fairy tale, will close on June 4, bringing to an end, at least for the time being, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's 43-year-long streak of shows on Broadway.The latest musical, which opened March 23, was not the pinnacle of that career it was greeted on Broadway by hostile reviews, garnered zero Tony nominations and struggled at the box office.
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1 year ago
Television

Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?

It is always a challenge to introduce a major cast change in a long-running serial.Saturday morning, in a special episode with elements of The Crown and Succession, King Charles III finally became the focal figure of the royal ensemble if only for a day.The coronation of a British ruler is, of course, a political ritual and a religious ceremony.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Murder-accused nurse tells court it was sickening' being blamed for baby deaths

Murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby said it was sickening when she discovered she was being blamed for a number of baby deaths while doing the job she loved.Seven months on from the start of her trial at Manchester Crown Court, Letby, 33, entered the witness box on Tuesday to give evidence.She is alleged to have murdered five boys and two girls, and attempted to murder another five boys and five girls, between June 2015 and June 2016.
IndieWire
1 year ago
Independent films

'Poor Things' First Look: A Raven-Haired Emma Stone Leads Yorgos Lanthimos' Latest

Willem Dafoe, Jerrod Carmichael, and Ramy Youssef also star in the Yorgos Lanthimos film.Emma Stone has risen from the dead.The Oscar-nominated actress deepens her partnership with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos with " Poor Things," a twisted Frankenstein-inspired tale of second chances.Per the official synopsis, "Poor Things" centers on the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter ( Willem Dafoe).
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1 year ago
London

London's weekly railway news

A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
London Underground
Tube station lifts had to be closed more than 500 times last year because there were no "trained staff" available in case they broke down.Standard
TfL is warning passengers that it will be closing Kentish Town tube station for about a year as it will be replacing both escalators in the station.
The Paris Review
1 year ago
Books

"The Dead Silence of Goods": Annie Ernaux and the Superstore - The Paris Review

The first and only time I went to the Walmart in Iowa City was surreal.When I was in high school, my parents' business-oriented small press had published a book called The Case Against Walmart that called for a national consumer boycott of the company; the author denounced everything from the superstore's destruction of environmentally protected lands to its sweatshop labor to its knockoff merchandise.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Dining

Pablo Barba's Carnival of the Grotesque

Image The artist Pablo Barba, photographed in his Long Island City, Queens, studio in front of his painting The Pizza Guy (2023).Credit...Photograph by Eric Chakeen.Artworks courtesy of the artist and A Hug From the Art World There are several paintings scattered around Pablo Barba's studio, at the end of a far-flung industrial block in Long Island City, Queens.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Dave's Hot Chicken will have you begging for more, and maybe for mercy

Dave's No. 1, two tenders (extra hot) and fries with a chocolate shake and kale slaw at Dave's Hot Chicken in Washington.(Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post)When you ask for the reaper-level heat at Dave's Hot Chicken, you are quickly confronted with two contradictory emotions: fear and embarrassment.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Manchester United

Woman, 25, dies at Michael Owen's stables

A young woman working at stables owned by ex-Liverpool footballer Michael Owen has collapsed and died, police said.The 25-year-old fell ill at around 8.50am on Tuesday at the Manor House Stables, owned by Owen, in Malpas, Cheshire.Emergency services attended the stables, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, Cheshire Police said in a statement.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
France news

The Night of the 12th review gripping true-crime drama breaks with convention

French film-maker Dominik Moll has given us a gripping true-crime procedural, a desolate study of the ubiquity of evil and misogynist violence and the abyss of unknowing into which everyone finds themselves gazing: crime victims, relatives and the police themselves.And crime in the real world is often not bounded by the Agatha Christie conventions of clearcut motives and culprits unmasked.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

Raphael Mechoulam, the 'father of cannabis research' who discovered THC, has died

Raphael Mechoulam delivers a speech at a cannabis conference in Tel Aviv in 2016.JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images Raphael Mechoulam, the Israeli researcher whose work helped to broaden the scientific understanding of cannabis and the compounds that cause the drug's distinctive high, has died.Mechoulam, who was 92, died in Jerusalem early this month, according to American Friends of the Hebrew University.
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