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She Wants to Rewrite the Story of Art, Without Men

On a Wednesday in March at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the art historian, curator and podcaster Katy Hessel lingered by Leonora Carrington's 1953 painting And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur.The mysterious dreamscape depicts a white bull in a red robe, seated at a table covered in crystal spheres.

Murdered man, 19, too ashamed to go to police over coercive girlfriend'

A teenage boy who was stabbed to death by his abusive girlfriend felt too ashamed to go to police over his treatment, his mother has revealed.Kamila Ahmad, 24, from Mitcham, fatally stabbed the 19-year-old, Tai McDonnell from Croydon, south London, on 3 March 2021.She was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years at Croydon Crown Court earlier this month, convicted of murder as well as grievous bodily harm for the attack on a previous boyfriend.

At 83, death is a constant. 'How can we integrate these losses and still feel grounded?'

For years, when I'd check in on my parents and ask what they were up to, they'd have to cut the phone call short."We're on our way to the funeral home," my mother or father would say."Who died?" I'd ask, not admitting how depressing it sounded to hear that trips to the mortuary had become their primary social activity.

Youths locked up over elderly woman's firework death

Two teenagers who killed an elderly woman by stuffing a lit firework through her letterbox have been locked up.Josephine Smith, 88, is believed to have been asleep in bed when the Megaburst firework exploded and set her home ablaze on October 28 2021.A 17-year-old boy, who delivered the firework for a dare, had pleaded guilty to affray, manslaughter and arson and was locked up for three years and eight months.

Stream These 6 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in May

This month's mix of titles leaving Netflix in the United States include two coming-of-age comedy dramas, a twisty thriller throwback, a wrenching Holocaust documentary and two uproarious comedies (one of them smuggled into an animated family film).Give them a stream before they're gone.(Dates reflect the last day a title is available.)

Teenagers detained for killing woman, 88, with firework

Two teenagers who killed a "much-loved" elderly woman when they stuffed a lit firework through her letterbox in east London have been detained.Josephine Smith, 88, is thought to have been asleep when the firework set fire to her home, in Romford, in 2021.Kai Cooper, 19, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years after being found guilty of her manslaughter and arson.

She Wants to Rewrite the Story of Art, Without Men

On a Wednesday in March at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the art historian, curator and podcaster Katy Hessel lingered by Leonora Carrington's 1953 painting And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur.The mysterious dreamscape depicts a white bull in a red robe, seated at a table covered in crystal spheres.

Murdered man, 19, too ashamed to go to police over coercive girlfriend'

A teenage boy who was stabbed to death by his abusive girlfriend felt too ashamed to go to police over his treatment, his mother has revealed.Kamila Ahmad, 24, from Mitcham, fatally stabbed the 19-year-old, Tai McDonnell from Croydon, south London, on 3 March 2021.She was sentenced to a minimum of 23 years at Croydon Crown Court earlier this month, convicted of murder as well as grievous bodily harm for the attack on a previous boyfriend.

At 83, death is a constant. 'How can we integrate these losses and still feel grounded?'

For years, when I'd check in on my parents and ask what they were up to, they'd have to cut the phone call short."We're on our way to the funeral home," my mother or father would say."Who died?" I'd ask, not admitting how depressing it sounded to hear that trips to the mortuary had become their primary social activity.

Youths locked up over elderly woman's firework death

Two teenagers who killed an elderly woman by stuffing a lit firework through her letterbox have been locked up.Josephine Smith, 88, is believed to have been asleep in bed when the Megaburst firework exploded and set her home ablaze on October 28 2021.A 17-year-old boy, who delivered the firework for a dare, had pleaded guilty to affray, manslaughter and arson and was locked up for three years and eight months.

Stream These 6 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in May

This month's mix of titles leaving Netflix in the United States include two coming-of-age comedy dramas, a twisty thriller throwback, a wrenching Holocaust documentary and two uproarious comedies (one of them smuggled into an animated family film).Give them a stream before they're gone.(Dates reflect the last day a title is available.)

Teenagers detained for killing woman, 88, with firework

Two teenagers who killed a "much-loved" elderly woman when they stuffed a lit firework through her letterbox in east London have been detained.Josephine Smith, 88, is thought to have been asleep when the firework set fire to her home, in Romford, in 2021.Kai Cooper, 19, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years after being found guilty of her manslaughter and arson.
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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.

Deadliest Russian Attack in Months on Ukraine's Cities Kills at Least 25

Dmytro raced to the room where two of his children had been sleeping, after a Russian missile thundered into his apartment building in Uman, Ukraine, before dawn on Friday.He forced the door open and stared into oblivion.There was no room behind the door.Just a cloud of fire and smoke, he said.By the end of the day, he and his wife, Inna, had found no trace of Kyrylo, 17, or Sophia, 11.

'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).

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.

Deadliest Russian Attack in Months on Ukraine's Cities Kills at Least 25

Dmytro raced to the room where two of his children had been sleeping, after a Russian missile thundered into his apartment building in Uman, Ukraine, before dawn on Friday.He forced the door open and stared into oblivion.There was no room behind the door.Just a cloud of fire and smoke, he said.By the end of the day, he and his wife, Inna, had found no trace of Kyrylo, 17, or Sophia, 11.

'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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"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.

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.

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.
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Ukraine updates: Russia fires over 20 missiles DW 04/28/2023

Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities were rocked by explosions overnight and in the early hours of Friday while air raid sirens were reported throughout the country, officials said.Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine killing at least eight and striking a residential building in central Ukraine.

Ukraine live briefing: At least 5 killed as Russia stages attacks in Dnipro and Uman

Air alarms blared throughout Ukraine early Friday, from the capital, Kyiv, to areas closer to the front line, according to Ukrainian officials.At least two civilians - a 3-year-old child and a young woman - were killed in the southern city of Dnipro, its Ukrainian mayor said.Three other people were killed in the central city of Uman, the regional governor said.

Live: Russia launches attacks on cities across Ukraine, at least two killed

HOUR BY HOUR Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer D30 at a front line near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine April 23, 2023.Reuters Russia attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine early on Friday extending from the capital, Kyiv, through central and southern regions and at least two people were killed, according to media and officials.

Ukraine updates: Russia fires over 20 missiles DW 04/28/2023

Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities were rocked by explosions overnight and in the early hours of Friday while air raid sirens were reported throughout the country, officials said.Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine killing at least eight and striking a residential building in central Ukraine.

Ukraine live briefing: At least 5 killed as Russia stages attacks in Dnipro and Uman

Air alarms blared throughout Ukraine early Friday, from the capital, Kyiv, to areas closer to the front line, according to Ukrainian officials.At least two civilians - a 3-year-old child and a young woman - were killed in the southern city of Dnipro, its Ukrainian mayor said.Three other people were killed in the central city of Uman, the regional governor said.

Live: Russia launches attacks on cities across Ukraine, at least two killed

HOUR BY HOUR Ukrainian service members fire a howitzer D30 at a front line near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine April 23, 2023.Reuters Russia attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine early on Friday extending from the capital, Kyiv, through central and southern regions and at least two people were killed, according to media and officials.
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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.

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.

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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